Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.41/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.71 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$316.41

7 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	322.44	1,732	4thin
Medium and Large 3	530	308.36	1,634	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

316.41

—

GA average14 barns · 145 hd

313.46

+2.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−73.71

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	1,590	177.70	2,825	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	151.72	1,885	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	151.11	2,230	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	130.95	1,344	4thin

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)	1,065	$1,724	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,683	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,160	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	281.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	371.21/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	393.37/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	328.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	363.24/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	268.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,551.43/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,508.73/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	294.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	308.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	130.95/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	174.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,850	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	150.39/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,229	8
Bulls	—	—	1,390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	353.25/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	144.27/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,721	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	175.32/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	155.11/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,020	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.88/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,160.30/head	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,160	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	408.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,748.81/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,749	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,852.80/head	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,853	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 234Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 94Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 95Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	428	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	572	325.00–327.50	326.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	325.00–330.00	328.33
3	300–350	313	325.00–330.00	328.24
13	450–500	479	290.00–295.00	294.24
3	500–550	533	285.00–290.00	286.69
3	550–600	580	275.00–285.00	281.61
3	600–650	632	265.00–275.00	268.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	485	275.00–285.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	400–450	408	325.00–330.00	327.45
2	450–500	460	315.00–317.50	316.26
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	408.48
3	300–350	327	390.00–395.00	393.37
4	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	371.21
3	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	363.24
3	500–550	523	325.00–330.00	326.59
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	665	270.00–275.00	272.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	335	375.00–380.00	377.46
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	353.25
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	530	305.00–310.00	308.36
2	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	425.00–435.00	430.12
4	300–350	313	405.00–415.00	409.88
2	350–400	380	395.00–400.00	397.40
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	935	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,508.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,748.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,143	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,852.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	995	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,160.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	123.00–137.00	130.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,545	138.00	138.00
8	—	1,482	143.00–157.00	150.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,193	138.00–149.00	144.27
2	—	1,045	170.00–182.50	175.32
19	—	1,302	150.00–166.00	155.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	172.00–180.00	174.84
1	—	1,390	192.00	192.00

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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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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