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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 1

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 464▼ 87 vs year ago 449 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 127▼ 62 vs year ago 175 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 35 vs year ago 44 · −79.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls steady; 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 $263.03/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.64 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$263.03

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$20.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	272.48	1,567	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	269.59	1,459	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	251.65	1,371	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.83/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

263.03

—

GA average15 barns · 198 hd

266.73

−3.70

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−93.64

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	—	Average	1,524	147.43	2,246	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	117.14	1,294	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	115.04	1,716	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	93.58	817	17

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)	1,107	$1,509	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,349	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,450	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,062	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,294	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	306.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,470	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,537	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,701	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,014	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	929	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	286.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,061	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	257.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	991	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	252.09/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,064	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,177	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	253.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,185	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	243.94/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,171	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	255.59/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,347	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	244.55/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,296	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,226	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	242.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,405	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	221.63/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,292	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	231.71/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,356	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	227.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,443	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,381	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,325	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,454	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	356.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,009	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	954	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	346.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,133	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,197	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	317.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,160	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,229	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	354.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,331	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	312.37/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,306	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,270	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	281.62/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,219	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	270.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,292	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,417	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,387	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	273.38/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,438	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	254.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,346	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	262.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,494	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	246.26/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,411	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,567	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	245.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,537	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,627	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	145.07/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	153.32/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	90.13/cwt	87.00–95.00	773	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	102.72/cwt	100.00–106.00	904	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	82.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	731	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,241	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	107.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,181	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	121.78/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,375	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	115.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,751	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	705	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,509.45/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,509	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,348.62/head	1,040.00–1,600.00	1,349	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 464Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 127Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 44

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	253.26
7	500–550	530	240.00–247.00	244.55
4	550–600	585	230.00–237.00	231.71
2	600–650	635	215.00–220.00	217.48
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	295.00–300.00	297.46
2	300–350	335	275.00–280.00	277.46
6	350–400	385	255.00–265.00	257.42
5	400–450	422	247.00–257.00	252.09
9	450–500	480	240.00–249.00	243.94
2	500–550	540	227.00	227.00
3	550–600	583	215.00–225.00	221.63
2	650–700	685	192.00–195.00	193.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	312.00	312.00
6	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	286.89
1	400–450	425	277.00	277.00
3	500–550	527	252.00–260.00	255.59
4	550–600	580	240.00–245.00	242.23
4	600–650	633	225.00–235.00	227.95
3	650–700	687	210.00–215.00	211.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	350.00–360.00	356.59
3	300–350	327	340.00–350.00	346.53
7	350–400	371	325.00–335.00	331.27
3	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	293.31
2	450–500	485	285.00–287.00	285.99
7	500–550	526	270.00–277.00	273.38
4	550–600	568	260.00–265.00	262.97
2	600–650	625	242.00–250.00	245.90
2	650–700	675	240.00–242.00	240.99
3	700–750	730	220.00–227.00	223.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	366	310.00–320.00	317.07
3	400–450	433	275.00–285.00	281.62
10	450–500	477	265.00–275.00	270.93
5	500–550	528	250.00–265.00	254.89
3	550–600	573	242.00–250.00	246.26
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	355.00–360.00	357.46
2	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	354.80
4	400–450	418	305.00–315.00	312.37
3	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	293.31
2	550–600	575	270.00–275.00	272.48
3	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	370.00–375.00	372.46
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	480	305.00–310.00	306.35
2	650–700	675	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	295.00–300.00	297.47
3	500–550	533	285.00–290.00	288.31
1	700–750	725	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	575	300.00	300.00

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	1	—	1,065	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	—	705	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,040.00–1,600.00	1,348.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,509.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,079	112.00–118.00	115.04
7	—	1,099	103.00–110.00	107.50
24	—	1,129	119.00–126.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	880	100.00–106.00	102.72
6	—	858	87.00–95.00	90.13
4	—	884	80.00–85.00	82.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	113.00–120.00	115.47
1	—	1,325	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	142.00–149.00	145.07
2	—	1,630	152.00–155.00	153.32

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.