Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.01/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −97.01 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$272.01

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs GA average

−33.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	273.93	1,449	10thin
Medium and Large 1	545	273.00	1,488	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	259.90	1,338	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $111 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $400.34, low $315.98, median $369.01 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

272.01

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

260.20

+11.80

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−33.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−97.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,697	163.73	2,779	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	142.00	2,038	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	136.80	1,669	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	102.83	1,082	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,821	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,719	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,568	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,950	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	321.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	289.16/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	286.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	429.75/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	354.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	331.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	366.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	443.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	412.44/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	390.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	313.40/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	303.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	274.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	288.64/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,241	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	406.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	428.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	397.31/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	327.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	417.83/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,084.74/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,085	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,666.68/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,667	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,188.77/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,189	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,636.85/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,637	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	1,707.17/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,707	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,901.70/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,902	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,882.77/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	173.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	167.63/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,836	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	155.18/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,588	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	130.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,613	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	103.17/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,081	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	93.63/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	145.16/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,772	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	137.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,660	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	111.22/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,049	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 377Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 169Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 277Year ago 6

No trends available.

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	255	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	321.90
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	471	285.00–295.00	286.93
10	500–550	529	270.00–280.00	273.93
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	608	260.00–265.00	263.32
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	325.00–335.00	327.36
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	359	300.00–305.00	303.96
17	400–450	430	285.00–295.00	288.64
6	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	274.07
2	500–550	515	255.00–265.00	259.90
2	650–700	665	225.00–235.00	229.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	393	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	366.41
3	450–500	468	330.00–335.00	331.62
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	415.00–440.00	429.75
2	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	588	287.50–290.00	289.16
1	700–750	735	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–360.00	354.80
2	400–450	440	335.00–340.00	337.47
3	450–500	478	320.00–325.00	321.62
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	440.00–450.00	443.07
5	350–400	383	415.00–425.00	417.83
2	400–450	415	410.00–415.00	412.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	420.00–435.00	428.78
3	300–350	332	405.00–410.00	406.53
6	350–400	372	385.00–395.00	390.62
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	571	310.00–327.50	313.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	404.87
4	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	397.31

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	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,084.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,353	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,188.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,020	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,636.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,707.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,056	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,666.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,133	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,901.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,882.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	170.00–178.00	173.04
6	—	1,692	165.00–169.00	167.63
6	—	1,668	149.00–159.00	155.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,240	126.00–133.00	130.06
18	—	1,221	142.00–149.00	145.16
41	—	1,207	134.00–141.00	137.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,048	99.00–107.00	103.17
3	—	1,170	89.00–97.00	93.63
3	—	943	108.00–115.00	111.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	142.00	142.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle