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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 7

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 294▼ 51 vs year ago 432 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 79▼ 29 vs year ago 167 · −17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 49▼ 35 vs year ago 96 · −36.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday market closure.

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 $397.72/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +41.04 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$397.72

37 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$69.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.99

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	424.10	2,288	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	396.27	2,180	20
Medium and Large 3	566	354.16	2,006	6thin

One grade step is worth $69.94/cwt here — about $282 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 sale37 hd

397.72

—

GA average14 barns · 349 hd

385.73

+11.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+41.04

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	1,570	197.65	3,103	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	169.92	2,664	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	168.74	2,351	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	148.85	1,541	25

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)	1,103	$2,330	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,049	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,838	4thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	444.96/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,882	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	425.05/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,032	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	469.24/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,079	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	495.08/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,381	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	474.57/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,485	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	445.10/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,429	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	430.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,402	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	442.77/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,643	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	392.90/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,462	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	424.01/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,607	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,779	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	413.30/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,748	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	371.15/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,577	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	433.32/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,980	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	357.96/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,672	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	383.88/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,797	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	341.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,765	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,888	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	362.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,897	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	341.76/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,921	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	307.66/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,794	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	341.03/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,148	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,287	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	629.16/cwt	615.00–645.00	1,403	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	596.55/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,599	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,610	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	579.95/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,827	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	481.90/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,537	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	558.91/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,833	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	562.74/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,003	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	492.71/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,793	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	450.87/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,695	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	474.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,933	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	423.57/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,728	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	442.37/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,823	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	433.26/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,023	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	390.01/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,829	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	435.98/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,245	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	412.95/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,172	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,905	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	414.20/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,320	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	387.29/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,180	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	352.51/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,055	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,471	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	302.59/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,027	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,325	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	281.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,152	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	194.40/cwt	176.00–201.00	2,928	7
Bulls	—	—	1,539	183.22/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	206.59/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,376	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	159.46/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,615	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	136.06/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,392	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	145.58/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,556	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	158.46/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,112	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	178.32/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,459	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	168.19/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,390	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,664	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	725	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	2,048.97/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,049	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,007	1,932.41/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,926.75/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,927	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 294Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 79Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 49Year ago 96

No trends available due to last week's holiday market closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	450.00–495.00	469.24
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	326	415.00–435.00	430.10
8	350–400	372	375.00–405.00	392.90
4	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	371.15
5	450–500	467	345.00–365.00	357.96
14	500–550	517	330.00–350.00	341.43
2	550–600	583	300.00–315.00	307.66
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	485.00–505.00	495.08
6	300–350	321	440.00–455.00	445.10
6	350–400	379	410.00–435.00	424.01
13	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	413.30
10	450–500	468	370.00–405.00	383.88
5	500–550	524	360.00–365.00	362.04
13	550–600	562	330.00–355.00	341.76
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	465.00–495.00	474.57
14	350–400	371	435.00–450.00	442.77
5	400–450	409	430.00–440.00	434.96
6	450–500	457	430.00–435.00	433.32
3	500–550	522	360.00–365.00	361.63
5	600–650	630	330.00–355.00	341.03
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	435.00–455.00	444.96
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	415.00–435.00	425.05
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	328	530.00–580.00	558.91
7	350–400	364	460.00–515.00	492.71
15	400–450	412	430.00–465.00	442.37
22	450–500	467	410.00–445.00	433.26
7	500–550	526	395.00–420.00	412.95
13	550–600	563	370.00–400.00	387.29
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	765	275.00–290.00	281.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	565.00	565.00
5	300–350	319	470.00–505.00	481.90
8	350–400	376	430.00–475.00	450.87
7	400–450	408	405.00–440.00	423.57
10	450–500	469	375.00–405.00	390.01
2	500–550	533	350.00–365.00	357.46
4	550–600	583	335.00–365.00	352.51
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	670	300.00–307.50	302.59
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	615.00–645.00	629.16
3	250–300	268	590.00–605.00	596.55
3	300–350	315	575.00–585.00	579.95
4	350–400	356	535.00–585.00	562.74
3	400–450	407	470.00–480.00	474.92
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	515	430.00–445.00	435.98
6	550–600	560	405.00–430.00	414.20
1	600–650	610	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	710	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	725	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	1	—	1,065	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,932.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,048.97

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	—	1,248	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,926.75

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	—	1,180	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,395	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	165.00–175.00	169.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,333	150.00–162.00	158.46
16	—	1,379	175.00–184.00	178.32
36	—	1,421	163.00–174.00	168.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	140.00–153.00	145.58
10	—	1,013	155.00–169.00	159.46
6	—	1,023	129.00–139.00	136.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	176.00–189.00	183.22
7	—	1,506	176.00–201.00	194.40
9	—	1,634	203.00–210.00	206.59

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.