Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls and bull calves 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 $311.45/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.57 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$311.45

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$37.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.85

vs GA average

−29.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	324.74	1,723	18thin
Medium and Large 2	549	287.51	1,580	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.23/cwt here — about $143 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 sale28 hd

311.45

—

GA average13 barns · 447 hd

320.30

−8.85

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−29.47

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−57.57

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	1,620	183.13	2,967	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	160.73	2,404	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	158.16	1,998	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	146.93	1,567	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)	1,204	$2,147	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,826	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,731	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	838	$2,317	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	1,553.55/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	298.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	352.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	328.33/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	313.97/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	292.25/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	247.64/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	344.18/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,794.42/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,794	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,214	1,984.19/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,984	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	282.78/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	302.41/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	302.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,411	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	1,073	1,501.57/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	735	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	290.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	317.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,658	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	141.13/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,321	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,221	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	154.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,767	9
Bulls	—	—	1,518	173.75/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	191.49/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	184.68/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,023	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	150.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,475	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	160.40/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,122	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	171.30/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,491	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	146.31/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,009	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	157.43/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,878	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	171.76/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,269	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	315.27/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	293.61/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.19/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	291.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	380.92/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	358.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	377.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	374.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	289.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	333.41/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.12/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	367.77/cwt	367.50–368.00	1,934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	369.09/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,133	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	332.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,591	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,308.82/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,309	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,908.73/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	399.82/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	253.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	327.66/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	351.69/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	336.84/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	310.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	331.71/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	305.17/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	315.05/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	320.75/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,953	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,145.18/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	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.

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Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 344Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 97Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 31Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	474	315.00–335.00	329.19
5	500–550	522	310.00–330.00	317.58
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	375.00–380.00	377.43
2	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	475	345.00–360.00	352.66
6	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	340.93
2	550–600	563	335.00–340.00	337.44
4	600–650	609	320.00–321.00	320.75
2	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	428	380.00–382.50	380.92
5	450–500	462	378.00	378.00
13	500–550	526	367.50–368.00	367.77
11	550–600	578	369.00–370.00	369.09
9	600–650	629	339.50	339.50
3	650–700	693	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	385	345.00–355.00	349.87
6	400–450	432	320.00–335.00	328.33
6	450–500	476	305.00–325.00	315.05
4	500–550	526	290.00–305.00	298.81
6	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	279.98
2	600–650	620	265.00–270.00	267.52
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00–320.00	315.27
3	350–400	393	280.00–295.00	290.04
4	400–450	433	285.00–305.00	293.61
6	450–500	471	275.00–300.00	291.91
1	650–700	670	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	395.00–405.00	399.82
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
13	350–400	387	360.00–380.00	374.96
7	400–450	424	347.50–375.00	351.69
7	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	332.82
15	500–550	524	315.00–335.00	327.66
3	550–600	563	300.00–325.00	310.15
3	600–650	610	280.00–297.50	289.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	379	355.00–365.00	360.08
6	400–450	424	335.00–355.00	344.18
11	450–500	478	320.00–350.00	331.71
10	500–550	521	305.00–325.00	313.97
3	550–600	588	290.00–315.00	305.17
2	600–650	628	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	668	240.00–255.00	247.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	339.91
4	400–450	415	295.00–310.00	302.41
5	450–500	467	290.00–310.00	302.17
4	500–550	523	265.00–295.00	282.78
2	550–600	580	265.00–270.00	267.56
2	600–650	640	200.00–215.00	207.44
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	377.98
2	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	475	355.00–360.00	358.37
11	500–550	519	330.00–355.00	336.84
6	550–600	564	320.00–345.00	333.41
2	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	305.12
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	713	240.00–260.00	253.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,553.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,072	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,794.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,984.19
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,501.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,308.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,908.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,058	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,145.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	138.00–143.00	141.13
2	—	965	125.00–128.00	126.58
9	—	1,147	151.00–157.00	154.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	148.00–154.00	150.37
5	—	1,323	156.00–165.00	160.40
8	—	1,454	167.00–174.00	171.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,373	139.00–151.00	146.31
38	—	1,193	152.00–165.00	157.43
16	—	1,321	166.00–177.00	171.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	171.00–178.00	173.75
3	—	1,712	190.00–196.00	191.49
8	—	1,637	181.00–189.00	184.68

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

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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