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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 6

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 380▲ 67 vs year ago 315 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 110▲ 28 vs year ago 57 · +49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 152▲ 86 vs year ago 53 · +162.3%

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 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements unevenly 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 $407.39/cwt on 33 head, down $2.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +50.71 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$407.39

▼ 2.74 vs prior sale

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$56.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	425.53	2,339	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	411.22	2,160	18thin
Medium and Large 3	510	368.66	1,880	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.87/cwt here — about $458 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 sale33 hd

407.39

—

GA average13 barns · 317 hd

419.16

−11.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+50.71

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	—	Average	1,326	225.42	2,989	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	186.14	2,922	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	176.42	2,234	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	128.66	1,286	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)	1,246	$3,123	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,859	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,146	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,942	29

Every lot

84 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	481.52/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,046	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	456.62/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,064	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,228	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	390.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,028	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	468.10/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,514	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	419.41/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,500	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	378.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,523	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	453.56/cwt	400.00–515.00	975	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	363.53/cwt	340.00–385.00	992	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	539.82/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,528	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,161	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	495.81/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,611	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	455.19/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,493	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	447.38/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,691	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	433.59/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,782	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	487.81/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,063	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	449.95/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,137	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	408.05/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,983	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	408.38/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,095	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	380.35/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,985	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,023	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	382.92/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,225	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	278.16/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,886	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	567.55/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,504	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	534.52/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,657	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	492.76/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,577	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	470.93/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,700	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	518.91/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,910	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	414.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,742	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	465.18/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,019	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	475.72/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,245	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	443.13/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,092	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	406.69/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,985	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	420.89/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,138	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	368.66/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,880	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,314	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,343	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	391.88/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,195	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	362.07/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,227	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	396.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,504	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	376.20/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,551	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	361.61/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,629	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	342.42/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,585	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	232.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	3,082	12
Bulls	—	—	1,364	212.84/cwt	199.00–219.00	2,903	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	114.24/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,068	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	128.13/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,274	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	144.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,558	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,042	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	190.93/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,421	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	178.57/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,273	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	186.14/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,922	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,006	1,837.08/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,837	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,158	2,764.24/head	2,225.00–3,050.00	2,764	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	2,528.91/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,529	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,318.17/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,318	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	3,069.73/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,070	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	3,482.70/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,483	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	795	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	5,168.38/head	4,300.00–5,750.00	5,168	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	3,632.80/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,633	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	4,122.56/head	3,550.00–4,750.00	4,123	12

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 380Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 110Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 152Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	400.00–515.00	453.56
2	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
8	300–350	328	415.00–475.00	455.19
12	350–400	378	420.00–475.00	447.38
17	400–450	411	415.00–455.00	433.59
15	450–500	486	350.00–430.00	408.05
16	500–550	522	345.00–395.00	380.35
2	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	354.91
3	650–700	678	260.00–300.00	278.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	340.00–385.00	363.53
2	300–350	318	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	525.00–555.00	539.82
4	300–350	325	490.00–510.00	495.81
2	400–450	423	470.00–505.00	487.81
4	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	449.95
3	500–550	513	400.00–420.00	408.38
5	550–600	581	380.00–395.00	382.92
2	600–650	630	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	265	565.00–570.00	567.55
2	300–350	310	520.00–550.00	534.52
4	350–400	368	515.00–525.00	518.91
1	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
6	450–500	472	465.00–490.00	475.72
2	500–550	520	440.00–450.00	445.00
7	550–600	558	415.00–425.00	419.97
5	600–650	631	390.00–410.00	396.82
4	650–700	678	365.00–385.00	376.20
3	700–750	727	355.00–365.00	361.61
2	750–800	755	330.00–355.00	342.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
12	300–350	320	470.00–515.00	492.76
12	350–400	361	440.00–495.00	470.93
12	400–450	434	430.00–490.00	465.18
13	450–500	472	425.00–460.00	443.13
12	500–550	508	400.00–435.00	420.89
6	550–600	560	375.00–410.00	391.88
2	600–650	615	345.00–380.00	362.07
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	420	400.00–425.00	414.76
3	450–500	488	400.00–410.00	406.69
6	500–550	510	325.00–395.00	368.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	520	375.00–405.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
12	500–550	537	445.00–472.50	468.10
4	550–600	596	410.00–422.50	419.41
3	650–700	667	375.00–385.00	378.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
7	400–450	425	475.00–490.00	481.52
3	450–500	452	445.00–465.00	456.62
3	500–550	518	425.00–435.00	430.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	112.50–115.00	114.24
3	—	1,078	135.00–150.00	144.50
8	—	994	125.00–132.50	128.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	181.00–190.00	186.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,273	170.00–186.00	178.57
9	—	1,239	160.00–168.00	164.83
2	—	1,268	189.00–193.00	190.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	199.00–219.00	212.84
1	—	1,200	187.50	187.50
12	—	1,324	225.00–240.00	232.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,158	2,225.00–3,050.00	2,764.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,006	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,837.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,165	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,528.91

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)	7	—	1,334	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,482.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,218	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,318.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,284	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,069.73

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	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	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	6	—	1,202	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,632.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,077	4,300.00–5,750.00	5,168.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,254	3,550.00–4,750.00	4,122.56

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	—	795	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.