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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

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

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 319▲ 211 vs year ago 361 · +58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 156▲ 42 vs year ago 93 · +45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 38▲ 21 vs year ago 69 · +30.4%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all replacements 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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 $350.81/cwt on 47 head, down $25.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +1.78 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$350.81

▼ 25.44 vs prior sale

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$58.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.80

vs GA average

−45.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	364.78	1,976	28
Medium and Large 2	540	338.85	1,831	14thin
Medium and Large 3	505	306.06	1,546	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $431 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 sale47 hd

350.81

—

GA average15 barns · 560 hd

377.61

−26.80

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−45.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

+1.78

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	1,701	221.29	3,763	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	200.00	2,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	187.09	2,158	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	155.89	1,584	23

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)	1,294	$3,114	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,454	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,324	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$3,850	36

Every lot

92 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	347.12/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,267	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	413.90/cwt	409.00–450.00	1,573	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	462.12/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,941	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	376.27/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,629	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	408.99/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,094	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,799	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	388.73/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,196	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	361.70/cwt	353.00–375.00	2,232	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,287	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	406.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,336	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	339.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,147	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	419.95/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,562	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	386.18/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,448	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	326.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,373	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	383.12/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,659	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,836	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	330.13/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,515	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	361.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,713	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	400.67/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,935	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	306.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,546	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	380.94/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,935	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	357.52/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,845	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	350.78/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,003	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	313.95/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,799	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	314.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,889	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	332.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,063	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,136	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,236	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	467.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,768	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	429.95/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,677	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	376.97/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,564	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	421.47/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,795	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	409.34/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,887	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	382.21/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,785	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,961	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	360.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,840	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	331.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,700	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	356.66/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,972	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	262.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,479	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	327.91/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,853	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	312.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,915	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	302.86/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,014	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	280.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,067	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	213.64/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,442	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	227.36/cwt	220.00–239.00	4,002	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	133.81/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,278	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	167.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,673	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	155.38/cwt	143.00–164.00	1,633	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	186.50/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,063	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	176.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,043	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	196.56/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,510	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	665	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	4,102.13/head	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,102	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	3,049.56/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	4,231.94/head	3,600.00–4,850.00	4,232	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	967	2,022.07/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,022	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,086	2,123.83/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,124	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,776.34/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,776	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	3,222.84/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,223	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,244	2,640.51/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,641	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,405.49/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,405	13

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 319Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 156Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 38Year ago 69

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all replacements 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	409.00–450.00	413.90
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
6	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	310.00–330.00	319.86
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	440.00–480.00	462.12
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
23	500–550	512	400.00–412.50	408.99
22	550–600	565	375.00–392.00	388.73
37	600–650	617	353.00–375.00	361.70
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–375.00	347.12
3	400–450	433	325.00–405.00	376.27
2	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	322.49
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	390	405.00–445.00	429.95
8	400–450	426	405.00–440.00	421.47
6	450–500	467	360.00–395.00	382.21
7	500–550	511	350.00–375.00	360.04
8	550–600	565	290.00–345.00	327.91
13	600–650	613	285.00–325.00	312.35
7	650–700	665	260.00–320.00	302.86
3	700–750	738	270.00–285.00	280.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	378	465.00–470.00	467.62
8	450–500	461	400.00–435.00	409.34
6	500–550	506	380.00–395.00	387.46
6	550–600	553	355.00–360.00	356.66
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	415	340.00–395.00	376.97
2	450–500	495	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	500–550	513	320.00–345.00	331.36
2	550–600	563	250.00–275.00	262.78
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	406.03
6	350–400	375	365.00–410.00	386.18
21	400–450	433	360.00–405.00	383.12
11	450–500	474	350.00–380.00	361.41
8	500–550	516	335.00–365.00	357.52
6	550–600	573	285.00–325.00	313.95
8	600–650	601	310.00–320.00	314.37
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	372	415.00–430.00	419.95
3	400–450	445	412.50	412.50
19	450–500	483	395.00–406.00	400.67
13	500–550	508	365.00–392.50	380.94
15	550–600	571	330.00–370.00	350.78
14	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	332.77
2	650–700	678	310.00–320.00	315.06
2	700–750	733	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	750–800	780	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	220	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	339.36
2	400–450	420	315.00–340.00	326.90
9	450–500	459	300.00–345.00	330.13
5	500–550	505	300.00–320.00	306.06
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	815	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,049.56

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	—	1,260	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,187	3,600.00–4,850.00	4,231.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,056	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,102.13

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	—	665	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	967	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,022.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,244	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,640.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,123.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,325	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,405.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,776.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,222.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,277	194.00–204.00	196.56
40	—	1,106	181.00–193.00	186.50
11	—	1,159	172.00–179.00	176.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	998	165.00–172.00	167.62
11	—	1,051	143.00–164.00	155.38
4	—	955	131.00–139.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	196.00	196.00
13	—	1,760	220.00–239.00	227.36
7	—	1,611	208.00–218.00	213.64

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.