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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 279 vs last sale 690▲ 76 vs year ago 335 · +22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 210▲ 5 vs year ago 152 · +3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 50▲ 73 vs year ago 15 · +486.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly 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 $223.01/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.02 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$223.01

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$35.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs GA average

−18.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	237.06	1,294	23
Medium and Large 2	533	220.87	1,177	23
Medium and Large 3	557	201.94	1,125	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.12/cwt here — about $169 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 sale59 hd

223.01

—

GA average15 barns · 545 hd

224.87

−1.86

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−18.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−126.02

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	—	High	1,621	173.71	2,816	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	131.65	2,076	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	128.68	1,608	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	113.93	1,150	20

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)	1,177	$1,735	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,589	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	916	$1,608	11

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	992	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,223	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,274	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	238.32/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,089	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,238	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,277	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	238.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,328	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,414	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,415	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	240.30/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,519	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,474	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	695	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	768	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	845	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	255.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	913	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	230.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	847	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	234.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,002	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	220.01/cwt	215.00–225.00	966	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	228.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,046	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	238.01/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,107	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	209.76/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,003	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	226.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,162	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	236.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,253	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	208.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,107	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,375	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	213.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,194	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	225.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,270	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	198.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,135	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	201.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,211	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	217.73/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,348	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	192.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,200	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	196.02/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,300	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,193	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	184.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,298	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,186	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,229	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	281.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	747	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	876	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	298.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	990	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	899	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	913	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	292.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,063	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,116	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	247.52/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,074	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,041	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	249.50/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,135	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	240.74/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,107	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	226.96/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,055	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	247.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,263	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	234.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	225.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	224.50/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,358	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	212.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,302	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	198.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,224	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	193.34/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,282	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	203.77/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,361	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	176.44/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,839	8
Bulls	—	—	1,621	163.81/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,655	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	187.51/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,131	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	118.47/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,147	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	109.38/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,150	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	130.37/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,610	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	136.07/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,717	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	122.09/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,558	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	124.54/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,831	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,207	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,170	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	1,677.59/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,161	1,445.99/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,446	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,772.91/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,773	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,744.08/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,744	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	810	1,450.36/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	967	1,561.55/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,562	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Aug 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 690Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 210Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 50Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	305.00–310.00	307.54
3	300–350	332	295.00–300.00	298.32
5	350–400	363	285.00–300.00	292.91
7	400–450	434	245.00–258.00	247.52
13	450–500	460	235.00–245.00	240.74
8	500–550	524	230.00–240.00	234.51
10	550–600	571	220.00–230.00	225.99
5	600–650	613	210.00–217.00	212.45
4	650–700	668	200.00–205.00	203.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	275.00–290.00	281.89
4	300–350	333	265.00–275.00	269.96
4	350–400	358	250.00–260.00	255.03
4	400–450	443	230.00–240.00	235.03
5	450–500	465	225.00–230.00	226.96
3	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	618	195.00–205.00	198.06
3	650–700	663	190.00–195.00	193.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	421	260.00–270.00	265.13
5	450–500	455	247.50–255.00	249.50
6	500–550	511	245.00–255.00	247.10
2	600–650	605	224.00–225.00	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	325	255.00–265.00	259.88
4	350–400	358	245.00–260.00	255.00
12	400–450	428	230.00–240.00	234.14
9	450–500	458	225.00–235.00	228.37
13	500–550	513	220.00–230.00	226.52
10	550–600	559	210.00–220.00	213.52
4	600–650	600	200.00–205.00	201.75
2	650–700	663	192.00–200.00	196.02
3	700–750	705	175.00–190.00	184.13
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	245.00–255.00	249.88
13	300–350	320	235.00–245.00	240.01
2	350–400	368	225.00–235.00	230.17
12	400–450	439	215.00–225.00	220.01
3	450–500	478	205.00–220.00	209.76
5	500–550	532	200.00–215.00	208.12
8	550–600	573	190.00–205.00	198.08
2	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	192.59
2	650–700	663	175.00–185.00	179.98
2	700–750	718	160.00–170.00	165.12
2	750–800	768	155.00–165.00	160.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	559	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	245.00–250.00	247.50
6	450–500	465	237.00–240.00	238.01
11	500–550	530	230.00–237.00	236.40
5	550–600	562	225.00–230.00	225.99
7	600–650	619	210.00–219.00	217.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	433	280.00–285.00	282.43
3	450–500	455	275.00–285.00	279.98
2	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	252.52
10	600–650	632	239.00–247.50	240.30
2	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	240.00–250.00	244.94
3	450–500	457	235.00–245.00	238.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	260.00–270.00	265.04
7	500–550	522	240.00–250.00	244.57
5	550–600	558	235.00–245.00	238.03
2	600–650	615	225.00–235.00	230.12
2	650–700	670	215.00–225.00	219.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,276	116.00–125.00	122.09
10	—	1,262	135.00–138.00	136.07
54	—	1,235	126.00–134.00	130.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,051	107.00–114.00	109.38
10	—	968	115.00–123.00	118.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	123.00–126.00	124.54
1	—	1,565	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,633	130.00–136.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	184.00–191.00	187.51
8	—	1,609	173.00–180.00	176.44
5	—	1,621	160.00–169.00	163.81

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,326	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,744.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,772.91

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)	12	—	1,161	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,445.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,677.59

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	—	1,160	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	3	—	967	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,561.55

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	6	—	810	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.36

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.