Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $301.14/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −88.98 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$301.14

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$66.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

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	329.09	1,745	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	305.74	1,656	39
Medium and Large 3	548	262.38	1,438	14thin

One grade step is worth $66.71/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale66 hd

301.14

—

GA average14 barns · 427 hd

314.54

−13.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−88.98

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	—	Average	1,511	189.79	2,868	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	170.27	2,649	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	166.14	2,150	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	141.22	1,374	8thin

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)	1,121	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,087	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,787	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2	450–500	484	329.85/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	267.48/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	377.36/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.35/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	350.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	349.13/cwt	265.00–375.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	182.45/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	291.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	366.32/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	389.98/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	289.10/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	306.40/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	316.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	353.16/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,678	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	293.70/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,812	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,337.27/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,281.66/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	324.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,382	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,397.05/head	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	383.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	313.57/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	363.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	313.54/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,640	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.80/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.48/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	342.44/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	296.52/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	365.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	363.82/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.18/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	350.13/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,485	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	382.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	283.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	407.15/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	358.13/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,009	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	229.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	357.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	324.73/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	174.52/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,581	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	140.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	187.58/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,711	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	164.33/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,325	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	288.42/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	343.71/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,275	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	253.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	391.55/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	359.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,160	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	318.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,502	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	254.27/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,432	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	282.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	273.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	377.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,653.02/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	330.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	341.77/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,295	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	758	1,492.57/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	910	1,751.47/head	1,625.00–1,855.00	1,751	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	278.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	174.22/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,132	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,426	175.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	204.56/cwt	198.00–212.00	3,447	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	166.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,709	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	151.95/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,623	6

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 239Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 62Year ago 52

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
3	250–300	285	385.00–405.00	391.55
8	300–350	334	345.00–390.00	377.36
11	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	377.26
8	400–450	421	355.00–370.00	365.06
16	450–500	484	312.50–345.00	329.85
25	500–550	523	300.00–322.50	313.54
14	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	291.81
10	600–650	620	265.00–297.50	280.80
3	650–700	680	240.00–265.00	253.14
2	700–750	720	185.00–235.00	210.35
2	750–800	790	175.00–190.00	182.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
7	300–350	319	405.00–415.00	407.15
15	400–450	430	375.00–397.00	389.98
11	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	366.32
10	500–550	523	325.00–350.00	334.83
3	550–600	555	305.00–315.00	309.95
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	667	275.00–300.00	283.25
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
2	750–800	755	245.00–255.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	359.06
6	350–400	379	320.00–355.00	341.77
4	400–450	413	310.00–340.00	324.73
8	450–500	471	270.00–295.00	282.72
6	500–550	528	265.00–285.00	273.20
8	550–600	563	240.00–265.00	254.27
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	673	220.00–240.00	229.89
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	385.00–395.00	390.18
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	358	360.00	360.00
16	400–450	424	340.00–357.50	350.13
25	450–500	475	335.00–360.00	353.16
9	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	316.09
9	550–600	564	297.50–310.00	306.40
6	600–650	617	287.50–295.00	293.70
3	650–700	662	260.00–275.00	267.48
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	265.00–375.00	349.13
11	300–350	332	345.00–360.00	350.34
13	350–400	371	330.00–355.00	343.71
8	400–450	426	315.00–335.00	324.52
12	450–500	472	300.00–330.00	318.30
8	500–550	522	290.00–307.50	296.52
3	550–600	553	285.00–290.00	288.33
5	700–750	720	225.00–250.00	237.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	350.00–365.00	357.90
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	325.00–335.00	330.12
2	350–400	358	300.00–305.00	302.48
2	400–450	443	290.00–295.00	292.49
2	450–500	480	285.00–295.00	290.16
2	500–550	538	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	250	455.00	455.00
13	400–450	435	375.00–400.00	382.60
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	511	355.00–367.50	363.82
12	550–600	561	352.50–360.00	358.13
2	600–650	605	315.00–317.50	316.26
3	700–750	712	282.50–300.00	289.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	364	375.00–390.00	383.70
3	400–450	435	350.00–370.00	363.41
3	450–500	480	350.00–362.50	357.48
3	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	342.44
6	550–600	571	302.50–320.00	313.57
2	600–650	608	295.00–305.00	300.06
3	650–700	672	282.50–295.00	288.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	565	270.00–287.50	278.98
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,625.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,281.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,397.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,653.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	758	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,492.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	1,625.00–1,855.00	1,751.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	171.00–176.00	174.52
8	—	1,632	160.00–170.00	166.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	140.00–145.00	140.96
2	—	1,023	151.00–155.00	152.96
2	—	990	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,415	158.00–168.00	164.33
15	—	1,224	169.00–178.00	174.22
6	—	1,068	144.00–157.00	151.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	185.00–192.00	187.58
4	—	1,426	170.00–180.00	175.76
5	—	1,685	198.00–212.00	204.56

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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