Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes sharply lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.26/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −100.86 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$289.26

32 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$76.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	311.76	1,652	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	288.86	1,581	8thin
Medium and Large 3	543	235.07	1,276	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.70/cwt here — about $376 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

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 sale32 hd

289.26

—

GA average14 barns · 232 hd

314.53

−25.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−100.86

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	1,617	187.61	3,033	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	176.00	2,473	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	162.31	1,971	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	137.76	1,473	14

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)	1,074	$2,192	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,133	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,981	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	897	$2,009	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	350–400	357	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	230.06/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	351.08/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	361.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,056	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	1,933.65/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	394.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	272.49/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	290.01/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,221	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	2,067.47/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	273.74/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	371.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	323.06/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	808	1,775.31/head	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	818	1,615.17/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,615	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	162.24/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,023	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	126.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,299	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	168.62/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	202.67/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	191.45/cwt	187.00–196.00	3,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	264.28/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	238.82/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	150.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,657	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	175.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,257	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	151.69/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	136.81/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	314.82/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	297.85/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,412	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	291.62/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	296.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	277.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	368.29/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,073.43/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,073	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,450.71/head	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	284.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	318.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	273.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	323.49/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.88/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	317.94/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	352.57/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,287	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	298.02/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	277.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,432	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,352.63/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,353	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 Jun 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 479Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 112Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 47Year ago 50

Compared to last week, Slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	390.00–400.00	394.66
2	250–300	278	345.00–355.00	350.14
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	357	325.00–335.00	330.07
2	400–450	428	305.00–325.00	314.82
6	450–500	468	255.00–285.00	264.28
4	500–550	513	225.00–250.00	238.82
3	550–600	583	215.00–240.00	230.06
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	663	170.00–180.00	175.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
5	300–350	331	365.00–375.00	371.10
8	350–400	365	345.00–355.00	352.57
3	400–450	432	330.00–340.00	335.00
5	450–500	472	315.00–330.00	323.49
5	500–550	535	285.00–305.00	298.02
3	550–600	568	260.00–285.00	273.59
4	600–650	615	245.00–265.00	252.32
1	700–750	700	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	365	365.00–375.00	368.29
5	400–450	427	345.00–365.00	354.88
12	500–550	515	310.00–335.00	317.94
5	550–600	566	290.00–320.00	296.94
2	600–650	610	270.00–285.00	277.44
1	650–700	670	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	725	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	540	225.00–235.00	229.95
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	355.00–365.00	361.69
5	300–350	330	330.00–360.00	351.08
4	350–400	384	300.00–330.00	323.06
8	400–450	421	275.00–300.00	290.01
4	450–500	466	265.00–285.00	273.74
8	500–550	516	265.00–285.00	277.46
6	550–600	569	265.00–275.00	272.49
2	600–650	618	235.00–245.00	239.90
2	650–700	670	190.00–195.00	192.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	385	365.00–370.00	367.44
4	400–450	430	305.00–325.00	318.75
12	450–500	474	290.00–320.00	297.85
3	500–550	513	290.00–295.00	291.62
5	550–600	581	280.00–285.00	284.00
2	600–650	608	265.00–275.00	269.98
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	491	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	688	255.00–265.00	259.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	644	290.00	290.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,029	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,933.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,067.47
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	818	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,615.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,084	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,073.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,119	2,275.00–2,750.00	2,450.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,111	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,352.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,775.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,247	157.00–168.00	162.24
11	—	1,104	145.00–155.00	150.06
10	—	1,283	172.00–180.00	175.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	124.00–130.00	126.37
3	—	1,075	147.00–156.00	151.69
8	—	1,083	132.00–141.00	136.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	163.00–172.00	168.62
2	—	1,633	198.00–208.00	202.67
7	—	1,691	187.00–196.00	191.45

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

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