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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 16

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 472▼ 182 vs year ago 627 · −29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 68▼ 60 vs year ago 149 · −40.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly 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 $226.05/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −130.63 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$226.05

43 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	243.30	1,315	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	226.18	1,215	20
Medium and Large 3	540	210.03	1,135	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $180 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 sale43 hd

226.05

—

GA average13 barns · 360 hd

229.24

−3.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−130.63

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	—	High	1,693	158.28	2,680	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	133.14	1,702	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	131.61	2,011	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	116.55	1,218	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,612	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,477	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	832	$1,567	6

Every lot

76 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,108	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,217	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	248.80/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,401	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	237.05/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,382	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,307	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,567	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	242.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	553	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	253.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	666	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	761	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	251.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	798	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	234.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	864	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	249.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	222.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	936	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	233.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	241.52/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,106	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	216.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,004	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	226.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,056	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	225.40/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,150	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,063	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	229.75/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,220	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	224.38/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,252	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	198.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,107	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	215.26/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,218	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	185.60/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,138	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	196.92/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,215	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,165	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,151	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	312.21/cwt	305.00–320.00	812	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	309.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	975	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	279.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	881	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	999	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,092	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	275.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,126	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	241.34/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,026	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	259.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,123	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	263.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,208	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	248.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,138	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	231.52/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,074	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	230.79/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,179	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	217.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,116	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	245.15/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,272	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,146	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	241.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,365	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	220.54/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,255	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	198.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,204	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	215.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,334	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	207.04/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,373	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	188.02/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,250	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,302	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	145.62/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,973	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,934	162.43/cwt	158.00–165.00	3,141	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	105.54/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,080	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	116.78/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,202	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	127.03/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,401	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	125.61/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,512	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	133.72/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,732	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	141.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,854	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	130.55/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,913	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,793	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	142.32/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,348	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	1,321.23/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,321	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,633.52/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,634	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,611.88/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	730	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	883	1,463.17/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 472Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 68Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	240.00–245.00	242.58
6	300–350	317	235.00–245.00	239.95
5	350–400	369	230.00–240.00	234.04
6	400–450	420	220.00–227.00	222.78
8	450–500	464	210.00–220.00	216.33
6	500–550	518	200.00–210.00	205.14
6	550–600	558	190.00–205.00	198.37
7	600–650	613	185.00–187.00	185.60
4	650–700	675	170.00–175.00	172.52
4	700–750	720	155.00–165.00	159.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	250.00–255.00	253.23
5	300–350	318	245.00–255.00	251.04
8	350–400	374	245.00–255.00	249.71
7	400–450	427	230.00–240.00	233.99
8	450–500	466	225.00–230.00	226.53
15	500–550	510	220.00–227.50	225.40
22	550–600	566	212.00–222.00	215.26
5	600–650	617	190.00–205.00	196.92
2	700–750	700	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	240.00–242.50	241.52
8	500–550	531	229.00–230.00	229.75
4	550–600	558	222.50–225.00	224.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	275.00–285.00	279.76
6	350–400	363	270.00–280.00	275.07
7	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	241.34
10	450–500	464	225.00–237.50	231.52
5	500–550	514	210.00–220.00	217.08
7	550–600	559	200.00–210.00	205.00
4	600–650	606	195.00–200.00	198.76
3	650–700	665	187.00–190.00	188.02
4	700–750	723	175.00–185.00	180.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	408	270.00–280.00	275.96
9	450–500	458	260.00–270.00	263.86
6	500–550	519	240.00–249.00	245.15
5	550–600	566	235.00–245.00	241.08
2	650–700	655	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	305.00–320.00	312.21
4	300–350	315	300.00–320.00	309.52
6	350–400	364	295.00–305.00	300.00
11	400–450	433	255.00–265.00	259.41
11	450–500	459	240.00–255.00	248.01
11	500–550	511	225.00–237.50	230.79
9	550–600	569	215.00–230.00	220.54
16	600–650	619	210.00–220.00	215.52
3	650–700	663	202.00–212.00	207.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	245.00–252.50	248.80
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	630	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	482	252.50	252.50
6	550–600	583	236.00–242.50	237.05
2	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	212.50–215.00	213.76
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	138.00–145.00	141.07
33	—	1,295	129.00–138.00	133.72
11	—	1,204	124.00–128.00	125.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	130.00–131.00	130.55
2	—	1,470	119.00–125.00	121.97
2	—	1,650	138.00–146.00	142.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	113.00–123.00	116.78
4	—	1,023	101.00–111.00	105.54
4	—	1,103	124.00–131.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	168.00–170.00	168.98
4	—	1,934	158.00–165.00	162.43
3	—	1,355	138.00–150.00	145.62

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)	3	—	973	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,321.23

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)	2	—	1,210	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,611.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.52

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	2	—	730	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	4	—	883	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.17

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.