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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 19

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 232▼ 233 vs year ago 344 · −67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 113▼ 51 vs year ago 87 · −58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 41 vs year ago 62 · −66.1%

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 mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 8.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, 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 $318.69/cwt on 12 head, up $2.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.34 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$318.69

▲ 2.71 vs prior sale

12 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.71

vs GA average

−32.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	328.54	1,727	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	304.90	1,668	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

318.69

—

GA average14 barns · 363 hd

331.40

−12.71

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−32.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−30.34

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	1,533	201.03	3,081	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	167.78	2,064	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	143.93	1,422	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$2,009	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	758	$1,663	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,195	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	363.41/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,388	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	317.28/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,285	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	329.55/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,608	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,663	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	299.78/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,523	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,810	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,767	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,037	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	460.80/cwt	415.00–510.00	1,290	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	412.27/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,703	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	351.90/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,478	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	342.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,609	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,248	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	293.90/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,558	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,711	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	286.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,835	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,029	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	199.07/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	212.48/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,544	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	159.00/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	136.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,350	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	175.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,069	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	164.94/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,997	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,206	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	998	2,008.71/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,009	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 232Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 113Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	415.00–510.00	460.80
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	420	325.00–390.00	351.90
4	450–500	470	325.00–355.00	342.39
6	500–550	530	260.00–325.00	293.90
2	550–600	585	290.00–295.00	292.50
3	600–650	640	280.00–295.00	286.67
1	750–800	780	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	413	405.00–420.00	412.27
2	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.93
2	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	305.08
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	282.53
2	500–550	520	235.00–245.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	382	345.00–385.00	363.41
2	400–450	405	300.00–335.00	317.28
10	450–500	488	315.00–335.00	329.55
2	500–550	508	285.00–315.00	299.78
3	550–600	573	305.00–310.00	308.31
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	500	330.00–335.00	332.50
3	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	323.27
2	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	304.94
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	325.00–330.00	327.43
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00

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)	1	—	800	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,008.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	156.00–158.00	156.99
7	—	1,178	170.00–178.00	175.64
8	—	1,211	159.00–169.00	164.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	154.00–166.00	159.00
6	—	990	130.00–145.00	136.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	195.00–203.00	199.07
2	—	1,668	211.00–214.00	212.48
1	—	1,155	184.00	184.00

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.