Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder steers and calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and calves unevenly steady to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and calves unevenly steady to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.87/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −117.15 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$251.87

4 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$23.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs GA average

−45.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	263.73	1,353	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	240.00	1,296	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $57 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 sale4 hd

251.87

—

GA average15 barns · 381 hd

254.96

−3.09

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−45.13

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−117.15

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	1,522	161.77	2,462	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	151.47	2,268	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	147.92	1,939	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	112.66	1,149	8thin

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)	1,102	$1,754	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$1,444	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,246	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	105.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	307.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	2,019.21/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,019	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,882.37/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,882	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	1,170.86/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,171	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,885.01/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	1,653.69/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,654	9
Bulls	—	—	1,858	181.44/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,705	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	161.91/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,490	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	144.63/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,122	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	148.93/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,045	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	157.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,957	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	136.89/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,651	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	154.14/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,329	5
Bulls	—	—	1,230	149.29/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	119.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	290.14/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	263.73/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	207.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	281.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 605Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 121Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 99Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	100.00–108.00	105.56
4	—	973	117.00–125.00	119.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	161.00–163.00	161.91
5	—	1,467	143.00–146.00	144.63
5	—	1,511	151.00–158.00	154.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,373	144.00–153.00	148.93
8	—	1,244	155.00–165.00	157.28
9	—	1,206	131.00–140.00	136.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	180.00–183.00	181.44
4	—	1,645	160.00–169.00	164.42
4	—	1,230	143.00–153.00	149.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–315.00	307.99
4	400–450	441	280.00–285.00	281.22
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–290.00	284.95
2	550–600	563	265.00–275.00	269.98
2	600–650	645	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	365	270.00–280.00	274.79
4	450–500	460	250.00–260.00	255.05
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	295.00–300.00	297.59
2	350–400	370	285.00–295.00	290.14
3	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	281.73
2	450–500	468	275.00–280.00	277.57
2	500–550	513	260.00–267.50	263.73
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
13	650–700	650	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	635	200.00–215.00	207.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00

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	4	—	1,133	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,019.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,882.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,885.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	898	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,170.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,076	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,653.69
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	775.00	775.00

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

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