Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.27/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.85 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$343.27

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$42.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	363.73	2,006	16thin
Medium and Large 2	544	344.13	1,873	12thin
Medium and Large 3	539	320.74	1,729	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.99/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd

343.27

—

GA average14 barns · 325 hd

348.08

−4.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−46.85

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	1,692	180.28	3,050	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	158.40	2,395	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	154.32	1,969	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	140.75	1,529	17

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)	1,140	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,997	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,933	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	600–650	630	333.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	372.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	349.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	331.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	386.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	428.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	482.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	378.73/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	322.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	311.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	427.40/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	518.69/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	372.77/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.41/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	358.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	634.81/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	310.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	360.78/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	373.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	318.69/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	427.54/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	431.14/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	770	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	390.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	316.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	730	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	144.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,740	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	155.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	163.03/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,341	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	159.46/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,398	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	165.18/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,182	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	141.12/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,490	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	157.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,071	13
Bulls	—	—	1,704	185.24/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	347.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	356.07/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,055	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,776.95/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	2,015.44/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,200.15/head	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	324.99/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	310.06/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	369.08/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	296.71/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	289.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	312.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	341.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	281.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	359.99/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	315.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	376.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	510.12/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	386.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	393.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	328.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	312.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	464.03/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	307.53/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	291.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 550Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 96Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 54Year ago 50

Compared to last week, feeder steers 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	358	465.00–500.00	482.13
6	400–450	434	420.00–430.00	428.31
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	533	377.50–380.00	378.73
5	600–650	630	325.00–345.00	333.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	735	305.00–315.00	307.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	420.00–435.00	427.54
4	550–600	557	370.00–380.00	372.49
4	600–650	621	350.00–365.00	358.84
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	758	312.50–325.00	318.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.79
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	619	295.00–320.00	310.06
2	650–700	650	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	385.00–390.00	386.67
4	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	372.41
6	450–500	462	355.00–365.00	360.78
4	500–550	504	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	656	300.00–320.00	310.86
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	390.00–400.00	393.73
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	376.55
8	400–450	430	357.50–365.00	359.99
6	450–500	466	335.00–350.00	341.51
9	500–550	532	325.00–330.00	326.67
10	550–600	576	310.00–320.00	315.57
5	600–650	631	305.00–315.00	311.02
4	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	281.33
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	318	365.00–380.00	369.08
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
6	450–500	476	315.00–330.00	324.99
15	500–550	525	295.00–320.00	312.21
4	550–600	571	280.00–300.00	291.19
4	600–650	613	275.00–295.00	289.98
2	650–700	670	245.00–255.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	620.00–650.00	634.81
1	250–300	250	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	515.00	515.00
10	400–450	431	427.50–440.00	431.14
5	450–500	472	385.00–400.00	390.94
7	500–550	519	370.00–380.00	373.58
9	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	356.07
2	600–650	613	330.00–332.50	331.27
4	650–700	668	310.00–325.00	316.13
7	700–750	719	290.00–305.00	297.85
2	750–800	770	280.00–285.00	282.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	330	510.00–525.00	518.69
2	350–400	365	420.00–435.00	427.40
5	450–500	466	360.00–410.00	372.77
7	500–550	526	340.00–360.00	349.18
5	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	337.07
9	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	322.18
6	650–700	673	295.00–305.00	300.02
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	500.00–515.00	510.12
3	300–350	318	455.00–480.00	464.03
6	350–400	368	375.00–400.00	386.61
2	400–450	430	355.00–365.00	360.00
4	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	334.95
8	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	328.20
7	550–600	564	300.00–325.00	312.22
3	600–650	630	285.00–305.00	296.71
2	650–700	665	265.00–270.00	267.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,776.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,015.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,200.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	138.00–149.00	144.66
5	—	1,321	162.00–170.00	165.18
13	—	1,314	150.00–160.00	157.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	154.00–159.00	155.70
5	—	1,046	125.00–131.00	128.20
8	—	1,056	136.00–146.00	141.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,504	155.00–164.00	159.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	159.00–167.00	163.03
1	—	1,410	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,704	182.00–188.00	185.24

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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