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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 15

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 227▼ 17 vs year ago 420 · −4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 111▲ 8 vs year ago 85 · +9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 14 vs year ago 35 · +40.0%

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 mostly steady, replacement cattle 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 $424.15/cwt on 16 head, down $0.60 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +67.47 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$424.15

▼ 0.60 vs prior sale

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$53.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	433.53	2,363	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	421.45	2,235	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	380.00	1,957	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.53/cwt here — about $406 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 sale16 hd

424.15

—

GA average15 barns · 406 hd

419.87

+4.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+67.47

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	1,705	224.44	3,826	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	195.28	2,947	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	187.27	2,332	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	156.56	1,573	8thin

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)	1,120	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,267	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	859	$1,834	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$3,503	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,121	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,318	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	446.42/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,384	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,525	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,256	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	396.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,651	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	562.24/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,507	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	486.25/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,541	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	481.33/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,723	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	448.28/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,686	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,870	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	437.26/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,858	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	437.29/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,033	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	377.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,824	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	409.38/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,006	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	407.39/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,114	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	385.98/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,134	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,408	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	376.61/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,335	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	358.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,233	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	294.66/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,959	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,260	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	251.55/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,944	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	610.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,373	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	629.04/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,711	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	587.89/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,599	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	470.00/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,363	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	503.02/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,564	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	557.02/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,799	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	477.26/cwt	440.00–515.00	1,790	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,985	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	433.33/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,647	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,100	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	407	431.64/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,757	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	479.12/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,988	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	482.47/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,195	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	425.21/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,041	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	447.77/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,163	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	452.50/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,263	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	425.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,199	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	425.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,398	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	376.49/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,293	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	421.71/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,606	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,583	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,747	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	344.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,519	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	218.54/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,101	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	230.33/cwt	225.00–241.00	4,280	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	166.53/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,654	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	154.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,555	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	186.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,283	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	177.61/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,277	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	202.14/cwt	196.00–212.00	2,711	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	195.22/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,868	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,145	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	187.08/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,905	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	605	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,155.36/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,266.59/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,267	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	535	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	4,287.07/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,287	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	3,526.67/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,527	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 227Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 111Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	358	480.00–485.00	481.33
2	400–450	400	460.00–475.00	467.50
16	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	437.29
4	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	421.20
2	550–600	570	420.00–425.00	422.54
3	600–650	620	370.00–385.00	376.61
2	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	327.52
2	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	483	370.00–385.00	377.62
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	540.00–580.00	562.24
7	300–350	317	475.00–495.00	486.25
12	350–400	376	410.00–475.00	448.28
6	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	437.26
12	450–500	490	407.50–420.00	409.38
9	500–550	519	380.00–415.00	407.39
17	550–600	553	375.00–400.00	385.98
3	600–650	623	350.00–365.00	358.49
2	650–700	665	280.00–310.00	294.66
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	773	220.00–285.00	251.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	650.00	650.00
5	250–300	272	620.00–650.00	629.04
1	300–350	300	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	378	520.00–530.00	525.03
2	400–450	400	520.00–530.00	525.00
2	450–500	455	480.00–485.00	482.47
2	500–550	500	450.00–455.00	452.50
5	550–600	563	420.00–435.00	425.94
3	600–650	618	415.00–430.00	421.71
6	650–700	671	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	723	375.00–385.00	379.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	570.00–630.00	610.00
5	250–300	272	540.00–610.00	587.89
8	300–350	323	535.00–590.00	557.02
13	350–400	375	440.00–515.00	477.26
12	400–450	415	455.00–505.00	479.12
19	450–500	483	435.00–465.00	447.77
6	500–550	517	410.00–435.00	425.27
2	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	609	365.00–395.00	376.49
5	700–750	732	330.00–360.00	344.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	450.00–510.00	470.00
6	300–350	311	485.00–520.00	503.02
3	350–400	380	430.00–435.00	433.33
3	400–450	407	415.00–445.00	431.64
3	450–500	480	415.00–430.00	425.21
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	610	360.00–380.00	369.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	505.00	505.00
16	450–500	473	490.00	490.00
14	500–550	534	445.00–455.00	446.42
1	550–600	555	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	669	385.00–400.00	396.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
2	—	993	164.00–169.00	166.53
5	—	1,009	150.00–157.50	154.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	200.00–207.00	203.59
4	—	1,469	190.00–199.00	195.22
2	—	1,553	185.00–189.00	187.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,341	196.00–212.00	202.14
36	—	1,221	180.00–195.00	186.94
8	—	1,282	175.00–179.00	177.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,858	225.00–241.00	230.33
1	—	1,600	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,419	212.00–224.00	218.54

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	—	605	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,155.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,266.59

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	5	—	959	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,287.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,526.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	535	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.