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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 11

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 291▲ 204 vs year ago 226 · +90.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 96▲ 9 vs year ago 103 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 70▲ 22 vs year ago 38 · +57.9%

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 steady to 8.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, all replacements 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 $402.30/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +45.62 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$402.30

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$112.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	436.12	2,351	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	402.73	2,208	23
Medium and Large 3	534	323.67	1,727	4thin

One grade step is worth $112.45/cwt here — about $624 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 sale36 hd

402.30

—

GA average14 barns · 342 hd

405.29

−2.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+45.62

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	1,702	211.18	3,594	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	181.75	2,676	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	176.93	2,286	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	157.42	1,675	14

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)	1,125	$3,013	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,331	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,319	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$3,048	18

Every lot

94 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,744	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	518.48/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,908	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,112	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,470	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,584	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	451.12/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,259	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	547.65/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,605	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	522.45/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,667	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	470.72/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,539	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	500.27/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,841	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	452.73/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,734	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	421.11/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,613	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	444.23/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,915	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	453.33/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,040	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	416.62/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,991	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	376.62/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,951	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	392.54/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,198	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	373.59/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,115	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	349.43/cwt	315.00–365.00	2,187	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	343.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,345	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.51/cwt	275.00–345.00	2,127	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	661.33/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,488	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	565.00/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,384	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	594.38/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,629	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	375.55/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,033	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	649.20/cwt	625.00–675.00	1,837	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	544.67/cwt	505.00–585.00	1,737	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	611.42/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,981	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	467.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,590	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	538.99/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,983	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	426.68/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,609	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	486.11/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,847	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	502.90/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,117	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	470.25/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,980	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	419.63/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,788	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	465.64/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,175	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	423.17/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,023	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	367.55/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,812	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	442.68/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,249	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	341.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,752	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	413.98/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,194	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	430.88/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,430	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	392.42/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,217	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	336.13/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,087	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	345.89/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,293	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,032	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,223	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,977	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	318.33/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,403	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	213.21/cwt	208.00–222.00	3,695	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	128.92/cwt	118.00–137.50	1,196	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	171.17/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,826	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	154.75/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,795	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	188.24/cwt	180.00–205.00	2,327	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	171.41/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,254	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	158.21/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,281	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	170.76/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,493	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	187.86/cwt	178.00–197.00	2,778	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	625	1,450.40/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,770.52/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,771	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	2,578.67/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,579	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,131	2,111.66/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,112	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	3,219.25/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,219	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,927.83/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,928	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	528	1,622.27/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,622	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,424.51/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,793.84/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,794	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 291Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 96Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 70Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	530.00–565.00	547.65
6	300–350	319	515.00–535.00	522.45
9	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	500.27
2	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	450	445.00–465.00	453.33
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	560	385.00–397.50	392.54
3	650–700	683	340.00–345.00	343.32
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	420.00–485.00	451.12
7	300–350	327	420.00–510.00	470.72
10	350–400	383	435.00–465.00	452.73
19	400–450	431	425.00–460.00	444.23
17	450–500	478	400.00–435.00	416.62
12	500–550	518	350.00–410.00	376.62
8	550–600	566	355.00–385.00	373.59
8	600–650	626	315.00–365.00	349.43
2	650–700	685	275.00–345.00	310.51
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	383	410.00–430.00	421.11
2	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	495	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	560.00–570.00	565.00
4	250–300	274	565.00–620.00	594.38
10	300–350	319	505.00–585.00	544.67
12	350–400	380	455.00–510.00	486.11
19	400–450	421	450.00–495.00	470.25
6	450–500	478	400.00–445.00	423.17
11	500–550	530	395.00–430.00	413.98
12	550–600	565	355.00–405.00	392.42
4	600–650	621	325.00–355.00	336.13
5	650–700	663	325.00–375.00	345.89
2	700–750	723	305.00–310.00	307.49
3	750–800	755	305.00–325.00	318.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	640.00–680.00	661.33
4	250–300	283	625.00–675.00	649.20
9	300–350	324	590.00–635.00	611.42
8	350–400	368	525.00–575.00	538.99
8	400–450	421	490.00–520.00	502.90
7	450–500	467	450.00–490.00	465.64
4	500–550	508	435.00–455.00	442.68
5	550–600	564	415.00–460.00	430.88
1	700–750	735	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	345.00–405.00	375.55
2	300–350	340	450.00–485.00	467.50
3	350–400	377	415.00–440.00	426.68
8	400–450	426	375.00–445.00	419.63
4	450–500	493	320.00–395.00	367.55
3	500–550	513	325.00–350.00	341.56
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	683	295.00–300.00	297.55
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	368	515.00–525.00	518.48
1	400–450	410	515.00	515.00
2	550–600	555	440.00–450.00	445.00
1	600–650	600	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	650	397.50	397.50
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	167.00–174.00	170.76
9	—	1,479	178.00–197.00	187.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	149.00–161.00	158.21
24	—	1,236	180.00–205.00	188.24
39	—	1,315	163.00–179.00	171.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	118.00–137.50	128.92
7	—	1,067	165.00–179.00	171.17
4	—	1,160	143.00–160.00	154.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	208.00–222.00	213.21
1	—	1,515	199.00	199.00

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)	2	—	625	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.40

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	—	1,169	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,219.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,927.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,770.52

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)	4	—	1,131	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,111.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,578.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	880	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	528	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,622.27

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	—	1,270	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,424.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,793.84

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.