Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bull and 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 $325.37/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$325.37

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$43.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	345.02	1,837	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	327.05	1,784	10thin
Medium and Large 3	541	301.66	1,631	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.36/cwt here — about $206 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 sale29 hd

325.37

—

GA average13 barns · 240 hd

323.55

+1.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−64.75

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	1,552	177.52	2,755	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	146.13	2,204	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	145.92	1,916	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	129.14	1,326	15

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)	1,101	$2,010	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,711	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	917	$1,491	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	929	$2,076	15

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	550–600	562	304.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	276.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	341.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	317.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	302.05/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	305.46/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	289.02/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	318.11/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	338.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	240.54/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	339.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	370.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	324.05/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	331.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	369.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	337.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	297.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.30/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.76/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	387.57/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	336.23/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	362.51/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	460.16/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	399.17/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	437.19/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	136.86/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,381	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	154.45/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,386	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	145.60/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	137.35/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,615	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	128.18/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,355	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	145.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,918	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	156.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,300	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	138.35/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	169.76/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,594	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	179.71/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,146.29/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	1,481.72/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,482	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	880	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,751.41/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,041.78/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	1,738.33/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	693	1,705.40/head	1,625.00–1,795.00	1,705	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	2,024.13/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,024	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	364.86/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	343.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	460.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	432.36/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	297.56/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	378.18/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	322.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	303.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	395.18/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	366.89/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	331.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	445.70/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	304.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	331.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	362.87/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	337.03/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	410.34/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	227	387.06/cwt	375.00–400.00	879	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 301Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 133Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 46Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	250–300	263	380.00–395.00	387.57
2	300–350	325	365.00–375.00	369.69
2	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	415	340.00–355.00	346.30
4	450–500	456	330.00–345.00	338.74
8	500–550	511	310.00–335.00	318.11
6	550–600	562	300.00–315.00	304.17
2	600–650	608	285.00–295.00	290.02
3	650–700	675	270.00–285.00	276.64
1	700–750	710	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	360.00–370.00	365.16
4	250–300	281	335.00–350.00	341.51
4	300–350	318	300.00–325.00	317.80
3	350–400	363	295.00–325.00	305.46
5	400–450	410	295.00–315.00	302.05
4	450–500	465	275.00–305.00	289.02
3	500–550	505	265.00–275.00	270.02
2	600–650	623	225.00–255.00	240.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	255	365.00–375.00	370.10
2	300–350	338	335.00–345.00	339.89
6	350–400	354	330.00–345.00	337.54
9	400–450	436	325.00–335.00	331.06
11	450–500	463	315.00–330.00	324.05
4	500–550	503	290.00–305.00	297.49
3	550–600	573	290.00–300.00	294.94
3	600–650	612	275.00–280.00	276.66
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	425.00–435.00	429.89
5	250–300	271	420.00–445.00	432.36
4	300–350	328	395.00–425.00	410.34
5	350–400	383	385.00–405.00	395.18
5	400–450	431	350.00–380.00	364.86
9	450–500	460	340.00–350.00	343.32
5	500–550	528	325.00–335.00	331.14
5	550–600	563	320.00–325.00	322.96
3	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	303.32
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	703	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	455.00–465.00	460.16
8	250–300	288	450.00–470.00	460.75
9	300–350	320	435.00–455.00	445.70
7	350–400	360	425.00–450.00	437.19
7	400–450	413	385.00–420.00	399.17
4	450–500	473	355.00–375.00	362.51
5	500–550	508	345.00–355.00	350.02
5	550–600	557	335.00–345.00	340.02
2	650–700	655	300.00–325.00	312.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	375.00–400.00	387.06
4	250–300	271	365.00–395.00	378.18
5	300–350	330	350.00–380.00	366.89
4	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	362.87
5	400–450	436	330.00–345.00	337.03
6	450–500	458	325.00–335.00	331.65
5	500–550	527	300.00–315.00	304.94
4	550–600	558	285.00–305.00	297.56
3	600–650	600	275.00–280.00	276.67
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	582	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.76
2	550–600	558	345.00–355.00	350.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	563	335.00–340.00	336.23
2	650–700	653	315.00–320.00	317.51
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	136.00–138.00	136.86
6	—	1,057	125.00–134.00	128.18
4	—	1,003	115.00–124.00	120.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	153.00–157.00	154.45
3	—	1,378	142.00–148.00	145.60
3	—	1,602	137.00–140.00	138.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	134.00–141.00	137.35
19	—	1,315	142.00–152.00	145.85
5	—	1,470	154.00–159.00	156.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	163.00–173.00	169.76
1	—	1,870	202.00	202.00
3	—	1,478	174.00–189.00	179.71

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)	4	—	1,145	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,146.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,751.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,485	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,041.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,481.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,738.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,330	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	693	1,625.00–1,795.00	1,705.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	800	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,024.13

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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How this sale compares

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