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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 12

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

626 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 335▲ 80 vs year ago 546 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 129▼ 19 vs year ago 181 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 74 vs year ago 103 · −71.8%

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 steady; Feeder cattle 5.00 lower; 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 $251.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.50 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$251.18

26 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.36

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	262.50	1,516	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	254.94	1,394	12thin
Medium and Large 3	548	242.15	1,327	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $189 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 sale26 hd

251.18

—

GA average14 barns · 290 hd

262.55

−11.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−105.50

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	1,651	164.13	2,710	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	135.98	1,962	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	132.86	1,543	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	110.23	1,031	22

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)	1,053	$1,431	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,281	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$1,264	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,099	9

Every lot

82 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,151	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,222	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	316.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,371	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,253	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,333	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,358	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	291.67/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,418	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	296.77/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,525	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,454	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,512	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,574	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,555	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	268.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	904	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	261.78/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,000	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	248.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	952	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,049	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	242.40/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,045	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,107	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	242.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,138	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	249.66/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,206	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	252.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,331	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	227.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,217	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,297	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	247.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,430	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	231.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,349	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	357.27/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,179	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	328.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,083	3
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	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,159	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	279.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,064	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,268	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	264.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,139	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	276.85/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,207	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	261.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,248	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	273.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,320	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,372	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	245.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	259.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,377	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,368	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.47/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,452	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	218.43/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,376	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	230.63/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,568	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	220.97/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,514	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,387	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	206.95/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,492	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,587	165.28/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,623	13
Bulls	—	—	1,599	152.52/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,439	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	174.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	3,493	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,094	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	112.91/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,046	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	100.22/cwt	97.00–104.00	971	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,595	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	125.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,442	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	134.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,580	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,090	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	124.96/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,774	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	136.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,988	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	1,264.12/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,264	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,430.88/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,431	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,281.22/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,281	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	820	1,298.48/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,298	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	2,348.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,348	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,348.57/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349	2

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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 335Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 129Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 103

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	350.00–365.00	357.27
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	294.92
4	450–500	488	280.00–285.00	281.23
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	680	227.00–235.00	230.63
3	700–750	740	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	330	320.00–335.00	328.18
4	350–400	380	300.00–310.00	304.93
8	400–450	436	275.00–280.00	276.85
6	450–500	483	270.00–275.00	273.31
8	500–550	531	255.00–265.00	259.29
4	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	246.23
4	600–650	630	227.00–235.00	230.47
4	650–700	685	217.00–225.00	220.97
7	700–750	721	202.00–210.00	206.95
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	380	275.00–285.00	279.89
9	400–450	431	260.00–270.00	264.38
9	450–500	478	255.00–265.00	261.02
6	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.79
4	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	236.69
6	600–650	630	215.00–224.00	218.43
2	650–700	685	200.00–205.00	202.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	265.00–275.00	268.27
13	350–400	382	260.00–267.00	261.78
3	400–450	437	250.00–260.00	253.28
3	450–500	483	249.00–250.00	249.66
5	500–550	536	240.00–245.00	241.98
3	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	231.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
11	350–400	383	245.00–255.00	248.54
13	400–450	431	240.00–247.00	242.40
8	450–500	470	235.00–245.00	242.05
5	500–550	534	225.00–235.00	227.94
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	635	210.00–215.00	212.48
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	270.00–275.00	272.47
14	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
10	500–550	527	250.00–255.00	252.65
6	550–600	578	240.00–250.00	247.46
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	315.00–320.00	317.47
13	400–450	440	303.00	303.00
7	450–500	486	290.00–297.00	291.67
4	500–550	533	280.00–285.00	283.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	285.00–290.00	286.64
2	450–500	485	275.00–285.00	279.95
1	500–550	525	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	585	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	635	240.00–250.00	244.96
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	337	340.00–345.00	341.63
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	433	310.00–320.00	316.62
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
21	500–550	514	290.00–299.00	296.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,055	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,281.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,053	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,430.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	966	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,264.12

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	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	820	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,298.48

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	2	—	1,133	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,348.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,348.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	926	109.00–116.00	112.91
6	—	969	97.00–104.00	100.22
2	—	900	119.00–124.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	121.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	1,413	145.00–150.00	147.93
14	—	1,456	132.00–140.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,147	120.00–129.00	125.72
6	—	1,113	140.00–147.00	143.31
40	—	1,175	130.00–139.00	134.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,587	160.00–169.00	165.28
4	—	1,599	150.00–154.00	152.52
3	—	2,000	172.00–180.00	174.63

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.