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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

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

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 326▼ 102 vs year ago 421 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 77▲ 72 vs year ago 84 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 33▼ 89 vs year ago 127 · −70.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to holiday market closure.

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 $376.25/cwt on 24 head, up $41.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +27.22 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$376.25

▲ 41.92 vs prior sale

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$125.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs GA average

−39.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	390.04	2,158	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.88	1,999	12thin
Medium and Large 3	590	265.00	1,564	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.04/cwt here — about $594 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

376.25

—

GA average13 barns · 368 hd

384.49

−8.24

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−39.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

+27.22

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	—	Average	1,680	226.07	3,798	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	199.00	3,453	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	189.26	2,369	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	152.01	1,518	13

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)	1,190	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,497	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,307	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$3,025	4thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	460.22/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,675	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	508.06/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,098	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	461.82/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,161	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	450.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,308	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	427.70/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,515	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,468	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	369.43/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,560	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	525.55/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,198	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	243	431.82/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,049	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	447.96/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,425	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	479.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,557	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	364.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,214	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,624	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	369.45/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,397	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	426.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,657	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	433.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,782	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.58/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,639	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,331	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	328.54/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,511	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	378.40/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,794	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	382.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,965	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	396.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,123	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	387.51/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,170	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	353.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,053	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	318.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,037	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	339.94/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,257	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	320.39/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,140	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,284	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	266	399.06/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,061	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	493.05/cwt	420.00–560.00	1,346	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	571.67/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,829	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	525.00/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,680	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	404.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,336	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	501.07/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,829	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	391.67/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,469	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	524.98/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,005	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	481.85/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,062	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	326.67/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,552	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	430.87/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,094	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,260	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	408.08/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,077	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	366.18/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,915	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	383.05/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,164	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,154	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,339	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	220.25/cwt	213.00–226.00	3,493	6
Bulls	—	—	1,807	235.63/cwt	228.00–241.00	4,258	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	117.48/cwt	110.00–125.00	949	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	169.18/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,732	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	139.24/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,461	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	189.71/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,333	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	201.37/cwt	197.00–207.00	2,557	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	173.64/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,316	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,453	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	2,068.59/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,069	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	2,048.85/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,049	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	2,564.94/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,565	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,097	2,249.64/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,908.38/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,908	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,938.42/head	2,925.00–2,950.00	2,938	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	590	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 326Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 77Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 127

No trends available due to holiday market closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	273	420.00–560.00	493.05
2	300–350	320	515.00–535.00	525.00
3	350–400	365	485.00–515.00	501.07
3	400–450	428	475.00–490.00	481.85
9	450–500	486	405.00–455.00	430.87
7	500–550	509	355.00–430.00	408.08
13	550–600	565	355.00–395.00	383.05
4	600–650	615	340.00–360.00	350.18
2	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	320	565.00–580.00	571.67
3	350–400	382	520.00–530.00	524.98
1	400–450	415	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	505	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	659	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	795	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
5	250–300	266	370.00–420.00	399.06
2	300–350	330	400.00–410.00	404.85
4	350–400	375	370.00–410.00	391.67
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–355.00	326.67
3	500–550	523	345.00–385.00	366.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	364	425.00–485.00	460.22
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	468	425.00–470.00	461.82
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	413	500.00–525.00	508.06
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	512	435.00–455.00	450.87
12	550–600	588	427.50–430.00	427.70
2	600–650	605	408.00	408.00
4	650–700	693	360.00–372.50	369.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	515.00–535.00	525.55
12	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	447.96
15	350–400	389	400.00–430.00	426.08
7	400–450	425	345.00–402.50	385.58
7	450–500	474	355.00–390.00	378.40
8	500–550	514	365.00–385.00	382.37
4	550–600	580	335.00–360.00	353.91
3	600–650	640	310.00–325.00	318.28
4	650–700	668	280.00–335.00	320.39
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	465.00–500.00	479.15
2	350–400	363	445.00–450.00	447.52
10	400–450	411	425.00–440.00	433.54
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	396.79
8	550–600	560	375.00–395.00	387.51
5	650–700	664	330.00–342.50	339.94
3	700–750	710	320.00–325.00	321.64
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	410.00–470.00	431.82
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	333	350.00–390.00	364.68
9	350–400	378	350.00–395.00	369.45
2	400–450	440	300.00–305.00	302.50
7	450–500	460	300.00–340.00	328.54
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

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)	3	—	1,015	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,048.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,097	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,249.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,068.59

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)	3	—	1,163	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,908.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	2,925.00–2,950.00	2,938.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,564.94

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	—	590	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	2	—	1,105	3,650.00	3,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	165.00–179.00	173.64
10	—	1,270	197.00–207.00	201.37
43	—	1,230	180.00–196.00	189.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	110.00–125.00	117.48
7	—	1,024	163.00–176.00	169.18
4	—	1,049	135.00–147.50	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	213.00–226.00	220.25
1	—	1,355	194.00	194.00
7	—	1,807	228.00–241.00	235.63

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.