Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $311.67/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.45 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$311.67

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$45.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	326.56	1,764	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	307.86	1,709	15thin
Medium and Large 3	534	281.28	1,502	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.28/cwt here — about $262 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 sale31 hd

311.67

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

316.81

−5.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−78.45

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	1,512	178.13	2,693	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	155.82	2,026	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	152.88	2,197	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	136.88	1,523	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,416	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,188	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,934	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,438	13

Every lot, as filed

95 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	481	330.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,590	8
Bulls	—	—	1,758	189.37/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,329	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	181.61/cwt	177.00–187.50	2,575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	128.83/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	303.36/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	828	1,551.96/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	2,322.55/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,323	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	373.58/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	298.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	264.71/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,174	2,044.75/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,045	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	283.18/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	261.01/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	365.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	285.05/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	340.74/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	2,383.44/head	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	314.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	419.85/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	254.94/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	133.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	170.32/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,533	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	158.34/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,339	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	275.05/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	145.68/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,659	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	146.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,042	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	167.36/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,248	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	158.22/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,101	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	147.28/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,810	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.27/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	296.12/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	368.30/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	353.51/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	331.99/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	318.96/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	337.65/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	348.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	358.09/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	425.96/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	283.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	312.65/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	417.26/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	375.72/cwt	365.00–385.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	316.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	288.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	246.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	268.13/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	277.94/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	325.93/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	391.63/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,638.87/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	302.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	300.05/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	402.39/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	386.26/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,410	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,860.18/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,431.99/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,432	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,038.59/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	311.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	417.57/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,532	11

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 421Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 84Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 127Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	400.00–425.00	412.50
6	300–350	321	390.00–420.00	402.39
3	350–400	365	375.00–395.00	386.26
2	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	481	320.00–340.00	330.66
6	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	316.64
9	550–600	576	295.00–310.00	302.00
7	600–650	629	275.00–295.00	285.05
6	650–700	663	272.50–285.00	277.94
3	700–750	713	240.00–260.00	246.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	375.00–400.00	387.50
6	250–300	262	365.00–385.00	375.72
4	300–350	309	365.00–385.00	373.58
3	350–400	378	360.00–370.00	365.09
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	468	295.00–300.00	298.78
2	500–550	515	285.00–290.00	287.52
2	550–600	553	265.00–285.00	275.05
5	600–650	625	245.00–265.00	254.94
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	425.00–430.00	425.96
11	350–400	367	405.00–430.00	417.57
6	400–450	423	390.00–410.00	397.27
12	450–500	470	345.00–370.00	353.51
7	500–550	519	325.00–340.00	331.99
5	550–600	570	315.00–320.00	318.96
5	600–650	610	305.00–320.00	311.96
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	344.85
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00–430.00	419.85
4	350–400	375	405.00–425.00	415.07
3	400–450	435	385.00–395.00	391.63
2	450–500	468	365.00–370.00	367.49
1	500–550	525	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	410	405.00–425.00	417.26
2	450–500	460	385.00–395.00	390.05
13	500–550	537	350.00–364.00	358.09
7	600–650	607	330.00–339.00	337.65
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	723	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	364	290.00–320.00	303.36
5	400–450	424	285.00–305.00	296.12
5	450–500	482	270.00–295.00	283.18
3	500–550	540	260.00–274.00	264.71
5	550–600	580	255.00–270.00	261.01
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	312	360.00–370.00	365.08
6	350–400	378	325.00–350.00	340.74
11	400–450	431	315.00–335.00	325.93
6	450–500	483	310.00–320.00	314.10
6	500–550	528	295.00–310.00	300.05
8	550–600	580	275.00–300.00	288.86
5	600–650	615	255.00–280.00	268.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	303	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	388	360.00–380.00	368.30
4	400–450	430	345.00–350.00	348.76
4	500–550	518	315.00–320.00	317.46
13	550–600	565	305.00–315.00	312.65
3	650–700	655	275.00–300.00	283.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	188.00–191.00	189.37
6	—	1,418	177.00–187.50	181.61
7	—	1,487	163.00–175.00	170.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	128.00–130.00	128.83
6	—	1,067	131.00–135.00	133.69
4	—	1,139	143.00–148.00	145.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	154.00–165.00	158.34
8	—	1,392	142.00–150.00	146.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	165.00–171.00	167.36
27	—	1,328	153.00–163.00	158.22
13	—	1,229	144.00–150.00	147.28

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	2	—	828	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,551.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,322.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,383.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,086	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,860.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,174	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,044.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,071	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,638.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,078	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,431.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038.59

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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