Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle remained mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Steer and bull calves were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher, and heifer calves were sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.52/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.49 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$300.52

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$61.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.73

vs GA average

−32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	324.93	1,769	12thin
Medium and Large 2	544	300.84	1,637	15thin
Medium and Large 3	557	263.32	1,466	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.60/cwt here — about $303 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

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 sale35 hd

300.52

—

GA average13 barns · 411 hd

315.25

−14.73

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−32.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−68.49

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	1,825	180.44	3,292	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	159.59	2,378	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	155.08	1,942	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	128.08	1,266	9thin

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)	1,035	$2,015	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$1,955	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$1,912	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.42/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	385.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	306.46/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	412.42/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	292.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	377.66/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	362.12/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,387	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	378.22/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,377	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	368.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	310.61/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,466	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,701.50/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,740.54/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,575.30/head	2,450.00–2,675.00	2,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	346.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	264.78/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	285.01/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	301.75/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,285	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	277.58/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	276.91/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	355.06/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	1,908.35/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	765	1,734.97/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,735	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	805	1,737.81/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,305	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	163.46/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	154.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,892	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	142.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	157.66/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,264	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	162.56/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,188	13
Bulls	—	—	1,919	184.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	172.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	126.87/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	349.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	345.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	255.17/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	370.68/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	334.64/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	329.41/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	386.70/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	329.30/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	318.80/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	293.41/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	409.89/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	377.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	283.16/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,388.32/head	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,388	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,202.07/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	343.44/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	273.49/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	299.85/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	344.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,619	13

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 478Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 107Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 78Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	334	370.00–385.00	377.66
4	350–400	383	355.00–375.00	362.12
2	400–450	418	320.00–325.00	322.57
14	450–500	472	295.00–325.00	310.61
9	500–550	525	295.00–317.50	306.46
6	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	292.41
2	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	693	240.00–260.00	250.04
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	426	290.00–307.50	301.75
2	450–500	490	270.00–285.00	277.58
3	500–550	515	265.00–285.00	276.91
5	550–600	582	240.00–270.00	255.17
2	600–650	613	225.00–230.00	227.45
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	390.00
9	400–450	407	340.00–350.00	345.03
8	450–500	464	325.00–340.00	329.41
7	500–550	529	320.00–337.50	329.30
5	550–600	566	305.00–330.00	318.80
11	600–650	623	272.50–310.00	293.41
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	439	370.00–390.00	385.04
2	450–500	475	365.00–385.00	375.42
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	438	345.00–365.00	355.06
2	450–500	463	335.00–355.00	345.27
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	523	385.00–387.50	386.70
5	600–650	629	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00–415.00	412.42
8	350–400	364	365.00–395.00	378.22
3	400–450	418	360.00–380.00	368.03
13	450–500	470	330.00–360.00	344.50
8	500–550	522	330.00–357.50	343.44
3	550–600	563	290.00–315.00	299.85
3	600–650	610	270.00–295.00	283.16
7	650–700	669	265.00–289.00	273.49
2	700–750	718	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	375	345.00–355.00	350.20
3	400–450	433	340.00–355.00	346.67
4	450–500	473	275.00–300.00	285.01
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	255.00–275.00	264.78
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	373	400.00–425.00	409.89
2	400–450	408	390.00–400.00	394.97
2	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	377.22
7	500–550	518	365.00–382.50	370.68
13	550–600	565	340.00–365.00	349.67
2	600–650	623	325.00–345.00	334.64
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	740	293.00	293.00
3	750–800	765	260.00–270.00	265.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	2,450.00–2,675.00	2,575.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,701.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	843	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908.35
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	765	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,734.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,175.00–2,650.00	2,388.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	120.00	120.00
3	—	983	130.00–136.00	132.78
5	—	956	125.00–129.00	126.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	163.00–164.00	163.46
4	—	1,436	154.00–161.00	157.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	150.00–157.00	154.05
7	—	1,117	138.00–148.00	142.81
13	—	1,346	159.00–166.00	162.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	189.00	189.00
4	—	1,919	180.00–187.00	184.50
3	—	1,747	170.00–175.00	172.18

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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