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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 1

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 436▲ 37 vs year ago 319 · +11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 110▲ 64 vs year ago 85 · +75.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 98▲ 41 vs year ago 75 · +54.7%

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 sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, 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 $424.74/cwt on 19 head, down $17.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +68.06 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$424.74

▼ 17.87 vs prior sale

19 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$75.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	440.42	2,307	11thin
Medium and Large 2	539	408.65	2,203	7thin
Medium and Large 3	515	365.00	1,880	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.42/cwt here — about $428 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 sale19 hd

424.74

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

418.73

+6.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+68.06

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	1,723	218.21	3,761	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	179.15	2,273	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	177.54	2,518	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	161.78	1,638	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)	1,286	$3,304	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$3,081	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,801	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$3,929	40

Every lot

77 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	476.45/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,192	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,286	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	497.34/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,144	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	651.97/cwt	640.00–665.00	1,532	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	572.50/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,718	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	529.78/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,626	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	509.72/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,835	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	469.97/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,758	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	447.30/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,879	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	401.50/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,698	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	479.44/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,081	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	454.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,124	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	425.07/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,006	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	395.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,129	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	365.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,101	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	367.26/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,277	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	336.98/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,258	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,398	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	665.86/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,711	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	579.03/cwt	500.00–625.00	1,494	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	462.78/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,226	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	504.32/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,584	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	563.42/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,899	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	539.93/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,041	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	496.04/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,905	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	507.53/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,055	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	459.85/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,918	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,136	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	453.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,128	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	393.41/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,916	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	446.37/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,272	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	428.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,219	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	393.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,186	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	382.50/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,391	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,647	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,450	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	208.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,363	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	233.20/cwt	227.00–239.00	4,403	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	179.47/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,782	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	142.82/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,428	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	162.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,651	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	165.95/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,013	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	192.62/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,406	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	178.29/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,275	97
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	177.54/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,518	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	4,300.05/head	3,550.00–4,800.00	4,300	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,107	3,220.86/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,221	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	3,876.33/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,876	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,315	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,113	2,557.93/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,558	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,992.82/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,993	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,252	2,877.43/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,877	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	2,686.62/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,687	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	3,232.97/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,233	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	3,444.00/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,444	16

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 436Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 110Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 98Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacements mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	401.50
3	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	640.00–665.00	651.97
2	300–350	300	565.00–580.00	572.50
2	350–400	360	500.00–520.00	509.72
12	400–450	434	475.00–495.00	479.44
3	450–500	467	440.00–475.00	454.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	495.00–500.00	497.34
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	307	480.00–560.00	529.78
4	350–400	374	455.00–480.00	469.97
5	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	447.30
6	450–500	472	415.00–435.00	425.07
5	500–550	539	385.00–405.00	395.02
5	550–600	574	360.00–375.00	365.98
2	600–650	620	360.00–375.00	367.26
2	650–700	670	320.00–355.00	336.98
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	258	500.00–625.00	579.03
4	300–350	314	475.00–525.00	504.32
10	350–400	384	470.00–520.00	496.04
16	400–450	417	435.00–490.00	459.85
9	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	453.71
3	500–550	518	425.00–435.00	428.31
4	550–600	555	375.00–410.00	393.90
4	600–650	625	375.00–385.00	382.50
1	650–700	670	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	705	340.00–355.00	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	660.00	660.00
5	250–300	257	650.00–680.00	665.86
3	300–350	337	555.00–570.00	563.42
4	350–400	378	530.00–550.00	539.93
2	400–450	405	505.00–510.00	507.53
12	450–500	457	465.00–470.00	467.48
7	500–550	509	440.00–455.00	446.37
4	550–600	550	430.00	430.00
1	800–850	800	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	455.00–470.00	462.78
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.58
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	487	385.00–400.00	393.41
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
6	450–500	460	460.00–480.00	476.45
2	500–550	508	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	625	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,276	170.00–189.00	178.29
14	—	1,249	190.00–198.00	192.62
8	—	1,213	160.00–169.00	165.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	138.00–147.00	142.82
2	—	993	173.00–185.00	179.47
10	—	1,019	155.00–166.00	162.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	170.00–184.00	177.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	200.00–215.00	208.91
3	—	1,888	227.00–239.00	233.20
2	—	1,760	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	1,087	3,550.00–4,800.00	4,300.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,259	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,876.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	6	—	1,107	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,220.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	3,350.00	3,350.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,319	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,444.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,172	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,992.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,232.97

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)	3	—	1,113	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,557.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,310	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,686.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,877.43

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.