Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle higher. Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 - 5.00 higher. All bulls unevenly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.67/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.34 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$320.67

21 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$53.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs GA average

−12.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	333.18	1,785	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	313.63	1,674	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	280.00	1,526	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.18/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

320.67

—

GA average11 barns · 378 hd

317.54

+3.13

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−12.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−48.34

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	1,704	183.28	3,124	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	161.59	2,463	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	156.97	1,930	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	133.72	1,286	12

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)	1,192	$2,149	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,085	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,008	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,751	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	382.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	352.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	298.68/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	382.61/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	407.59/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	314.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,662	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	392.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	330.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	370.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	380.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,215	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	364.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	342.49/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	348.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	358.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	312.12/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	344.27/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,133	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,069.80/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,825.22/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	353.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	256.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	381.54/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	348.47/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	166.03/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	157.73/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,923	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	149.85/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,755	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	195.53/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	185.75/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	167.33/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,319	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	126.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	145.99/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,434	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	159.82/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	388.37/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	307.57/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	338.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	354.50/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,999	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,286.67/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	398.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	242.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	346.23/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	329.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,611	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,001.05/head	2,875.00–3,125.00	3,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,755	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	327.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	269.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	347.97/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	370.51/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	305.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	369.45/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	422.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,175	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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 224Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 76Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 27

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,286.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,069.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.22
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,875.00–3,125.00	3,001.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	407.59
2	400–450	408	370.00–395.00	382.73
4	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	352.27
2	500–550	510	345.00–347.50	346.23
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	355.00–375.00	364.73
4	400–450	425	345.00–365.00	353.44
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	524	360.00–372.50	370.51
8	550–600	564	350.00–356.00	354.50
3	600–650	625	335.00–340.00	338.31
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	395.00–400.00	398.71
2	300–350	313	390.00–395.00	392.60
2	350–400	355	375.00–390.00	382.61
4	450–500	486	345.00–355.00	348.82
4	500–550	519	320.00–335.00	327.54
4	550–600	574	285.00–310.00	298.68
3	600–650	615	260.00–275.00	269.96
2	700–750	703	235.00–250.00	242.47
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	313	375.00–385.00	381.54
3	350–400	382	350.00–370.00	358.60
7	400–450	421	335.00–355.00	348.47
2	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	330.26
2	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	309.71
4	550–600	560	240.00–265.00	256.16
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	420.00–425.00	422.61
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	410	385.00–390.00	388.37
5	500–550	518	340.00–355.00	347.97
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	638	300.00–310.00	306.63
2	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	319	375.00–390.00	380.85
7	350–400	369	360.00–380.00	370.58
10	400–450	422	335.00–350.00	342.49
10	450–500	489	325.00–330.00	329.49
7	500–550	528	300.00–325.00	314.86
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	329	325.00–355.00	344.27
3	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	312.12
6	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	307.57
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	410	365.00–385.00	369.45
3	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	338.32
8	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	336.24
3	550–600	572	320.00–330.00	325.03
2	600–650	613	295.00–315.00	305.04
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	164.00–167.00	166.03
11	—	1,219	153.00–163.00	157.73
5	—	1,171	143.00–152.00	149.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	130.00–140.00	133.38
3	—	933	125.00–129.00	126.34
2	—	908	143.00–149.00	145.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	165.00–167.00	166.00
10	—	1,548	154.00–164.00	159.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	194.00–197.00	195.53
3	—	1,697	184.00–188.00	185.75
2	—	1,500	163.00–173.00	167.33

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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