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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 27

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 321▲ 74 vs year ago 243 · +30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 82▲ 39 vs year ago 55 · +70.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 54▼ 14 vs year ago 40 · −35.0%

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 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, all replacements lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.48/cwt on 22 head, down $13.83 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.45 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$352.48

▼ 13.83 vs prior sale

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$92.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.87

vs GA average

−54.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	420.00	2,100	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	362.64	1,950	13thin
Medium and Large 3	549	327.51	1,797	8thin

One grade step is worth $92.49/cwt here — about $303 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 sale22 hd

352.48

—

GA average11 barns · 333 hd

384.35

−31.87

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−54.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

+3.45

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 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	1,565	220.31	3,448	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	199.08	3,406	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	182.07	2,210	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	144.60	1,340	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)	1,184	$2,487	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,204	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$3,433	6

Every lot

80 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,325	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,013	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	405.12/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,681	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	436.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,824	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	432.07/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,109	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	398.59/cwt	360.00–430.00	2,101	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,984	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	415.39/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,422	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	279	435.07/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,214	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	446.16/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,419	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	397.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,307	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	468.63/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,710	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	430.94/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,582	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	396.55/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,455	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	420.10/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,710	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	451.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,900	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	338.30/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,472	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	432.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,993	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	406.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,948	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	375.58/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,949	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	340.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,782	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	341.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,942	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,809	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,898	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	284.64/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,058	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	454.00/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,249	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	627.41/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,788	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	485.00/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,649	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	483.26/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,836	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	447.04/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,913	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	379.83/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,645	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	451.74/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,078	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	425.83/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,967	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,776	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	381.67/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,943	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	390.26/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,224	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	351.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,004	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	358.33/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,078	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	348.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,201	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,123	190.66/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	226.63/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	237.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,101	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	146.10/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,321	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	168.20/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,771	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	170.50/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,945	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	199.95/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,455	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	187.37/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,411	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	208.91/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,401	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,773	191.70/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,399	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,240	2,203.83/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,204	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	2,868.31/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 321Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 82Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 54Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
10	300–350	318	410.00–470.00	446.16
20	350–400	367	415.00–455.00	430.94
14	400–450	407	385.00–435.00	420.10
14	450–500	479	380.00–425.00	406.72
8	500–550	519	350.00–415.00	375.58
5	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	341.94
4	600–650	610	300.00–320.00	311.15
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–300.00	284.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	365	460.00–475.00	468.63
4	400–450	421	440.00–455.00	451.22
9	450–500	461	430.00–435.00	432.23
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	279	395.00–455.00	435.07
5	300–350	329	385.00–400.00	397.22
3	350–400	367	390.00–410.00	396.55
5	400–450	435	300.00–375.00	338.30
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	340.02
3	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	306.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	380	465.00–495.00	483.26
12	400–450	428	415.00–470.00	447.04
6	450–500	462	410.00–440.00	425.83
8	500–550	509	355.00–410.00	381.67
6	550–600	570	345.00–360.00	351.55
3	600–650	632	345.00–355.00	348.25
3	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	290.00–295.00	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	625.00–630.00	627.41
3	450–500	460	445.00–455.00	451.74
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	570	375.00–410.00	390.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	425.00–480.00	454.00
3	300–350	340	445.00–510.00	485.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–410.00	379.83
2	450–500	480	350.00–390.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	580	340.00–395.00	358.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	436.38
9	450–500	488	425.00–445.00	432.07
6	500–550	527	360.00–430.00	398.59
2	550–600	555	355.00–360.00	357.50
1	600–650	635	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	485.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
12	550–600	583	415.00–420.00	415.39
1	700–750	705	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	330.00–350.00	339.87
2	400–450	415	395.00–415.00	405.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,203.83

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)	2	—	1,373	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868.31

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	—	1,110	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	4,150.00	4,150.00

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	—	860	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	904	137.00–154.00	146.10
2	—	890	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,053	159.00–175.00	168.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	205.00–216.00	208.91
4	—	1,773	182.00–199.00	191.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	195.00–207.00	199.95
22	—	1,287	180.00–194.00	187.37
24	—	1,141	155.00–179.00	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	189.00–192.00	190.66
4	—	1,705	224.00–229.00	226.63
2	—	1,728	235.00–240.00	237.32

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.