Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.93/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −81.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$308.93

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

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	327.62	1,810	6thin
Medium and Large 2	533	323.33	1,724	9thin
Medium and Large 3	549	278.72	1,529	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $280 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 sale23 hd

308.93

—

GA average15 barns · 379 hd

325.37

−16.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−81.19

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	—	High	1,575	176.88	2,787	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	154.81	2,308	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	153.92	1,900	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	132.53	1,371	14

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)	695	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	374.44/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	292.03/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	372.75/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	323.90/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	366.27/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	267.35/cwt	266.00–270.00	2,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	356.27/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	342.11/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,279	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	278.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	347.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	170.06/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	205.04/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	271.00/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	291.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	347.33/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,285	7
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	695	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	193.99/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,641	180.00/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,954	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	119.98/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,298	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,782	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	160.32/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,565	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	144.41/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,776	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	143.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	161.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,942	6
Bulls	—	—	1,451	166.43/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,415	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	155.44/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,935	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	137.32/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	260.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	182.47/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	305.64/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	321.35/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	287.49/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,374	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	322.69/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	392.63/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	295.06/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	287.71/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	337.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	296.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	362.94/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	318.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	325.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	355.10/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	326.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 262Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 47Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 54

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	376	365.00–390.00	374.44
4	400–450	428	345.00–360.00	355.10
3	450–500	483	320.00–340.00	326.83
8	500–550	528	315.00–330.00	325.62
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	680	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	700–750	735	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	325.00–355.00	342.11
7	400–450	435	300.00–325.00	310.83
5	450–500	468	295.00–315.00	305.64
3	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	291.59
5	550–600	563	255.00–280.00	271.00
2	600–650	638	240.00–245.00	242.51
2	650–700	663	195.00–215.00	205.04
2	700–750	703	175.00–190.00	182.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00–430.00	424.84
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	423	390.00–395.00	392.63
5	450–500	478	355.00–370.00	362.94
2	500–550	515	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	550–600	571	310.00–330.00	322.69
15	600–650	628	290.00–315.00	295.06
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	328	370.00–380.00	374.96
4	350–400	374	365.00–370.00	366.27
4	400–450	426	340.00–360.00	347.57
4	450–500	464	315.00–320.00	318.75
5	500–550	516	280.00–305.00	292.03
4	550–600	580	260.00–285.00	278.59
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
7	350–400	370	335.00–360.00	347.33
11	400–450	426	305.00–330.00	321.35
10	450–500	478	275.00–300.00	287.49
3	500–550	518	250.00–275.00	260.05
2	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	252.42
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	775	160.00–180.00	170.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	505	330.00–345.00	337.57
7	550–600	566	285.00–305.00	296.42
9	600–650	619	284.00–300.00	287.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	365.00–385.00	372.75
4	450–500	468	355.00–360.00	356.27
5	550–600	568	310.00–335.00	323.90
9	750–800	779	266.00–270.00	267.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
8	850–900	856	253.00	253.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	189.00–199.00	193.99
7	—	1,641	174.00–185.00	180.00
7	—	1,451	160.00–171.00	166.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	115.00–129.00	119.98
1	—	1,135	157.00	157.00
8	—	992	134.00–143.00	137.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	154.00–164.00	160.32
1	—	1,585	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,304	140.00–147.00	143.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	139.00–148.00	144.41
6	—	1,204	160.00–163.00	161.30
21	—	1,245	149.00–159.00	155.44

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

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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