Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers sharply higher, all replacements mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.16/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.85 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$341.16

52 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$50.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs GA average

−28.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	350.17	1,807	36
Medium and Large 2	544	327.84	1,783	12thin
Medium and Large 3	547	300.07	1,640	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.10/cwt here — about $168 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

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 sale52 hd

341.16

—

GA average13 barns · 500 hd

336.15

+5.01

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−28.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−27.85

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	1,497	195.33	2,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	180.25	2,836	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	162.00	2,212	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	134.41	1,235	9thin

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)	1,282	$2,560	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,539	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,361	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$2,538	10

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	350.40/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,777	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	397.66/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	444.99/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	397.24/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	412.56/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	401.92/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,046	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	437.01/cwt	405.00–482.50	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	395.22/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,087	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	367.53/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	387.77/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	352.62/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,996	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	339.37/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,632	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	328.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	371.67/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	428.73/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	393.16/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	2,326.18/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,932.47/head	2,700.00–3,175.00	2,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	360.43/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	331.52/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,026	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	405.73/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	421.01/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	308.66/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,647.55/head	2,525.00–2,825.00	2,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,669.05/head	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	174.97/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	174.11/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,988	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	161.91/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,378	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	111.18/cwt	104.00–126.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,105	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	138.71/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,791.59/head	2,550.00–3,025.00	2,792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	140.75/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	205.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,370	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	189.67/cwt	186.00–197.50	2,731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	160.67/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	188.17/cwt	187.50–189.00	2,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	303.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,801	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,438	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	2,329.03/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	2,170.07/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	295.77/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	295.13/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	307.52/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	359.46/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	366.51/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	320.89/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	268.26/cwt	250.00–287.50	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	347.25/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	293.58/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	359.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	353.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,175	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	327.72/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	349.21/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	409.42/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,932	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.

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 344Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 87Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 62Year ago 88

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers sharply higher, all replacements mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	313	390.00–435.00	412.56
12	350–400	377	390.00–430.00	405.73
11	400–450	421	375.00–420.00	393.16
14	450–500	491	350.00–363.00	360.43
29	500–550	507	335.00–360.00	350.40
7	550–600	554	347.50–350.00	349.21
16	600–650	611	320.00–338.00	331.52
2	750–800	773	275.00–280.00	277.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	308	340.00–375.00	359.46
4	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
12	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	365.77
14	450–500	481	325.00–345.00	339.37
5	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	328.00
7	550–600	568	315.00–337.50	327.72
4	650–700	679	265.00–310.00	293.58
2	750–800	770	250.00–287.50	268.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	425	315.00–320.00	317.50
6	450–500	475	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	500–550	530	295.00–315.00	305.00
2	550–600	563	285.00–305.00	295.13
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	374	405.00–482.50	437.01
15	400–450	412	420.00–460.00	444.99
11	450–500	472	390.00–435.00	409.42
13	500–550	528	385.00–415.00	395.22
5	550–600	562	382.50–405.00	397.66
2	600–650	618	370.00–380.00	374.86
2	700–750	735	302.50–315.00	308.66
2	750–800	758	300.00–305.00	302.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	433	365.00–405.00	387.77
4	450–500	490	350.00–385.00	365.00
6	500–550	519	350.00–375.00	367.53
17	550–600	566	325.00–370.00	352.62
3	650–700	662	312.50–330.00	320.89
3	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	383	340.00–355.00	347.25
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	593	300.00–315.00	303.70
10	600–650	628	290.00–320.00	307.52
5	650–700	671	265.00–315.00	295.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	410.00–445.00	421.01
3	450–500	473	405.00–455.00	428.73
13	500–550	509	400.00–420.00	401.92
4	550–600	556	395.00–398.00	397.24
6	650–700	652	370.00–372.50	371.67
5	750–800	768	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	375.00–390.00	382.46
3	500–550	528	355.00–365.00	359.94
3	550–600	573	350.00–380.00	366.51
34	600–650	615	345.00–355.00	353.61
1	650–700	670	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	755	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	903	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	2,700.00–3,175.00	2,932.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,525.00–2,825.00	2,647.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,268	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,669.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,550.00–3,025.00	2,791.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,329.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,170.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	173.00–179.00	174.97
2	—	1,548	187.50–189.00	188.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	170.00–179.00	174.11
30	—	1,469	155.00–169.00	161.91
5	—	1,148	138.00–146.00	140.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	104.00–126.00	111.18
4	—	991	135.00–143.00	138.71
2	—	943	156.00–166.00	160.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	179.00	179.00
6	—	1,639	200.00–215.00	205.60
8	—	1,440	186.00–197.50	189.67

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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