Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.59/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −79.42 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$289.59

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$40.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

vs GA average

−24.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	305.74	1,612	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	284.69	1,551	8thin
Medium and Large 3	552	265.11	1,464	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.64/cwt here — about $148 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

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 sale23 hd

289.59

—

GA average15 barns · 508 hd

302.68

−13.09

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−24.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−79.42

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	1,640	181.22	2,972	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	155.00	2,362	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	149.30	1,788	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	128.91	1,285	27

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)	1,215	$2,328	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,949	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$1,773	18

Every lot, as filed

90 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	200–250	235	384.79/cwt	375.00–395.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	272.82/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	351.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	332.68/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	348.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	321.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	340.26/cwt	325.00–355.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	378.42/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	361.97/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	358.92/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	370.00/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	258.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	237.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	276.58/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	298.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	251.78/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	356.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	335.92/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	303.82/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	398.41/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.06/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	342.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	273.64/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	398.72/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	340.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	397.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	319.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	327.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	354.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	326.05/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	368.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	452.22/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	269.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	150.04/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,794	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	139.77/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,582	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	161.35/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,115	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	114.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,064	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	138.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,381	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	129.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,351	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	154.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,195	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	163.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	190.84/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,162	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	178.99/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,157	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,897.45/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,242	1,947.79/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,943.09/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,943	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,616.10/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	2,112.50/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,113	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,066	1,759.19/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,759	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	2,400.85/head	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,401	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	733	1,555.97/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	789	1,305.12/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	367.46/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	302.80/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	378.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	301.16/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	396.59/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	289.84/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	353.80/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	363.82/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	308.30/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	399.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,472	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 317Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 94Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 27Year ago 13

Compared to one week slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	375.00–395.00	384.79
3	300–350	322	375.00–385.00	378.42
4	350–400	354	355.00–380.00	363.82
2	450–500	460	315.00–325.00	320.00
4	500–550	515	295.00–300.00	297.57
4	550–600	563	270.00–275.00	271.26
2	600–650	623	265.00–275.00	269.82
2	650–700	663	255.00–265.00	259.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	390.00–410.00	399.64
4	300–350	341	390.00–405.00	398.72
3	350–400	372	385.00–405.00	396.59
4	400–450	408	345.00–360.00	353.80
5	450–500	464	345.00–360.00	351.08
8	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	313.24
7	550–600	563	295.00–310.00	302.80
2	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	289.84
6	650–700	691	272.00–277.00	272.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	445.00–460.00	452.22
6	300–350	320	410.00–420.00	414.97
5	350–400	382	405.00–420.00	409.95
5	400–450	425	370.00–395.00	378.84
6	450–500	462	365.00–375.00	367.46
3	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	340.00
2	550–600	555	320.00–325.00	322.52
3	600–650	612	305.00–315.00	308.30
2	650–700	670	295.00–307.50	301.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	335.00–355.00	348.94
2	250–300	285	325.00–355.00	340.26
3	300–350	327	335.00–350.00	340.13
6	350–400	368	310.00–340.00	332.68
4	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	321.29
4	450–500	463	295.00–310.00	303.82
2	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.15
3	550–600	577	255.00–265.00	258.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	385.00–395.00	389.94
2	250–300	268	375.00–385.00	380.05
5	300–350	335	355.00–380.00	361.97
9	350–400	363	345.00–365.00	356.09
9	400–450	418	330.00–345.00	335.92
8	450–500	460	315.00–330.00	319.42
3	500–550	513	290.00–305.00	298.21
5	550–600	564	270.00–285.00	276.58
3	600–650	622	245.00–255.00	251.78
2	650–700	658	230.00–245.00	237.47
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	319	390.00–405.00	398.41
5	350–400	369	365.00–380.00	370.00
6	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	358.92
9	450–500	464	335.00–365.00	342.79
7	500–550	514	310.00–315.00	311.06
3	550–600	558	290.00–295.00	293.34
4	600–650	630	265.00–280.00	273.64
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	219	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	415	390.00–400.00	397.50
2	450–500	465	370.00–375.00	372.45
2	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	368.17
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	354.93
4	500–550	535	320.00–335.00	327.57
5	550–600	562	315.00–335.00	326.05
2	600–650	623	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,196	144.00–156.00	150.04
13	—	1,132	132.00–143.00	139.77
8	—	1,311	157.00–167.00	161.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	933	110.00–119.00	114.08
10	—	995	135.00–144.00	138.81
10	—	1,044	124.00–133.00	129.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	152.00–156.00	154.35
1	—	1,835	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,522	160.00–161.00	160.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	162.00–168.00	163.95
7	—	1,657	186.00–194.00	190.84
7	—	1,764	174.00–185.00	178.99

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)	2	—	1,175	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,897.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,943.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,059	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,112.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,947.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,616.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,066	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,759.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,098	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,400.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,555.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	789	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,305.12

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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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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