Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 - 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls remained mostly steady. Replacement cattle were mostly steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers were both steady to 5.00 higher. Bull and heifer calves were 5.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.78/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.23 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$298.78

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$41.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs GA average

−30.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	317.13	1,727	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	297.98	1,634	15thin
Medium and Large 3	534	276.05	1,473	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.08/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

298.78

—

GA average14 barns · 430 hd

308.25

−9.47

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−30.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−70.23

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	—	High	1,750	178.06	3,116	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	162.67	2,438	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	151.88	1,882	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	130.86	1,393	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$1,820	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,775	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,622	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	801	$2,355	20

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	400–450	418	333.18/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,393	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	258.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	238.65/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	424.72/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	301.23/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.68/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	391.74/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	321.84/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	385.16/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	325.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	455.19/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	303.09/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	331.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	372.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,341	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	311.63/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	291.07/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	373.32/cwt	360.00–385.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	375.34/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	383.61/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	360.68/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	398.57/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,224.26/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,536.15/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,536	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	1,711.00/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	468.55/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	364.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	377.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,249	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	699	1,342.75/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,343	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	399.32/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	433.31/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,343	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	759	2,065.15/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,065	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	784	2,577.12/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,577	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	738	1,265.46/head	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	132.93/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,444	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	169.24/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,655	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,163	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	168.86/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,014	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	185.74/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,325	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	118.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,266	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,938.51/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	142.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,809	20
Bulls	—	—	1,933	175.25/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,388	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	164.46/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	152.98/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,888	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	142.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	361.55/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,202	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	1,519.29/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,519	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	1,970.85/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,971	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,175.02/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	295.61/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	281.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	308.30/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,323	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	266.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	306.60/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	337.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,446	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	330.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	345.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	292.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.95/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	324.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	235.50/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	336.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	379.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	356.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	355.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	268.80/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	294.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	346.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	335.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	363.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	354.62/cwt	335.00–375.00	933	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.

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Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 253Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 91Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	360.00–385.00	373.32
2	250–300	260	360.00–365.00	362.50
5	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	356.97
10	350–400	382	330.00–360.00	346.96
14	400–450	418	325.00–355.00	333.18
7	450–500	465	325.00–340.00	331.56
8	500–550	533	290.00–310.00	303.09
7	550–600	566	285.00–295.00	292.15
4	600–650	616	265.00–280.00	268.80
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	258	385.00–400.00	391.74
5	300–350	331	370.00–385.00	377.45
10	350–400	360	365.00–390.00	372.45
11	400–450	414	345.00–395.00	360.68
5	450–500	471	350.00–367.50	364.01
7	500–550	516	315.00–330.00	325.77
11	550–600	563	300.00–315.00	311.63
6	600–650	608	295.00–307.50	301.23
3	650–700	672	255.00–265.00	258.23
2	750–800	768	232.50–245.00	238.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	330.00–345.00	335.37
3	350–400	360	295.00–315.00	306.60
12	400–450	429	285.00–335.00	308.30
10	450–500	478	275.00–307.50	295.61
9	500–550	515	270.00–285.00	281.60
5	550–600	567	250.00–275.00	266.05
3	600–650	615	245.00–255.00	250.03
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00–375.00	363.06
3	250–300	263	335.00–375.00	354.62
3	300–350	343	340.00–355.00	345.02
8	350–400	372	335.00–355.00	345.00
14	400–450	428	320.00–350.00	337.96
7	450–500	472	310.00–335.00	324.31
4	500–550	526	285.00–310.00	294.96
2	550–600	550	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.72
3	300–350	310	370.00–395.00	379.92
4	350–400	370	365.00–390.00	380.95
11	400–450	413	355.00–385.00	375.34
8	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	355.48
5	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	336.81
8	550–600	570	295.00–335.00	321.84
1	600–650	640	317.50	317.50
6	650–700	666	280.00–315.00	291.07
3	700–750	733	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	750–800	770	226.00–245.00	235.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	455.00–475.00	468.55
2	250–300	265	445.00–465.00	455.19
3	300–350	310	430.00–435.00	433.31
7	350–400	384	395.00–410.00	399.32
7	400–450	419	390.00–410.00	398.57
10	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	355.03
3	550–600	567	335.00–345.00	341.65
4	600–650	623	322.50–330.00	325.68
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	705	280.00–285.00	282.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	609	360.00–367.50	361.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	486	375.00–387.50	385.16
9	500–550	522	365.00–387.50	383.61
2	550–600	570	375.00–380.00	377.43
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	330.19
2	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,224.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175.02
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	699	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,342.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	738	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,265.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,519.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,970.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,536.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,711.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	784	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,577.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	759	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,065.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,086	128.00–137.00	132.93
8	—	1,064	112.00–124.00	118.97
6	—	1,017	139.00–145.00	142.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	162.00–172.00	169.24
3	—	1,405	150.00–160.00	153.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	162.00–176.00	168.86
20	—	1,268	136.00–146.00	142.70
28	—	1,234	148.00–161.00	152.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,790	183.00–188.00	185.74
4	—	1,933	171.00–181.00	175.25
2	—	1,285	164.00–165.00	164.46

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

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How this sale compares

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