Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.13/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.99 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$316.13

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	331.91	1,840	8thin
Medium and Large 2	529	318.06	1,683	10thin
Medium and Large 3	531	287.00	1,523	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $317 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

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 sale23 hd

316.13

—

GA average14 barns · 262 hd

322.65

−6.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−73.99

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	1,701	184.38	3,135	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	152.12	2,421	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	147.69	2,004	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	130.42	1,308	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)	1,109	$2,007	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,717	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,630	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,888	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	250–300	263	340.13/cwt	330.00–350.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	341.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	243.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	356.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	320.09/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	289.03/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	358.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	284.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	300.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	320.50/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	280.15/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	344.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	297.62/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	252.44/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	327.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	328.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	452.56/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	381.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	286.63/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	287.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	335.16/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	411.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	374.94/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	380.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	422.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	462.58/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	456.17/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	390.79/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	328.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	365.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	118.36/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	141.11/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	147.87/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,064	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	135.76/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,492	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	155.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,101	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	130.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,309	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	154.15/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,443	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	143.12/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	183.86/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,050	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	172.33/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,914	194.32/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,095.96/head	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,796.31/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,796	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	1,435.48/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,435	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,899.85/head	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,441.63/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	394.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	321.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	393.08/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	397.35/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,454	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	414.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	433.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	333.98/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	362.83/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,549	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	338.31/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	342.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	430.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	392.36/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	302.88/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	428.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	310.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,743	3

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 297Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 146Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 60Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	345.00–370.00	356.39
3	250–300	263	330.00–350.00	340.13
4	300–350	315	325.00–335.00	330.24
6	350–400	358	310.00–330.00	320.09
5	400–450	414	295.00–305.00	300.17
5	450–500	459	280.00–300.00	289.03
3	500–550	515	275.00–285.00	280.15
3	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	243.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	250–300	253	375.00–385.00	380.05
8	300–350	319	345.00–375.00	358.28
5	350–400	376	335.00–350.00	341.99
5	400–450	400	325.00–330.00	327.00
10	450–500	455	315.00–325.00	320.50
3	500–550	518	290.00–302.50	297.62
7	550–600	555	270.00–290.00	284.30
2	600–650	605	245.00–260.00	252.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	390.00–395.00	392.36
5	300–350	318	380.00–390.00	381.95
5	400–450	416	340.00–350.00	344.13
5	450–500	459	325.00–335.00	330.04
3	500–550	517	310.00–320.00	313.42
5	550–600	562	295.00–310.00	302.88
3	600–650	603	280.00–295.00	286.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	440.00–460.00	452.56
2	350–400	353	425.00–435.00	430.04
4	450–500	456	375.00–385.00	380.01
2	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	342.56
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	610	325.00–345.00	335.16
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	440.00–450.00	445.09
3	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	411.46
2	400–450	413	365.00–385.00	374.94
3	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	328.37
2	600–650	635	280.00–295.00	287.38
2	650–700	663	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	733	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00–470.00	462.58
7	250–300	274	445.00–470.00	456.17
4	300–350	318	425.00–435.00	428.86
4	350–400	370	420.00–430.00	422.50
6	400–450	414	385.00–410.00	390.79
5	450–500	456	360.00–370.00	365.99
3	500–550	512	330.00–345.00	338.31
5	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	328.07
3	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	390.00–400.00	394.73
5	300–350	336	390.00–395.00	393.08
3	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	381.69
6	400–450	421	325.00–345.00	333.98
3	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	325.04
3	500–550	508	295.00–300.00	298.28
2	550–600	565	265.00–275.00	270.09
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	425.00–440.00	433.38
5	250–300	293	420.00–440.00	430.03
7	300–350	329	410.00–420.00	414.88
8	350–400	366	390.00–405.00	397.35
13	400–450	427	350.00–380.00	362.83
10	450–500	465	335.00–350.00	342.06
7	500–550	515	315.00–325.00	321.49
3	550–600	562	300.00–315.00	310.06
2	600–650	615	270.00–275.00	272.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	112.00–121.00	118.36
4	—	1,110	139.00–147.00	141.11
15	—	1,001	125.00–136.00	130.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,396	142.00–153.00	147.87
7	—	1,099	129.00–140.00	135.76
9	—	1,347	154.00–159.00	155.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,585	152.00–156.00	154.15
2	—	1,345	139.00–148.00	143.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	179.00–188.00	183.86
3	—	1,513	166.00–176.00	172.33
4	—	1,914	192.00–196.00	194.32

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	976	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,435.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,441.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,160	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,095.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,171	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,796.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,899.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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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