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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 4

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 314▲ 200 vs year ago 338 · +59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 146▲ 114 vs year ago 96 · +118.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 37 vs year ago 13 · +284.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends Available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

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 $255.32/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −101.36 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$255.32

48 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$32.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	272.06	1,525	14thin
Medium and Large 2	554	252.60	1,401	23
Medium and Large 3	538	239.73	1,290	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd

255.32

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

264.58

−9.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−101.36

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	1,634	148.14	2,421	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,613	122.72	1,979	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	119.75	1,469	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	105.51	1,113	49

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)	1,217	$1,760	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,123	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,252	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	358.45/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,319	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	414	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,437	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,425	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,398	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	312.26/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,533	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	257.10/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,597	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	247.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	246.22/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,613	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	824	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	273.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	901	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	300.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	995	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	959	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	295.27/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,057	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	309.58/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,142	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	293.99/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,185	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,114	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	244.69/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,035	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	230.96/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,058	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	251.67/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,163	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	260.42/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,253	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,137	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	237.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,229	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	252.97/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,333	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,181	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	226.45/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,300	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	235.79/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,377	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	213.28/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,329	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	199.11/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,254	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	231.50/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,533	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	193.35/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,280	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	211.02/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,399	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	184.52/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,408	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,519	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	926	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	396.76/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,051	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	379.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,178	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	354.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,127	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	311.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,267	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	302.07/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,078	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	342.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,266	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	308.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,306	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	277.71/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,177	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	328.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,407	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,394	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	285.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,384	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,286	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	240.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,234	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	283.02/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	267.89/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,422	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	238.68/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,337	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	248.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,393	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	267.67/cwt	265.00–269.50	1,539	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	243.04/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,502	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,474	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	222.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,390	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	225.32/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,492	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,409	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,417	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,487	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	135.40/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,669	152.68/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	166.06/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,851	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	94.37/cwt	90.00–99.00	987	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,125	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	111.83/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,191	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	121.64/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,455	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	112.83/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,413	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	131.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,732	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	115.39/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,771	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	123.07/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,990	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,182	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	947	1,178.04/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,178	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,353.12/head	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,429.39/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,877.03/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 314Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 146Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 13

No Trends Available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	265.00–285.00	273.00
5	350–400	355	260.00–280.00	270.00
4	400–450	423	240.00–252.00	244.69
10	450–500	458	220.00–237.50	230.96
7	500–550	510	215.00–230.00	222.90
6	550–600	562	205.00–215.00	210.06
5	600–650	630	192.50–205.00	199.11
3	650–700	662	185.00–200.00	193.35
2	750–800	763	182.00–187.00	184.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	305.00
7	300–350	331	295.00–305.00	300.71
9	350–400	358	285.00–302.00	295.27
6	400–450	413	265.00–275.00	269.84
10	450–500	462	245.00–258.00	251.67
14	500–550	518	235.00–245.00	237.19
9	550–600	574	220.00–232.00	226.45
3	600–650	623	207.50–217.50	213.28
4	650–700	663	207.00–215.00	211.02
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	775	195.00–197.00	196.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	304.00–315.00	309.58
7	400–450	403	293.00–300.00	293.99
22	450–500	481	259.00–269.00	260.42
11	500–550	527	250.00–258.00	252.97
9	550–600	584	235.00–237.50	235.79
3	650–700	662	230.00–232.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	400.00–405.00	402.51
4	300–350	319	390.00–395.00	392.61
2	350–400	368	357.00–360.00	358.45
3	400–450	417	340.00–345.00	341.64
9	450–500	491	309.00–340.00	312.26
6	600–650	621	255.00–257.50	257.10
2	650–700	655	242.50–250.00	246.22
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	300.00–302.00	300.65
3	600–650	630	242.50–250.00	247.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	345.00–365.00	354.34
9	350–400	370	330.00–345.00	342.21
9	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	308.78
22	450–500	484	285.00–295.00	285.88
5	500–550	531	262.00–272.00	267.89
18	550–600	561	245.00–260.00	248.35
8	600–650	621	230.00–245.00	237.37
3	650–700	662	222.00–232.00	225.32
2	700–750	720	192.00–202.00	196.86
2	750–800	763	190.00–200.00	194.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	324	300.00–320.00	311.53
10	350–400	357	290.00–315.00	302.07
9	400–450	424	265.00–285.00	277.71
23	450–500	485	260.00–270.00	265.20
5	500–550	512	235.00–250.00	240.98
6	550–600	560	234.00–243.00	238.68
5	600–650	626	215.00–225.00	222.06
2	650–700	663	210.00–215.00	212.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00–405.00	402.45
3	250–300	265	395.00–400.00	396.76
3	300–350	310	375.00–385.00	379.84
8	350–400	357	350.00–360.00	354.97
8	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	328.75
3	450–500	457	300.00–310.00	305.02
4	500–550	524	280.00–285.00	283.02
10	550–600	575	265.00–269.50	267.67
3	600–650	618	242.00–245.00	243.04
4	700–750	708	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,196	117.00–127.00	121.64
26	—	1,252	108.00–116.00	112.83
8	—	1,321	128.00–136.00	131.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,055	100.00–110.00	106.62
7	—	1,046	90.00–99.00	94.37
6	—	1,065	111.00–112.00	111.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	113.00–118.00	115.39
2	—	1,685	129.00–130.00	129.51
3	—	1,617	122.00–125.00	123.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	164.00–169.00	166.06
5	—	1,669	148.00–157.00	152.68
6	—	1,564	131.00–140.00	135.40

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	947	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,178.04

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,353.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,429.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877.03

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	2	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.