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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 6

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 328▼ 18 vs year ago 464 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 153▼ 20 vs year ago 140 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 50▲ 17 vs year ago 37 · +45.9%

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 6.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $235.00/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −121.67 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$235.00

39 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	249.91	1,373	12thin
Medium and Large 2	521	233.30	1,215	17thin
Medium and Large 3	525	220.02	1,155	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $218 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 sale39 hd

235.00

—

GA average14 barns · 321 hd

231.40

+3.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−121.67

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	—	Low	1,577	144.83	2,284	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	125.41	1,925	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	123.34	1,532	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	105.22	1,041	26

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)	1,018	$1,367	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,288	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	911	$1,024	8

Every lot

83 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	295.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	835	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	343.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,047	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	291.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	934	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,154	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	301.18/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,244	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	276.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,209	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	279.02/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,264	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	249.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,182	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,401	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	265.14/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,405	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,358	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,425	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	240.75/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,606	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,593	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	217.88/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,571	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,666	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	264.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	853	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	257.31/cwt	255.00–262.00	921	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	882	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	213.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	897	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	246.76/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,061	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	237.47/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,031	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	238.49/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,097	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	208.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	960	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	228.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,055	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	208.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,065	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	220.46/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,131	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	234.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,255	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	214.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,200	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,092	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	228.62/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,308	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	185.07/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,147	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	197.39/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,309	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	347.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	764	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	980	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	914	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	296.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	922	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	281.79/cwt	275.00–285.00	879	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	315.96/cwt	315.00–320.00	992	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	266.08/cwt	260.00–275.00	950	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	313.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,134	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	298.69/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,159	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	288.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,230	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	255.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,093	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,032	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	223.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,020	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	251.97/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,167	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	270.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,261	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	235.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,185	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	223.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,138	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	255.20/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,327	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	229.06/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,285	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,189	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	247.26/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,395	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	197.83/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,199	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,378	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	210.10/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,305	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,454	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	664	182.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,214	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	206.64/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,384	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	711	171.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,218	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	194.22/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,389	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,322	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,562	139.63/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	145.04/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,326	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	119.21/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,110	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	97.35/cwt	94.00–102.00	952	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	110.36/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,140	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	121.92/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,458	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	115.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,383	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	132.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,832	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,463	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	810	919.67/head	800.00–1,050.00	920	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	878	957.65/head	940.00–975.00	958	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	957	993.52/head	910.00–1,075.00	994	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,227.57/head	1,200.00–1,255.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,002	1,309.58/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,310	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,509.04/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,586.15/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,586	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 328Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 153Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 50Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	310.00–320.00	315.00
8	300–350	311	290.00–300.00	296.31
15	350–400	388	290.00–300.00	298.69
11	400–450	428	250.00–265.00	255.49
5	450–500	463	245.00–260.00	251.97
12	500–550	504	230.00–245.00	235.07
5	550–600	561	220.00–235.00	229.06
7	600–650	621	207.00–215.00	210.10
3	650–700	670	205.00–210.00	206.64
4	700–750	715	192.00–195.00	194.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00–350.00	347.27
4	250–300	284	340.00–350.00	345.07
5	300–350	314	315.00–320.00	315.96
3	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	313.36
5	400–450	426	280.00–295.00	288.77
7	450–500	466	265.00–280.00	270.58
4	500–550	520	252.50–260.00	255.20
8	550–600	564	245.00–248.00	247.26
4	600–650	616	220.00–225.00	223.78
4	650–700	661	215.00–225.00	219.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	312	275.00–285.00	281.79
7	350–400	357	260.00–275.00	266.08
6	400–450	430	235.00–245.00	240.00
4	450–500	456	220.00–235.00	223.74
7	500–550	509	220.00–225.00	223.60
3	550–600	562	210.00–215.00	211.65
7	600–650	606	195.00–200.00	197.83
7	650–700	664	180.00–190.00	182.86
4	700–750	711	170.00–175.00	171.31
2	750–800	773	170.00–172.00	170.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	240.00–250.00	245.07
14	400–450	434	225.00–240.00	237.47
3	450–500	462	225.00–230.00	228.36
10	500–550	513	215.00–227.00	220.46
6	550–600	560	210.00–220.00	214.20
5	650–700	663	195.00–202.00	197.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	260.00–270.00	264.10
3	350–400	358	255.00–262.00	257.31
5	400–450	430	242.00–250.00	246.76
10	450–500	460	235.00–245.00	238.49
5	500–550	536	230.00–240.00	234.07
7	550–600	572	225.00–237.00	228.62
1	600–650	630	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	210.00–220.00	213.07
4	450–500	460	205.00–215.00	208.79
5	500–550	512	200.00–210.00	208.05
2	550–600	560	190.00–200.00	194.96
6	600–650	620	182.00–190.00	185.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	290.00–300.00	295.22
3	300–350	320	285.00–295.00	291.88
2	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	249.92
2	550–600	563	240.00–242.50	241.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	340.00–350.00	343.44
2	350–400	358	320.00–325.00	322.48
4	400–450	413	295.00–315.00	301.18
2	450–500	453	275.00–283.00	279.02
2	500–550	505	275.00–280.00	277.52
3	650–700	667	232.50–245.00	240.75
2	700–750	720	220.00–222.50	221.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	270.00–280.00	276.72
4	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	265.14
2	600–650	600	235.00–240.00	237.50
4	700–750	721	217.00–220.00	217.88
3	750–800	772	215.00–217.50	215.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	978	94.00–102.00	97.35
4	—	931	116.00–123.00	119.21
9	—	1,033	106.00–114.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	118.00–120.00	119.12
1	—	1,785	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	112.00–117.00	115.00
11	—	1,380	128.00–137.00	132.77
26	—	1,196	118.00–127.00	121.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	139.00–141.00	139.63
7	—	1,604	139.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	1,432	159.00	159.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	957	910.00–1,075.00	993.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,002	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,309.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	810	800.00–1,050.00	919.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	940.00–975.00	957.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00

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)	2	—	1,278	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,586.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,200.00–1,255.00	1,227.57

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.