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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 8

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 356▼ 79 vs year ago 306 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 149▲ 57 vs year ago 54 · +105.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 116▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements are 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 $412.51/cwt on 8 head, down $12.23 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +55.83 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$412.51

▼ 12.23 vs prior sale

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	470.00	2,491	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	420.02	2,254	6thin
Medium and Large 3	580	310.00	1,798	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $693 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 sale8 hd

412.51

—

GA average13 barns · 220 hd

437.79

−25.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+55.83

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	1,608	216.16	3,476	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	188.95	2,718	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	184.89	2,218	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	151.59	1,502	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,360	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$3,479	12

Every lot

70 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	547.42/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,069	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,274	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,447	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	512.22/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,428	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	437.21/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,295	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,639	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,673	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	552.44/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,702	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	475.24/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,478	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	473.13/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,812	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	501.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,953	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	478.33/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,009	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	451.61/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,919	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	446.67/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,010	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	429.77/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,033	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	383.20/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,824	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	334.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,691	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	398.63/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,033	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	380.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,208	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	351.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,249	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	352.13/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,359	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	661.74/cwt	655.00–670.00	1,522	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	618.09/cwt	550.00–650.00	1,453	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	653.49/cwt	650.00–655.00	1,810	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	630.62/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,791	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,783	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	492.26/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,551	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	573.64/cwt	515.00–630.00	1,830	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	552.58/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,011	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	537.25/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,004	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	540.23/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,193	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	482.12/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,083	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	469.35/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,220	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,228	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	394.91/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,290	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	388.38/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,412	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	188.94/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	214.69/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,497	9
Bulls	—	—	1,663	227.45/cwt	222.00–235.00	3,782	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	132.16/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,174	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	152.33/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,543	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	169.52/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,780	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,876	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	180.57/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,147	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	194.85/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,389	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	195.77/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,770	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	183.49/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,673	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,701.76/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,702	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	595	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	4,005.89/head	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,006	8

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 356Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 149Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 116Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements are steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	655.00–670.00	661.74
3	250–300	277	650.00–655.00	653.49
1	300–350	310	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	364	550.00–560.00	552.58
4	400–450	406	530.00–555.00	540.23
1	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	675	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	550.00–650.00	618.09
6	250–300	284	600.00–640.00	630.62
10	300–350	319	515.00–630.00	573.64
2	350–400	373	530.00–545.00	537.25
9	400–450	432	450.00–510.00	482.12
14	450–500	473	435.00–495.00	469.35
4	500–550	515	425.00–440.00	432.57
2	550–600	580	385.00–405.00	394.91
4	600–650	621	365.00–405.00	388.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	315	485.00–500.00	492.26
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	308	550.00–555.00	552.44
8	350–400	389	490.00–520.00	501.95
3	400–450	420	470.00–485.00	478.33
3	450–500	450	445.00–450.00	446.67
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	340.00–365.00	352.13
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	311	435.00–500.00	475.24
3	350–400	383	450.00–485.00	473.13
3	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	451.61
5	450–500	473	415.00–440.00	429.77
3	500–550	510	375.00–420.00	398.63
4	550–600	581	370.00–390.00	380.11
4	600–650	640	340.00–360.00	351.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	340.00–410.00	383.20
2	500–550	505	325.00–345.00	334.90
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	430.00–445.00	437.21
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	545.00–550.00	547.42
3	400–450	449	545.00	545.00
9	450–500	474	510.00–512.50	512.22
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	593	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	660	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	178.00–189.00	183.49
4	—	1,415	192.00–200.00	195.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	169.00	169.00
22	—	1,226	190.00–203.00	194.85
47	—	1,189	170.00–189.00	180.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	140.00–158.00	152.33
3	—	888	125.00–137.00	132.16
3	—	1,050	165.00–174.00	169.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	222.00–235.00	227.45
9	—	1,629	206.00–219.00	214.69
2	—	1,348	186.00–191.00	188.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,701.76

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	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	8	—	1,040	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,005.89

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	—	985	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	2	—	595	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.