Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.68/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.43 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$315.68

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$48.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	343.58	1,818	7thin
Medium and Large 2	523	322.93	1,688	16thin
Medium and Large 3	553	294.94	1,631	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.64/cwt here — about $187 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 sale38 hd

315.68

—

GA average15 barns · 333 hd

320.13

−4.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−74.43

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	1,744	172.61	3,010	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	149.32	1,839	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	143.02	2,320	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	132.82	1,400	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)	1,054	$1,846	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,845	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,444	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,472	6

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	400–450	418	358.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	323.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	248.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	325.16/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	323.82/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	325.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	279.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	283.94/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	377.34/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	304.22/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	349.53/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	287.54/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	314.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	357.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	363.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	402.49/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	311.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	363.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	390.66/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	467.54/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	348.68/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	381.84/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	434.82/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	380.15/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	406.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	417.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	466.19/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	137.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,643	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,398	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	139.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	134.66/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,348	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	144.36/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	147.68/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,759	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,097	16
Bulls	—	—	1,698	162.49/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	175.50/cwt	172.00–180.00	3,084	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	848	1,250.59/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,126.08/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,564.29/head	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,079.38/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,079	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,818.03/head	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,818	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	840	1,524.85/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	2,333.59/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	289.94/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	361.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	311.66/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	376.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	464.84/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	384.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,377	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	318.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	288.32/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	334.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	342.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	325.68/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	281.24/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	302.29/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,707	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 306Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 54Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	285	425.00–445.00	434.82
2	300–350	315	400.00–435.00	417.78
8	350–400	358	380.00–395.00	384.66
8	400–450	418	350.00–370.00	358.67
11	450–500	465	330.00–350.00	342.20
10	500–550	501	315.00–335.00	325.68
6	550–600	559	310.00–330.00	318.35
3	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	288.32
4	650–700	670	275.00–290.00	281.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	332	365.00–385.00	376.05
8	350–400	363	340.00–375.00	361.38
8	400–450	434	315.00–340.00	334.55
6	450–500	459	300.00–325.00	311.66
6	500–550	526	295.00–310.00	302.43
9	550–600	571	285.00–305.00	289.94
3	600–650	622	270.00–280.00	274.88
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	460.00–470.00	464.84
4	300–350	305	455.00–470.00	466.19
4	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	406.38
6	400–450	413	370.00–390.00	380.15
3	450–500	462	350.00–360.00	355.04
4	500–550	508	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	557	340.00–345.00	341.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
11	350–400	393	365.00–370.00	367.51
4	400–450	406	340.00–360.00	348.68
5	450–500	459	320.00–325.00	323.99
8	500–550	513	310.00–320.00	314.36
2	550–600	555	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	667	280.00–285.00	281.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	360.00–395.00	377.34
5	300–350	331	355.00–365.00	360.02
6	350–400	359	342.00–360.00	349.53
10	400–450	441	320.00–330.00	325.50
12	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	311.69
7	500–550	514	300.00–310.00	304.22
6	550–600	566	280.00–295.00	287.54
4	600–650	620	245.00–255.00	248.88
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00–360.00	357.45
6	300–350	318	315.00–335.00	323.82
7	350–400	374	315.00–330.00	325.16
7	400–450	406	285.00–315.00	302.29
8	450–500	473	275.00–295.00	283.94
5	500–550	517	270.00–290.00	279.98
3	550–600	562	270.00–275.00	273.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	350.00–375.00	363.76
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	553	310.00–315.00	312.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	390.00–392.00	390.66
5	450–500	487	355.00–365.00	363.15
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	593	335.00–340.00	337.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	465.00–470.00	467.54
4	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	402.49
8	400–450	413	380.00–390.00	381.84
7	450–500	469	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	631	327.50	327.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	132.00–141.00	137.46
22	—	1,191	142.00–154.00	147.68
16	—	1,313	155.00–165.00	159.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	123.00–128.00	125.47
4	—	1,058	137.00–142.00	139.24
6	—	1,001	133.00–136.00	134.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,608	141.00–146.00	144.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	158.00–167.00	162.49
7	—	1,757	172.00–180.00	175.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,126.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,079.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,564.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,818.03
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,250.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,333.59

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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