Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested. Heifer and bull calves unevenly steady. Feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.07/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.04 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$315.07

63 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$80.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	356.42	1,879	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	306.87	1,673	38
Medium and Large 3	548	276.20	1,514	9thin

One grade step is worth $80.22/cwt here — about $365 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale63 hd

315.07

—

GA average13 barns · 311 hd

317.89

−2.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−75.04

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	1,667	187.39	3,124	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	164.99	2,485	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	159.64	1,936	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	136.22	1,416	18

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)	1,045	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	844	$1,970	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	314.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,492	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	251.40/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	311.50/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	378.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,642	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.27/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	333.20/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	319.09/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	374.84/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	299.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	370.60/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,364	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	324.93/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,368	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	359.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	228.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	302.81/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	302.88/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	374.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	333.14/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	353.39/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	363.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	341.61/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	273.41/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	370.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	149.65/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,740	12
Bulls	—	—	1,488	174.31/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,594	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	171.27/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,206	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	136.12/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,421	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,166	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	143.56/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	159.32/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,917	25
Bulls	—	—	1,798	198.62/cwt	195.00–206.00	3,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	187.34/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	152.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,294	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	173.56/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,685	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	162.43/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	259.96/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	1,954.27/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	306.31/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	316.72/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	328.11/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	353.52/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	276.43/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	332.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	325.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	335.32/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	268.86/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	306.94/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	344.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	241.18/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	158.81/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	256.34/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	383.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	348.91/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	279.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	292.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	171.76/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	342.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	271.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	298.83/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,712	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	208.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	351.93/cwt	335.00–365.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	184.19/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	390.18/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	332.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,578	19

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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 315Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 122Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 87Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	375.00–405.00	390.18
4	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	344.96
7	550–600	570	310.00–335.00	319.09
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	457	372.50	372.50
8	500–550	537	356.00	356.00
11	600–650	615	315.00–335.00	333.20
2	700–750	720	285.00–290.00	287.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	490	325.00–335.00	332.50
5	500–550	523	315.00–330.00	325.06
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	375.00–390.00	383.33
4	250–300	278	365.00–380.00	374.84
6	300–350	333	350.00–370.00	359.85
10	350–400	373	330.00–355.00	344.22
15	400–450	421	305.00–345.00	324.93
17	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	314.10
6	500–550	514	295.00–305.00	299.21
10	550–600	566	270.00–290.00	279.95
4	600–650	621	235.00–265.00	251.40
2	650–700	653	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	303	375.00–380.00	378.35
6	350–400	358	360.00–380.00	370.00
9	400–450	405	350.00–370.00	363.82
3	450–500	480	330.00–350.00	341.61
13	500–550	510	307.50–327.50	311.50
7	550–600	564	295.00–315.00	302.81
6	600–650	618	250.00–290.00	273.41
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	277	335.00–365.00	351.93
2	300–350	310	325.00–345.00	335.32
3	350–400	358	310.00–325.00	316.72
6	400–450	429	290.00–315.00	306.94
7	450–500	480	265.00–295.00	276.43
5	500–550	521	260.00–280.00	268.86
2	600–650	625	170.00–197.50	184.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	530	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	275	375.00–405.00	390.27
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
10	350–400	368	365.00–375.00	370.60
15	400–450	430	340.00–365.00	348.91
19	450–500	474	325.00–340.00	332.86
22	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	312.72
16	550–600	573	285.00–312.50	298.83
8	600–650	628	260.00–285.00	271.25
4	650–700	661	225.00–235.00	228.71
3	700–750	717	200.00–220.00	208.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	418	370.00–385.00	374.93
5	450–500	471	345.00–365.00	353.39
5	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	333.14
7	600–650	627	290.00–320.00	302.88
2	650–700	653	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	700–750	708	250.00–270.00	259.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	320	335.00–365.00	353.52
2	350–400	375	340.00–345.00	342.37
8	400–450	424	315.00–335.00	328.11
8	450–500	476	285.00–315.00	306.31
5	500–550	536	285.00–295.00	292.08
4	550–600	563	240.00–265.00	256.34
5	600–650	633	225.00–255.00	241.18
3	650–700	680	165.00–180.00	171.76
2	750–800	783	152.50–165.00	158.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,954.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,163	143.00–154.00	149.65
11	—	1,288	167.00–176.00	171.27
25	—	1,203	155.00–166.00	159.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,044	132.50–140.00	136.12
3	—	938	120.00–129.00	124.34
5	—	1,090	141.00–145.00	143.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	148.00–156.00	152.95
8	—	1,547	169.00–179.00	173.56
8	—	1,468	154.00–168.00	162.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	168.00–179.00	174.31
7	—	1,798	195.00–206.00	198.62
4	—	1,708	181.00–194.00	187.34

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

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle