Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 5.00- 10.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Bull calves 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.85/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.27 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$322.85

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$46.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	338.85	1,860	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	321.77	1,745	21
Medium and Large 3	547	292.52	1,601	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.33/cwt here — about $259 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 sale34 hd

322.85

—

GA average13 barns · 278 hd

329.89

−7.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−67.27

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	1,586	177.49	2,814	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	163.73	2,462	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	154.43	1,925	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	136.28	1,338	19

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)	1,112	$2,194	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,071	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,817	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	847	$2,571	7

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	329.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	291.69/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	981	1,993.09/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	353.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.82/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	341.71/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	297.18/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,079	2,011.10/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,011	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	1,717.53/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	332.33/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	385.96/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	395.36/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	319.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,527	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	392.30/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	963	1,578.31/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	945	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	145.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,337	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	137.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,359	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	125.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,288	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	181.49/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	158.48/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,108	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	152.05/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,244	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	174.41/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,445	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	161.65/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,549	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	145.92/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,773	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	167.30/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,086	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	156.54/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,979	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	370.10/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	353.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	312.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	357.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.59/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	442.44/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	453.31/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	473.33/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	382.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	317.67/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.42/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	328.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	383.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	392.55/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	308.67/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	393.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	284.03/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	410.55/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	372.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	357.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,507	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,538.22/head	2,475.00–2,675.00	2,538	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,395.16/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,049.73/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	309.15/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	309.37/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	331.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	265.97/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,019	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 315Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 57Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 53Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	385.00–405.00	395.36
5	300–350	319	375.00–395.00	385.96
5	350–400	366	355.00–375.00	370.10
2	400–450	428	325.00–335.00	329.91
6	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	319.37
3	500–550	533	285.00–305.00	291.69
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	230.00–235.00	232.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
7	300–350	317	400.00–425.00	410.55
5	350–400	372	390.00–400.00	393.09
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	337.43
12	500–550	518	325.00–335.00	331.24
9	550–600	575	300.00–315.00	309.15
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	671	270.00–295.00	284.03
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	470.00–475.00	473.33
3	250–300	272	450.00–460.00	453.31
2	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	442.44
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	433	380.00–395.00	382.45
6	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	357.37
4	500–550	521	345.00–365.00	353.59
5	550–600	571	320.00–330.00	327.06
6	600–650	623	315.00–325.00	320.00
4	650–700	661	300.00–317.50	309.37
5	750–800	759	260.00–267.50	265.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	355.00–370.00	362.50
4	300–350	306	350.00–365.00	353.73
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	428	320.00–345.00	332.33
11	450–500	476	300.00–320.00	312.75
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	295	380.00–395.00	387.50
4	300–350	336	375.00–385.00	379.98
5	350–400	372	360.00–380.00	372.04
5	400–450	421	350.00–375.00	357.85
6	450–500	463	330.00–347.50	341.71
11	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	308.67
7	550–600	577	290.00–305.00	297.18
4	600–650	633	280.00–285.00	282.48
3	650–700	675	270.00–272.50	270.82
4	700–750	718	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	278	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	378	390.00–400.00	392.55
5	400–450	406	380.00–390.00	383.00
3	500–550	527	325.00–330.00	328.28
11	550–600	569	310.00–329.00	317.67
3	600–650	608	295.00–312.50	302.42
2	650–700	653	280.00–285.00	282.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	397.40
4	500–550	534	335.00–345.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	392.30
2	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	480	350.00–360.00	353.16
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	603	295.00–305.00	300.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

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	—	905	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	981	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,993.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,079	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,011.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,016	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,717.53
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,179	2,475.00–2,675.00	2,538.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,395.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,073	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,049.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	141.00–150.00	145.50
9	—	991	130.00–140.00	137.17
5	—	1,027	120.00–129.00	125.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	146.00–156.00	152.05
8	—	1,402	169.00–178.00	174.41
13	—	1,577	154.00–168.00	161.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,215	139.00–150.00	145.92
12	—	1,247	156.00–175.00	167.30
56	—	1,264	145.00–163.00	156.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	185.00–188.00	186.52
5	—	1,566	175.00–184.00	181.49
2	—	1,330	154.00–163.00	158.48

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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