Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.24/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.88 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$322.24

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$49.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	348.91	1,957	4thin
Medium and Large 2	543	323.71	1,758	35
Medium and Large 3	525	299.65	1,574	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.26/cwt here — about $383 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale46 hd

322.24

—

GA average13 barns · 426 hd

332.47

−10.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−67.88

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	1,514	193.80	2,935	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	170.10	2,556	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	164.80	1,979	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	140.30	1,311	13

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)	1,125	$2,562	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,508	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,932	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,935	12

Every lot, as filed

90 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	450–500	473	325.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.13/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	417.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,751	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	425.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	373.59/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	338.72/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,625	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	401.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	330.30/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,724	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	327.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	359.20/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	348.91/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	429.29/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,374	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	284.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	353.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,812.61/head	2,700.00–2,925.00	2,813	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,106.43/head	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,106	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,353.44/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,353	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	2,537.62/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,538	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	178.92/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	169.07/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,529	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	149.47/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	167.18/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,018	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	136.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,369	5
Bulls	—	—	1,452	193.24/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,806	8
Bulls	—	—	1,465	175.41/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	204.10/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,396	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	149.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,417	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	177.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,293	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,279.75/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,699.12/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,699	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	2,172.74/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,821.92/head	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	290.37/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	259.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	325.21/cwt	315.00–335.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	288.32/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	314.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	336.31/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	379.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	368.90/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	300.28/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	372.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.95/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	317.41/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.79/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	300.42/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 573Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 115Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 38Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

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	240	315.00–335.00	325.21
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	370	335.00–345.00	339.95
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	473	310.00–340.00	325.96
6	500–550	517	250.00–315.00	300.42
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	633	225.00–235.00	230.06
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	545.00	545.00
2	250–300	285	420.00–430.00	425.18
13	300–350	320	410.00–445.00	429.29
2	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	420.13
18	400–450	420	400.00–430.00	417.00
2	450–500	450	405.00–415.00	410.00
4	550–600	561	330.00–365.00	348.91
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	703	280.00–295.00	284.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	323	370.00–385.00	379.74
4	350–400	369	355.00–390.00	368.90
1	400–450	445	392.50	392.50
8	450–500	469	350.00–380.00	359.20
20	500–550	522	320.00–345.00	330.30
15	550–600	571	300.00–325.00	314.92
3	600–650	617	290.00–310.00	300.00
3	650–700	673	280.00–295.00	288.32
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	385.00–405.00	401.41
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
17	450–500	450	361.00	361.00
7	500–550	522	325.00–341.00	338.72
2	550–600	553	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	600–650	630	295.00–335.00	315.00
2	650–700	665	265.00–275.00	270.04
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	320	365.00–385.00	373.59
4	350–400	393	365.00–375.00	372.55
4	400–450	421	325.00–355.00	336.31
12	450–500	481	320.00–335.00	327.36
6	500–550	535	285.00–320.00	305.95
6	550–600	572	300.00–355.00	317.41
3	600–650	623	255.00–265.00	261.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	285.00–295.00	289.94
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	325	335.00–355.00	345.00
3	350–400	362	285.00–310.00	300.28
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	484	270.00–310.00	290.37
3	500–550	523	250.00–275.00	259.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	405	430.00–435.00	432.53
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	560	350.00–355.00	353.36
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	345.00–350.00	347.46
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,700.00–2,925.00	2,812.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,153	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,106.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,156	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,821.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,279.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,699.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,172.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,537.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,198	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,353.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	3,575.00	3,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	176.00–183.00	178.92
15	—	1,496	162.00–175.00	169.07
1	—	1,300	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,119	142.00–155.00	149.47
20	—	1,207	160.00–173.00	167.18
8	—	1,288	175.00–185.00	177.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	117.50–122.00	120.01
5	—	1,000	135.00–141.00	136.88
6	—	945	147.00–155.00	149.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,452	187.00–199.00	193.24
2	—	1,465	171.00–180.00	175.41
4	—	1,664	202.00–207.00	204.10

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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