Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.06/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.06 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$338.06

60 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$43.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	354.14	1,977	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	341.06	1,852	37
Medium and Large 3	554	310.45	1,720	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.68/cwt here — about $257 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 sale60 hd

338.06

—

GA average13 barns · 387 hd

344.18

−6.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−52.06

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	1,641	189.06	3,103	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	163.04	2,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	160.11	1,973	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	140.02	1,485	21

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)	1,029	$2,327	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,778	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,697	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$2,320	5

Every lot, as filed

105 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%	—	1,680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,940	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	167.11/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	168.29/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,134	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	159.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,943	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	377.58/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	283.22/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	348.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	335.14/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,719.68/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,720	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,167	1,871.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	356.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	450.41/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	410.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	435.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,659	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	366.29/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	301.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	361.89/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	288.04/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	394.15/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	317.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	412.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	288.78/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	343.98/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	368.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	320.90/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	392.29/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	274.85/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	326.89/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	405.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	389.92/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	287.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,907	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	815	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	675	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	306.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	227.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,843	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	665	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	830	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	130.98/cwt	124.00–137.50	1,387	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	143.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,458	8
Bulls	—	—	1,393	171.82/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	200.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,479	186.51/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	297.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	352.55/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	262.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	443.90/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	353.15/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,978	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	387.73/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	422.07/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,025	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	333.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	329.69/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	325.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,848	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	452.30/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	346.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	389.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,449	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,820.03/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,140.35/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	306.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	345.18/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,771	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	306.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,930	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	348.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,851	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	405.54/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,882	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	279.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	406.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	362.01/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,995	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,362.83/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,795	3

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 504Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 93Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 55

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,540	165.00–168.00	167.11
4	—	1,451	155.00–157.00	155.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,268	166.00–173.00	168.29
31	—	1,222	155.00–165.00	159.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	124.00–137.50	130.98
4	—	1,148	150.00–156.00	154.06
8	—	1,018	139.00–148.00	143.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	169.00–175.00	171.82
4	—	1,928	195.00–205.00	200.22
4	—	1,479	183.00–193.00	186.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–370.00	367.49
4	450–500	471	345.00–360.00	356.22
2	500–550	538	325.00–345.00	335.14
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	663	275.00–300.00	287.64
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
11	350–400	381	420.00–440.00	435.55
6	400–450	428	400.00–415.00	410.90
2	450–500	450	395.00–400.00	397.50
4	500–550	534	360.00–362.50	361.89
2	550–600	573	343.00–345.00	343.98
2	600–650	615	320.00–325.00	322.44
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	408	435.00–445.00	439.90
13	450–500	464	401.00–425.00	405.54
30	500–550	526	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	551	361.00–365.00	362.01
5	600–650	647	349.50	349.50
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	319	380.00–400.00	392.29
4	350–400	369	375.00–385.00	377.58
3	400–450	437	360.00–380.00	368.34
13	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	348.07
5	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	320.90
6	550–600	585	290.00–310.00	301.75
3	600–650	618	275.00–295.00	283.22
4	650–700	663	265.00–285.00	274.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	445.00–460.00	452.30
3	300–350	327	440.00–455.00	450.41
4	350–400	369	400.00–415.00	407.46
6	400–450	413	385.00–405.00	394.15
4	450–500	479	365.00–370.00	366.29
25	500–550	531	340.00–360.00	348.59
12	550–600	568	315.00–335.00	325.36
12	600–650	630	300.00–315.00	306.36
4	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	288.78
4	700–750	723	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	443.90
9	400–450	437	415.00–445.00	422.07
11	450–500	464	380.00–395.00	387.73
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
11	550–600	560	345.00–360.00	353.15
2	650–700	670	305.00–310.00	307.52
3	700–750	727	290.00–295.00	291.65
1	750–800	785	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	412.18
9	350–400	372	375.00–395.00	389.47
8	450–500	465	340.00–355.00	346.24
12	500–550	515	320.00–335.00	329.69
7	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	317.13
3	600–650	638	290.00–300.00	295.00
5	650–700	666	285.00–290.00	288.04
3	700–750	722	260.00–270.00	265.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
6	250–300	286	400.00–415.00	405.86
2	300–350	320	385.00–395.00	389.92
5	400–450	427	340.00–365.00	352.55
8	450–500	461	315.00–335.00	326.89
3	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	306.85
5	550–600	572	290.00–305.00	297.04
5	650–700	662	255.00–265.00	262.03
2	700–750	730	250.00–255.00	252.50
2	750–800	773	220.00–235.00	227.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	406.62
4	400–450	411	380.00–390.00	385.00
3	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
28	500–550	513	340.00–352.50	345.18
7	550–600	569	325.00–345.00	333.90
7	600–650	621	305.00–310.00	306.39
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	778	275.00–285.00	279.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,170	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,719.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,820.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,825.00	1,825.00
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	2	—	1,028	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362.83

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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