Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sharply higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady. All feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.66/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.35 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$300.66

23 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$42.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.57

vs GA average

−46.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	328.15	1,767	4thin
Medium and Large 2	536	305.57	1,637	9thin
Medium and Large 3	544	285.25	1,552	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $215 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

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 sale23 hd

300.66

—

GA average12 barns · 290 hd

319.24

−18.57

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−46.84

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−68.35

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	1,352	191.25	2,586	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	170.57	2,120	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	170.40	2,581	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	147.25	1,534	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,715	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,342	$2,491	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,209	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	794	$2,456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	163.23/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,437	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	191.42/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,546	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	147.53/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,626	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	137.27/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	156.74/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	158.67/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,887	9
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	2,425.40/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	655	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	293.17/cwt	277.50–301.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,078	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	338.81/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,974	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	2,073.50/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,074	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	903	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	458.61/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,762	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	402.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	437.34/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	473.60/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	319.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	479.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,531	3,000.06/head	2,475.00–3,215.00	3,000	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	172.35/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,621	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	169.24/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,041	23
Bulls	—	—	1,125	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	181.16/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	346.58/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	333.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,404	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,644.23/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,644	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,176	2,044.90/head	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,045	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	2,044.49/head	1,425.00–2,300.00	2,044	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	3,084.63/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,085	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	2,164.98/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	205.04/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	272.02/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	282.54/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	401.81/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	290.92/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	288.96/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	315.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	359.68/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	299.07/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	389.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	335.30/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,579	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	334.51/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	351.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	331.70/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	342.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	360.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	309.19/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	366.29/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	427.37/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	306.27/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	427.09/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	415.13/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	390.83/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	339.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	357.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	293.95/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	373.08/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 336Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 100Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 22Year ago 13

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sharply higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady. All feeder classes sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	161.00–166.00	163.23
11	—	1,521	168.00–178.00	172.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	143.00–151.00	147.53
4	—	981	132.00–141.00	137.27
4	—	996	154.00–159.00	156.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,189	154.00–163.00	158.67
23	—	1,206	164.00–174.00	169.24
13	—	1,345	175.00–187.00	181.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	185.00–196.00	191.42
1	—	1,125	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,645	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,073.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,531	2,475.00–3,215.00	3,000.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,240	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,644.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,428	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,084.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,176	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,044.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,105	1,425.00–2,300.00	2,044.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,164.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,425.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,050.00	3,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	532	371.00	371.00
4	550–600	555	359.00	359.00
26	600–650	613	339.00	339.00
13	650–700	665	337.00–341.00	338.81
3	750–800	775	277.50–301.00	293.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	405.00
6	400–450	443	390.00–404.00	401.81
3	450–500	455	355.00–364.00	359.68
2	500–550	545	335.00–345.00	340.00
3	600–650	603	275.00–290.00	282.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	501	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	465.00–480.00	473.60
4	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	458.61
2	350–400	358	430.00–440.00	435.03
5	400–450	416	410.00–440.00	427.09
9	450–500	455	400.00–420.00	402.25
2	500–550	505	350.00–370.00	360.00
4	550–600	553	330.00–355.00	342.50
7	600–650	628	310.00–330.00	319.94
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	780	250.00–260.00	254.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
5	350–400	390	365.00–385.00	373.08
3	400–450	413	350.00–355.00	351.65
3	450–500	472	315.00–345.00	334.51
4	500–550	514	310.00–325.00	315.75
4	550–600	569	275.00–305.00	288.96
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	420.00–435.00	427.37
6	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	415.13
6	400–450	428	385.00–400.00	390.83
8	450–500	473	355.00–380.00	366.29
6	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	339.23
8	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	317.45
9	600–650	633	285.00–300.00	293.95
4	650–700	671	280.00–285.00	282.55
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	460.00–500.00	479.31
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	320	435.00–440.00	437.34
2	350–400	375	380.00–385.00	382.43
2	450–500	460	350.00–370.00	360.22
3	500–550	533	330.00–335.00	331.70
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50
8	600–650	631	300.00–312.50	306.27
2	650–700	655	265.00–295.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	375.00–405.00	389.83
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	327	365.00–375.00	369.92
9	350–400	373	330.00–355.00	346.58
7	400–450	421	325.00–345.00	333.48
4	450–500	475	285.00–315.00	299.07
7	500–550	530	265.00–295.00	290.92
3	550–600	577	255.00–285.00	272.02
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	663	195.00–215.00	205.04
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	378	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	418	350.00–365.00	357.37
32	450–500	471	320.00–342.50	335.30
6	500–550	522	305.00–310.00	309.19
3	550–600	563	295.00–300.00	298.33
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

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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How this sale compares

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