Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. All feeder calves unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.18/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.83 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$329.18

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.07

vs GA average

−39.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	338.87	1,903	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	331.13	1,764	17thin
Medium and Large 3	530	306.47	1,624	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $278 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

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 sale37 hd

329.18

—

GA average14 barns · 640 hd

345.26

−16.07

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−39.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−39.83

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	1,804	198.11	3,573	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	172.19	2,771	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	167.09	2,205	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	150.66	1,595	11

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)	1,135	$2,655	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,056	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,781	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,910	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	332.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	351.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	318.50/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	415.83/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	470.11/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	427.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	315.56/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	356.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	372.95/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	497.44/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	440.06/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	438.07/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	291.83/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,961	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	2,046.85/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,047	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	1,931.46/head	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,931	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	336.99/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	337.81/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	376.89/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	407.69/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,529	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	723	1,546.08/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,546	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	780	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	840	1,427.68/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	172.19/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,771	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	175.51/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,406	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	145.73/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,551	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	159.30/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,673	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	189.76/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	202.28/cwt	199.00–209.00	3,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	401.70/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	323.83/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	308.38/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	288.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,773	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	153.93/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	166.79/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	388.11/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	321.23/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	320.23/cwt	315.00–325.50	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	269.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	368.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	545.92/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	356.98/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	485.11/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	378.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	469.84/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	374.47/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	351.32/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	395.12/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,616.28/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	332.81/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	405.02/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	328.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,864	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	419.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	333.33/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,917	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	374.17/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	391.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,811	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,858.03/head	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	331.78/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,915.25/head	2,525.00–3,475.00	2,915	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	447.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	453.77/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	449.80/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	415.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,731	9

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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 216Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 94Year ago 50

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. All feeder calves unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	413	420.00–435.00	427.27
4	450–500	466	385.00–405.00	395.12
2	500–550	528	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	623	330.00–335.00	332.41
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	425.00–450.00	438.07
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	545.00	545.00
7	500–550	515	380.00–395.00	388.11
6	550–600	583	365.00–370.00	368.33
7	650–700	678	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
7	300–350	328	405.00–425.00	415.83
6	350–400	377	395.00–415.00	405.02
7	400–450	422	360.00–385.00	372.95
9	450–500	474	340.00–360.00	351.17
14	500–550	524	325.00–340.00	332.81
3	550–600	573	320.00–325.00	323.30
5	600–650	612	305.00–320.00	315.56
5	650–700	672	280.00–305.00	291.83
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	385.00–405.00	401.70
3	300–350	323	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	372.53
3	400–450	432	325.00–350.00	336.99
9	450–500	476	315.00–335.00	323.83
6	500–550	525	295.00–320.00	308.38
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	615	285.00–295.00	288.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	475.00–495.00	485.11
3	250–300	278	440.00–465.00	453.77
2	300–350	323	440.00–455.00	447.91
3	350–400	372	425.00	425.00
9	400–450	417	400.00–425.00	415.03
4	450–500	474	375.00–385.00	378.68
4	500–550	531	345.00–365.00	351.32
9	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	333.33
8	600–650	621	325.00–337.50	331.78
2	650–700	665	320.00–322.50	321.23
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	760	290.00–305.00	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	495.00–500.00	497.44
2	300–350	328	455.00–485.00	470.11
2	350–400	393	430.00–450.00	440.06
4	400–450	426	400.00–430.00	419.09
3	450–500	493	370.00–380.00	374.17
6	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	356.58
8	550–600	567	320.00–340.00	328.80
5	600–650	614	315.00–325.00	318.50
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	770	277.50–280.00	278.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	375	400.00–415.00	407.69
7	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	376.89
2	450–500	488	360.00–365.00	362.49
9	500–550	523	320.00–355.00	337.81
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	688	260.00–280.00	269.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	314	530.00–560.00	545.92
10	350–400	379	460.00–480.00	469.84
5	400–450	415	435.00–470.00	449.80
5	450–500	463	385.00–400.00	391.09
8	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	374.47
10	550–600	559	350.00–370.00	356.98
2	600–650	603	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	650–700	667	315.00–325.50	320.23
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,046.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,931.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	723	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,546.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	840	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,427.68
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,616.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,188	2,525.00–3,475.00	2,915.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,858.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,609	167.00–176.00	172.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,371	173.00–181.00	175.51
6	—	1,221	149.00–159.00	153.93
17	—	1,324	160.00–172.00	166.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	137.00–153.00	145.73
4	—	1,050	155.00–167.00	159.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	186.00–194.00	189.76
4	—	1,928	199.00–209.00	202.28

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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