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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

770 head

▲ 451 vs last sale 319▲ 276 vs year ago 494 · +55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 180▼ 25 vs year ago 145 · −17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 23▲ 20 vs year ago 30 · +66.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows 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 $204.21/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.82 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$204.21

122 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs GA average

−34.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	210.54	1,162	79
Medium and Large 2	556	197.70	1,100	24
Medium and Large 3	532	186.09	990	19thin

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $172 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 sale122 hd

204.21

—

GA average15 barns · 876 hd

218.03

−13.82

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−34.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−144.82

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	—	Low	1,591	149.56	2,380	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	122.56	1,583	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	119.50	1,810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	110.47	1,165	24

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)	1,078	$1,367	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,735	4thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	874	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	257.36/cwt	255.00–260.00	921	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,020	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,081	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	253.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,071	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,012	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	243.01/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,120	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	242.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,291	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	227.39/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,214	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	215.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,164	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,176	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	225.41/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,274	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	233.80/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,379	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,381	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	213.83/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,339	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,264	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	218.56/cwt	217.00–219.85	1,506	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,557	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	212.54/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,643	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	873	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	230.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	845	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	214.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	792	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	200.18/cwt	195.00–205.00	831	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	216.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	909	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,005	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	893	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	211.28/cwt	205.00–215.00	978	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	222.17/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,051	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	189.63/cwt	185.00–195.00	973	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	200.93/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,041	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	211.97/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,113	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	181.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,011	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	209.67/cwt	209.00–210.50	1,191	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	196.62/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,119	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	176.83/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,061	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,147	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	171.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,132	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	186.92/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,258	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	161.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,165	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	693	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	783	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	840	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	250.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	915	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	249.86/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,039	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,016	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	209.75/cwt	205.00–225.00	912	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	958	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	246.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,124	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	224.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,042	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	218.88/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,132	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	202.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,066	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	231.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,228	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	208.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,181	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	191.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,093	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	201.23/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,228	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	611	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,131	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,366	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	167.62/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,110	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,229	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	205.62/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,376	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	717	163.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,172	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,272	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	759	160.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,214	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,266	138.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	154.29/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,783	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	121.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,170	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	102.32/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,062	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	111.53/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,194	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	117.39/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,501	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	125.23/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,618	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,636	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	131.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,751	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,972	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,049	1,284.99/head	1,090.00–1,500.00	1,285	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,641.51/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,642	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	1,735.27/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,735	4

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 319Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 180Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	225.00–235.00	230.90
9	400–450	420	210.00–220.00	216.47
8	450–500	463	205.00–215.00	211.28
6	500–550	518	197.50–205.00	200.93
18	550–600	569	195.00–205.00	196.62
4	600–650	612	185.00–190.00	187.47
11	650–700	673	185.00–188.00	186.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	240.00–245.00	242.53
5	400–450	442	225.00–230.00	227.41
8	450–500	473	220.00–225.00	222.17
30	500–550	525	209.00–215.00	211.97
49	550–600	568	209.00–210.50	209.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	210.00–220.00	214.17
6	400–450	415	195.00–205.00	200.18
8	450–500	458	190.00–200.00	195.03
11	500–550	513	185.00–195.00	189.63
8	550–600	558	175.00–185.00	181.22
6	600–650	600	170.00–179.00	176.83
4	650–700	661	165.00–175.00	171.26
3	700–750	720	155.00–165.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	280.00–290.00	283.38
2	400–450	408	260.00–270.00	264.91
11	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	242.68
15	550–600	590	233.00–235.00	233.80
2	600–650	603	229.00	229.00
21	650–700	689	217.00–219.85	218.56
4	700–750	721	216.00	216.00
5	750–800	773	209.00–215.00	212.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	215.00–225.00	220.04
11	500–550	540	215.00–222.00	215.64
2	550–600	560	205.00–215.00	210.04
2	600–650	628	200.00–202.50	201.28
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–265.00	262.52
3	350–400	358	255.00–260.00	257.36
4	400–450	423	250.00–255.00	253.11
8	450–500	461	242.00–245.00	243.01
17	500–550	534	225.00–236.00	227.39
12	550–600	565	222.00–230.00	225.41
6	600–650	626	212.00–215.00	213.83
2	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	260.00–265.00	262.41
4	400–450	416	245.00–255.00	249.86
5	450–500	457	245.00–250.00	246.02
4	500–550	531	230.00–235.00	231.26
2	600–650	628	215.00–220.00	217.57
4	650–700	669	205.00–207.50	205.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	245.00–250.00	247.50
4	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	235.04
8	350–400	365	225.00–235.00	230.03
15	400–450	435	205.00–225.00	209.75
8	450–500	456	205.00–215.00	210.03
8	500–550	526	200.00–210.00	202.57
15	550–600	572	185.00–200.00	191.08
4	600–650	611	180.00–190.00	185.09
5	650–700	662	162.00–172.00	167.62
3	700–750	717	160.00–170.00	163.44
4	750–800	759	155.00–165.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	245.00–255.00	250.09
14	400–450	431	230.00–240.00	235.62
19	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	224.11
16	500–550	517	215.00–225.00	218.88
5	550–600	565	205.00–215.00	208.95
21	600–650	610	195.00–204.00	201.23
9	650–700	665	180.00–190.00	184.88
2	750–800	755	167.00–170.00	168.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	122.00–129.00	125.23
5	—	1,336	130.00–136.00	131.05
18	—	1,279	114.00–121.00	117.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	97.00–107.00	102.32
2	—	960	120.00–125.00	121.89
17	—	1,071	108.00–116.00	111.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,330	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	134.00–140.00	138.24
1	—	1,730	173.00	173.00
7	—	1,804	151.00–161.00	154.29

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)	3	—	1,173	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,641.51

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)	10	—	1,049	1,090.00–1,500.00	1,284.99

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	4	—	1,120	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,735.27

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.