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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 515▲ 68 vs year ago 395 · +17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 181▲ 28 vs year ago 104 · +26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 52▼ 31 vs year ago 48 · −64.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly tested; Feeder cattle steady; Replacement cattle steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.98/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −106.04 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$242.98

52 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs GA average

−14.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	248.71	1,365	22
Medium and Large 2	529	242.95	1,285	19thin
Medium and Large 3	541	231.59	1,253	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd

242.98

—

GA average16 barns · 745 hd

248.01

−5.03

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−14.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−106.04

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 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	1,693	169.36	2,867	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	141.03	2,132	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	136.34	1,569	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	118.25	1,162	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,483	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,417	6

Every lot

72 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	292.87/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,426	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	305.10/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,568	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	286.76/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,649	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	264.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,632	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,694	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,088	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,062	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,115	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	273.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,183	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,098	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,175	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	245.26/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,270	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	233.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,225	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	245.11/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,400	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,354	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,325	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	933	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,039	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,091	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,191	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,270	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	303.31/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,313	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,229	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,187	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	293.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,387	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,302	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	264.58/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,278	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	258.15/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,358	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	246.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	267.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,417	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	246.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,409	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	233.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,363	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	221.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,402	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,525	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	684	211.27/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,445	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	163.98/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	170.32/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	179.96/cwt	179.00–181.00	3,284	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	112.38/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,093	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	122.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,218	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	135.57/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,520	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,518	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	143.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,732	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	143.93/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,096	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,348	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	136.07/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,157	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	936	1,282.78/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,283	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	1,416.67/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,417	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,750.11/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 515Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 181Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 52Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly tested; Feeder cattle steady; 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	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	385	325.00–335.00	329.94
3	400–450	433	300.00–305.00	303.31
3	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	293.24
7	500–550	529	265.00–275.00	267.94
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	315.00–320.00	317.47
4	400–450	433	280.00–285.00	283.73
4	450–500	478	270.00–275.00	272.43
5	500–550	526	255.00–262.00	258.15
5	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	246.33
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	683	220.00–225.00	223.32
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–330.00	327.46
2	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	314.85
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	294.86
4	400–450	438	270.00–272.00	270.99
10	450–500	483	260.00–267.00	264.58
7	500–550	527	240.00–250.00	246.38
4	550–600	583	230.00–235.00	233.73
9	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	221.51
7	650–700	684	210.00–215.00	211.27
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	386	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	423	260.00–267.00	263.71
16	500–550	518	240.00–249.00	245.26
3	550–600	587	230.00–232.00	230.66
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	435	250.00–255.00	252.47
12	450–500	483	240.00–245.00	243.31
8	500–550	524	230.00–237.00	233.82
3	550–600	587	225.00–227.00	225.66
2	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	385	280.00–285.00	282.47
3	400–450	433	270.00–275.00	273.31
8	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
14	550–600	571	240.00–246.00	245.11
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	575	280.00–288.00	286.76
2	600–650	625	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	487	287.00–294.00	292.87
2	550–600	590	272.00	272.00
6	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	264.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	300.00–306.00	305.10
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	936	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,282.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	945	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,416.67

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	—	1,275	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,750.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,585	132.00–139.00	136.07
1	—	1,565	150.00	150.00
14	—	1,456	141.00–148.00	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	991	119.00–126.00	122.94
8	—	973	109.00–116.00	112.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,121	132.00–139.00	135.57
11	—	1,185	126.00–130.00	128.06
16	—	1,203	140.00–149.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,685	168.00–173.00	170.32
2	—	1,825	179.00–181.00	179.96
5	—	1,650	161.00–166.00	163.98

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.