Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder classes sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.77/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$319.77

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	342.41	1,868	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	324.05	1,769	10thin
Medium and Large 3	539	297.55	1,605	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $263 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 sale20 hd

319.77

—

GA average13 barns · 343 hd

319.49

+0.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−70.35

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	1,669	180.86	3,018	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	157.53	2,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	151.10	1,810	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	132.59	1,346	10

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)	1,335	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,673	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	300–350	333	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	330.86/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	231.26/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	316.36/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,672.59/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,673	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	371.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	344.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	299.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	269.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	297.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	317.34/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	310.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	338.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	352.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	282.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	184.28/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,396	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	138.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,580	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	157.53/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,122	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	160.15/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,957	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	162.86/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	300.07/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	149.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,795	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	121.09/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,164	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	147.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	306.17/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	297.05/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	340.32/cwt	335.00–355.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.74/cwt	288.00–295.00	2,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	282.80/cwt	277.50–289.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	371.62/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	295.96/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	283.87/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	396.69/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	379.80/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,603	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	366.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	315.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	340.11/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	290.82/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	276.89/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,581	4

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 489Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 67Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 66Year ago 50

Compared to last week, all feeder classes sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–355.00	352.41
8	350–400	371	325.00–355.00	344.44
10	400–450	428	310.00–335.00	317.34
4	450–500	451	290.00–315.00	299.97
4	550–600	571	275.00–280.00	276.89
3	600–650	613	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
4	250–300	278	335.00–355.00	340.32
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	370	285.00–310.00	297.05
4	400–450	420	275.00–295.00	282.20
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00–385.00	379.80
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	311.91
6	550–600	590	285.00–298.00	295.96
2	600–650	625	280.00–287.50	283.87
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	375.00–380.00	377.50
2	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
7	550–600	591	330.00–331.00	330.86
3	650–700	662	287.50–295.00	290.82
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	285.00–310.00	297.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	395.00–397.50	396.69
2	400–450	428	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	338.23
4	700–750	720	288.00–295.00	290.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–375.00	371.52
5	350–400	372	360.00–370.00	366.03
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
8	450–500	474	325.00–355.00	340.11
6	500–550	524	325.00–335.00	330.07
4	550–600	579	310.00–320.00	315.01
2	600–650	608	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	670	265.00–275.00	269.85
2	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	763	227.50–235.00	231.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	325	345.00–365.00	352.42
6	350–400	376	330.00–355.00	338.34
4	400–450	423	305.00–325.00	316.36
6	450–500	471	295.00–315.00	310.04
4	500–550	519	290.00–305.00	300.07
2	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	600–650	643	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	383	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	420	365.00–380.00	371.62
2	500–550	533	340.00–355.00	347.32
2	550–600	558	335.00–340.00	337.51
4	600–650	608	300.00–325.00	306.17
5	650–700	668	277.50–289.00	282.80
2	700–750	718	265.00–275.00	270.02

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)	4	—	1,090	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,672.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	179.00–187.00	184.28
2	—	1,790	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,198	162.00–164.00	162.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	136.00–141.00	138.07
9	—	1,222	156.00–165.00	160.15
8	—	1,204	145.00–155.00	149.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	156.00–160.00	157.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	117.00–125.00	121.09
2	—	1,163	146.00–149.00	147.23
4	—	996	136.00–139.00	136.76

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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