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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 23

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

588 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 445▲ 62 vs year ago 526 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 89▼ 42 vs year ago 179 · −23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 53 · −5.7%

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 mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $222.73/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −133.94 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$222.73

54 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	236.40	1,301	14thin
Medium and Large 2	524	226.38	1,187	21
Medium and Large 3	541	208.64	1,130	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale54 hd

222.73

—

GA average14 barns · 392 hd

227.70

−4.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−133.94

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	1,403	149.44	2,097	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	128.09	1,543	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	127.21	2,025	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	108.92	1,123	31

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)	1,093	$1,701	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$2,005	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	294.48/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,275	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,237	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	279.71/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,443	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	272.48/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,534	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,464	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	233.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,536	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	225.04/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,530	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	730	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	678	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	257.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	721	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	254.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	815	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	230.49/cwt	227.00–237.00	837	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	250.49/cwt	245.00–255.00	922	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	986	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	215.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	230.25/cwt	227.50–237.00	985	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	202.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	929	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	228.78/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,071	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	220.81/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,111	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	200.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,056	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	194.16/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,083	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	211.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,225	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,265	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,128	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,288	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	178.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,200	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,204	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	258	289.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	748	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	854	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	808	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	279.84/cwt	275.00–285.00	895	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	297.48/cwt	295.00–305.00	994	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	290.11/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,068	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	273.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,023	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,104	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	241.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,015	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	281.62/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,188	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	220.44/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,018	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	249.30/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,209	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	229.34/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,167	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,103	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	218.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,231	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,309	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	202.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,150	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	191.72/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,187	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	219.18/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,363	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,294	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,388	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,293	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,240	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	181.14/cwt	177.50–187.00	1,282	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	201.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,442	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	194.22/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,396	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,382	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,287	139.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,799	9
Bulls	—	—	1,436	151.79/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,180	9
Bulls	—	—	1,653	171.42/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,834	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	123.79/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,207	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	111.07/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,136	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	99.33/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,059	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	130.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,559	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	121.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,465	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	140.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,730	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	119.33/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,829	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	135.09/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,229	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	795	828.68/head	800.00–860.00	829	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,140.74/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,141	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,700.92/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,701	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 445Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 89Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	245.00–250.00	248.29
3	350–400	363	227.00–237.00	230.49
11	400–450	423	210.00–220.00	215.25
9	450–500	458	200.00–210.00	202.81
5	500–550	528	195.00–205.00	200.07
7	550–600	558	190.00–197.00	194.16
5	600–650	618	180.00–185.00	182.48
4	650–700	671	175.00–180.00	178.77
3	700–750	715	165.00–170.00	168.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	270.00–275.00	272.38
3	400–450	408	240.00–245.00	241.73
4	450–500	468	227.50–230.00	228.78
6	500–550	503	217.50–225.00	220.81
8	550–600	580	210.00–215.00	211.21
4	600–650	605	208.00–210.00	209.01
3	650–700	657	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	255.00–260.00	257.37
4	300–350	320	250.00–260.00	254.84
3	350–400	368	245.00–255.00	250.49
10	400–450	428	227.50–237.00	230.25
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	285.00–300.00	289.90
6	300–350	320	275.00–285.00	279.84
11	350–400	374	265.00–280.00	273.44
5	400–450	421	235.00–250.00	241.00
12	450–500	462	215.00–230.00	220.44
9	500–550	513	210.00–220.00	215.00
10	550–600	567	200.00–210.00	202.91
8	600–650	619	188.00–197.50	191.72
4	650–700	670	180.00–190.00	185.00
4	700–750	708	177.50–187.00	181.14
2	750–800	768	175.00–185.00	179.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	300.00–310.00	304.91
6	300–350	334	295.00–305.00	297.48
6	350–400	368	285.00–295.00	290.11
7	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	264.85
13	450–500	485	247.00–255.00	249.30
15	500–550	509	225.00–235.00	229.34
6	550–600	562	215.00–225.00	218.99
11	600–650	626	200.00–210.00	206.71
4	650–700	663	190.00–200.00	195.00
9	700–750	719	194.00–195.00	194.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	320.00–325.00	322.45
6	400–450	422	280.00–285.00	281.62
5	500–550	524	240.00–250.00	244.83
9	550–600	565	230.00–235.00	231.71
6	600–650	622	215.00–222.50	219.18
4	650–700	658	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	700–750	715	200.00–205.00	201.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	290.00–297.50	294.48
5	500–550	516	277.00–282.50	279.71
4	550–600	563	267.50–277.50	272.48
10	600–650	627	230.00–237.00	233.54
5	650–700	659	230.00–235.00	233.01
2	700–750	723	220.00–222.50	221.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	280.00–285.00	282.51
2	650–700	680	222.50–227.50	225.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	94.00–103.00	99.33
17	—	1,023	107.00–117.00	111.07
4	—	975	122.00–125.00	123.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	118.00–121.00	119.33
3	—	1,650	132.00–137.00	135.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	137.00–145.00	140.06
19	—	1,203	118.00–125.00	121.82
23	—	1,198	126.00–135.00	130.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	169.00–175.00	171.42
9	—	1,287	135.00–146.00	139.77
9	—	1,436	148.00–157.00	151.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	750	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	900	2,010.00	2,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	800.00–860.00	828.68

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	—	1,093	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2	—	985	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140.74

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.