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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 17

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 360▼ 6 vs year ago 436 · −1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 146▲ 11 vs year ago 149 · +7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 52▼ 66 vs year ago 112 · −58.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $263.44/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.23 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$263.44

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	275.75	1,490	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	262.40	1,443	7thin
Medium and Large 3	575	241.25	1,387	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

263.44

—

GA average14 barns · 245 hd

264.86

−1.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−93.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $356.68 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,527	144.24	2,203	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	122.69	1,810	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	119.12	1,367	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	108.39	1,024	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,345	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,285	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,536	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,254	24

Every lot

85 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	320.95/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,406	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,417	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,467	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	298.49/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,597	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	275.99/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,477	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,654	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,651	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	254.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	956	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	250.59/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,055	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,200	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	244.19/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,160	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	258.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,337	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,303	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,419	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,360	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,357	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,422	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	905	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,067	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	324.20/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,193	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	289.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,102	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	278.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,333	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	296.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,283	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	288.68/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,394	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,293	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	282.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,463	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	265.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,431	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	241.25/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,387	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,470	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,536	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	227.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,422	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	222.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,512	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	213.97/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,455	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	212.96/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,544	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,514	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,576	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,131	132.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,499	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	141.94/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,841	157.76/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,904	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	99.86/cwt	96.00–104.00	960	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	112.03/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,134	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	114.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,293	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	121.42/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,391	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	130.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,618	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	116.04/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,658	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,818	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	133.40/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,205	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	908	1,317.98/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,318	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,720.00/head	2,550.00–2,875.00	2,720	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	2,307.78/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,308	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,725.22/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,725	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,777.07/head	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,777	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,119	2,074.97/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,305	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	811.10/head	800.00–820.00	811	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	1,234.39/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,234	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	925	1,080.27/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,549.52/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,431	1,597.87/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,598	5

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Apr 17, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 360Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 146Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 52Year ago 112

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	317.00–325.00	320.95
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	293.31
2	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	535	275.00–277.00	275.99
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	320.00–325.00	321.64
2	450–500	485	300.00–305.00	302.47
2	500–550	535	297.00–300.00	298.49
2	600–650	635	260.00–261.00	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	250.00–260.00	254.34
7	400–450	421	245.00–255.00	250.59
4	450–500	475	240.00–247.00	244.19
2	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	640	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
10	450–500	472	250.00–257.00	254.26
2	500–550	535	240.00–247.00	243.47
4	550–600	585	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	735	192.00–195.00	193.49
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	258.12
2	550–600	585	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	315.00–320.00	317.46
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	289.89
5	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	278.83
6	450–500	488	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	575	237.00–247.00	241.25
6	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	227.45
3	650–700	680	210.00–217.00	213.97
2	700–750	735	205.00–207.00	205.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	315.00–320.00	316.63
2	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	302.47
17	400–450	433	290.00–300.00	296.34
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	538	265.00–270.00	265.99
2	550–600	580	250.00–257.00	253.44
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	222.97
4	700–750	725	210.00–217.00	212.96
3	750–800	783	200.00–202.00	201.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	322.00–325.00	324.20
8	400–450	430	305.00–315.00	309.91
4	450–500	483	285.00–295.00	288.68
4	500–550	518	275.00–285.00	282.39
2	550–600	585	260.00–265.00	262.48
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,119	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,074.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,307.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,317.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	2,550.00–2,875.00	2,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,777.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,725.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	865	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,234.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	925	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	770	800.00–820.00	811.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,549.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,431	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,597.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	112.00–119.00	116.04
3	—	1,653	132.00–134.00	133.40
12	—	1,461	120.00–128.00	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,133	110.00–117.00	114.13
4	—	1,241	128.00–135.00	130.41
28	—	1,146	118.00–126.00	121.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	108.00–116.00	112.03
4	—	961	96.00–104.00	99.86
2	—	813	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	129.00–135.00	132.55
5	—	1,841	155.00–161.00	157.76
4	—	1,630	139.00–146.00	141.94

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.