Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.94/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −119.18 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$270.94

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	286.68	1,563	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	275.50	1,499	9thin
Medium and Large 3	534	259.65	1,387	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $293.19, median $390.12 across 30 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 sale27 hd

270.94

—

GA average13 barns · 231 hd

284.44

−13.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−119.18

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	—	Average	1,655	156.20	2,585	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	148.63	2,221	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	144.12	1,862	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	117.87	1,225	18

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)	1,405	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,643	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,525	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,510	24

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	325.74/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	271.74/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	312.36/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	287.47/cwt	285.00–295.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.65/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	262.45/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	382.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	316.67/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	275.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	287.68/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	236.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	259.49/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	307.89/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	274.38/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	317.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	317.71/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	315.26/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	307.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	261.95/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,365	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	109.43/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,163	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	133.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,571	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	145.08/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,885	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	153.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,138	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	135.76/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	116.73/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,220	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	155.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	161.03/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	150.56/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,376	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,766.64/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	1,456.33/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	730	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,683.60/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,684	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,134	2,275.11/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,275	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,629.98/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	269.81/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	336.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	375.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,386	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	216.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	404.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	385.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	322.34/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	364.80/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,509	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 432Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 167Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 96Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	354.95
4	350–400	363	315.00–330.00	322.34
7	400–450	421	300.00–320.00	307.17
6	450–500	463	275.00–285.00	279.91
8	500–550	521	257.00–270.00	261.95
4	550–600	560	250.00–260.00	255.04
2	600–650	603	225.00–230.00	227.51
3	650–700	657	210.00–220.00	216.65
2	700–750	715	210.00–212.00	211.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	395.00–400.00	397.41
2	300–350	318	380.00–390.00	385.28
7	350–400	369	365.00–385.00	375.73
5	400–450	426	330.00–340.00	336.15
6	450–500	465	302.00–322.00	312.36
4	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.61
5	550–600	561	267.00–275.00	269.81
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	425.00
4	300–350	313	400.00–410.00	404.96
4	350–400	380	395.00–410.00	402.57
4	400–450	430	355.00–375.00	364.80
4	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	329.96
2	500–550	518	305.00–310.00	307.58
4	550–600	559	275.00–280.00	276.23
2	600–650	635	260.00–265.00	262.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	380.00–385.00	382.64
4	350–400	358	324.00–330.00	325.74
6	400–450	410	315.00–317.50	316.67
5	500–550	504	270.00–280.00	275.04
11	550–600	556	265.00–280.00	271.74
2	600–650	605	245.00–255.00	250.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	315.00–335.00	325.00
4	300–350	319	315.00–316.00	315.26
7	350–400	359	302.50–310.00	307.89
5	400–450	414	290.00–300.00	294.90
9	450–500	469	270.00–280.00	275.54
3	500–550	503	255.00–267.50	262.45
8	550–600	566	250.00–260.00	255.01
3	600–650	615	230.00–240.00	236.70
3	650–700	680	225.00–227.00	225.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	285.00–295.00	287.47
4	350–400	364	285.00–295.00	287.68
6	450–500	460	252.00–265.00	259.49
6	550–600	565	235.00–245.00	240.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	488	315.00–325.00	317.71
4	550–600	585	267.50–280.00	274.38
2	650–700	693	255.00–257.50	256.25
1	750–800	750	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	395.00–400.00	397.52
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	520	315.00–320.00	317.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	102.00–112.00	109.43
3	—	980	133.00–139.00	135.76
10	—	1,045	114.00–124.00	116.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	142.00–145.00	143.52
3	—	1,488	150.00–159.00	155.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	128.00–137.00	133.10
29	—	1,299	139.00–149.00	145.08
9	—	1,395	150.00–158.00	153.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,721	158.00–167.00	161.03
6	—	1,578	148.00–153.00	150.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,112	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,456.33
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,153	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,683.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,093	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,629.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,134	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,275.11

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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Bulls · 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

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