Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $269.33/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −120.79 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$269.33

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$54.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	310.12	1,591	2thin
Medium and Large 2	536	277.57	1,488	19thin
Medium and Large 3	538	255.31	1,373	17thin

One grade step is worth $54.81/cwt here — about $217 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 sale38 hd

269.33

—

GA average15 barns · 463 hd

283.33

−14.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−120.79

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	—	Low	1,605	154.67	2,482	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	145.08	2,159	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	140.30	1,771	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	117.80	1,239	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)	1,163	$1,813	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,728	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,533	26

Every lot, as filed

85 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	500–550	511	259.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,324	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	311.22/cwt	310.00–315.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	252.44/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	279.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	294.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	255.62/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	280.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	263.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	269.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,246	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.46/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	297.13/cwt	297.00–297.50	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	363.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	274.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,067.09/head	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,067	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	139.46/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,551	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,372	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	168.32/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,870	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	144.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,101	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	119.38/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,300	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	140.71/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,735	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	133.32/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,753	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	152.02/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,444	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	129.61/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	149.01/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,882	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	2,433.73/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,434	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	2,388.32/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,875.92/head	2,775.00–2,950.00	2,876	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	1,447.73/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,448	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,723.60/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,069	1,707.65/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,708	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,123.82/head	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,124	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,802.77/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,803	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	878	1,366.74/head	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	1,748.91/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,749	14
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,122.48/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	310.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	237.35/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	301.96/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,410	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	268.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	398.41/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	233.95/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	285.88/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,478	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	375.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	322.74/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	315.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	354.17/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	298.19/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	341.66/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	253.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	252.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	380.33/cwt	370.00–385.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	260.86/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	306.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	340.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	291.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	284.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,445	5

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 599Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 230Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 160Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	330.00–335.00	332.56
3	250–300	272	300.00–315.00	306.56
5	350–400	359	290.00–300.00	294.01
10	400–450	426	275.00–285.00	279.00
13	450–500	462	265.00–275.00	269.60
15	500–550	511	255.00–265.00	259.02
5	550–600	564	247.00–255.00	252.44
2	600–650	625	225.00–230.00	227.42
3	650–700	673	220.00–225.00	221.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	335.00–345.00	340.23
4	300–350	314	310.00–315.00	311.22
6	400–450	412	290.00–295.00	291.64
4	450–500	469	285.00–295.00	289.97
5	500–550	507	275.00–295.00	284.98
3	550–600	558	255.00–265.00	260.00
3	600–650	612	245.00–265.00	253.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	300.00–305.00	302.55
3	350–400	367	275.00–285.00	280.18
8	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	263.80
8	450–500	458	245.00–260.00	255.62
3	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	245.11
3	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	235.06
2	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	320.00–322.50	321.24
1	750–800	765	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	519	297.00–297.50	297.13
2	550–600	560	286.00–295.00	290.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	305	390.00–400.00	394.92
3	450–500	457	320.00–325.00	321.68
2	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	310.12
2	650–700	663	250.00–252.50	251.25
1	700–750	735	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	370.00–385.00	380.33
4	250–300	276	350.00–375.00	363.62
3	300–350	337	330.00–355.00	341.66
6	350–400	363	310.00–330.00	315.87
9	400–450	411	285.00–305.00	298.19
7	450–500	458	270.00–285.00	274.32
6	500–550	503	252.50–270.00	260.86
11	550–600	557	250.00–260.00	252.29
3	600–650	620	230.00–237.00	233.95
5	650–700	669	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	700–750	705	215.00–225.00	219.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	288	395.00–405.00	398.41
4	300–350	314	370.00–380.00	375.14
6	350–400	361	345.00–365.00	354.17
11	400–450	427	315.00–335.00	322.74
11	450–500	467	295.00–310.00	301.96
10	500–550	517	275.00–295.00	285.88
9	550–600	557	265.00–275.00	268.34
2	600–650	605	240.00–250.00	245.04
4	650–700	660	235.00–242.50	237.35
2	750–800	795	215.00	215.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,267	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,067.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,723.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,084	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,123.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,447.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,069	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,151	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,748.91
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,366.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,122.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,433.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	760	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,388.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	2,775.00–2,950.00	2,875.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,282	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,802.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	137.00–143.00	139.46
6	—	1,551	150.00–156.00	152.91
3	—	1,705	168.00–169.00	168.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	142.00–148.00	144.82
3	—	1,608	149.00–157.00	152.02
2	—	1,418	134.00–137.00	135.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,089	115.00–123.00	119.38
4	—	904	100.00–105.00	102.61
3	—	1,048	129.00–130.00	129.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,233	137.00–146.00	140.71
14	—	1,315	126.00–137.00	133.32
10	—	1,263	147.00–152.00	149.01

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

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle