Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.31/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −81.81 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$308.31

15 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$53.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	328.61	1,775	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	306.27	1,677	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	274.83	1,580	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.78/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale15 hd

308.31

—

GA average14 barns · 169 hd

313.21

−4.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−81.81

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	1,621	169.03	2,740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	147.29	1,747	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	141.32	2,198	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	125.05	1,349	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	347.70/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	296.57/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	354.84/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	319.94/cwt	300.00–335.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	319.27/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	328.13/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	323.69/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	340.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	357.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	371.42/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	439.90/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	340.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	127.75/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,437	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	141.32/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,198	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	145.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,774	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	135.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	176.46/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	157.61/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	173.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	247.28/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	274.83/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	386.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	241.18/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	433.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	369.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	339.86/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	364.97/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	247.55/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	339.94/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	366.44/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	390.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	298.35/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	287.33/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,049	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 319Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 85Year ago 146

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	215	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–460.00	439.90
7	350–400	363	380.00–400.00	390.77
10	400–450	420	360.00–380.00	366.44
14	450–500	476	335.00–365.00	340.79
4	500–550	524	320.00–335.00	327.52
3	550–600	562	325.00–335.00	330.06
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	335.00–365.00	347.70
2	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	575	260.00–290.00	274.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	425.00–445.00	433.67
4	300–350	323	375.00–395.00	386.47
3	350–400	363	360.00–375.00	369.77
7	400–450	426	330.00–355.00	339.94
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	305.00
2	550–600	560	305.00–310.00	307.54
2	600–650	643	235.00–260.00	247.55
4	650–700	679	225.00–250.00	241.18
2	700–750	718	235.00–260.00	247.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
6	300–350	313	340.00–365.00	354.84
10	350–400	382	330.00–350.00	340.93
5	400–450	427	325.00–330.00	328.13
12	450–500	470	315.00–327.50	323.69
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	638	255.00–260.00	257.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	355.00–375.00	364.97
5	400–450	434	335.00–350.00	339.86
3	500–550	512	310.00–328.00	319.27
6	550–600	575	290.00–315.00	296.57
2	600–650	610	275.00–285.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	309	300.00–335.00	319.94
2	350–400	365	275.00–300.00	287.33
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	463	290.00–310.00	298.35
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	350.00–365.00	357.45
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	468	365.00–372.50	371.42
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	589	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,125	120.00–134.00	127.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	139.00–144.00	141.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,219	140.00–155.00	145.50
2	—	1,010	132.00–139.00	135.10
2	—	1,050	167.50–185.00	176.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	151.00–164.00	157.61
7	—	1,736	170.00–180.00	173.92

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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