Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.04/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.08 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$336.04

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$60.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	370.00	2,035	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	343.48	1,864	20
Medium and Large 3	557	309.93	1,726	7thin

One grade step is worth $60.07/cwt here — about $309 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 sale28 hd

336.04

—

GA average14 barns · 254 hd

329.21

+6.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−54.08

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	1,477	173.75	2,565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,702	159.97	2,722	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	151.44	1,868	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	122.72	1,342	9thin

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)	1,080	$2,024	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,844	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	389.92/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	336.57/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	341.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	258.19/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.20/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,370	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	438.03/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	444.82/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	303.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	271.60/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	412.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	416.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	441.99/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	328.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,721	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	459.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	445.12/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	1,850.00/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	398.02/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,918	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	119.30/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,308	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	165.95/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	191.83/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	175.41/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,128	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	151.13/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,866	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,024.31/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	140.57/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	162.18/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,032	5
Bulls	—	—	1,051	162.22/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	330.50/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	457.96/cwt	425.00–510.00	994	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,983.06/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	235.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	359.92/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	317.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	286.64/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	309.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	286.44/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	327.01/cwt	300.00–355.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	353.38/cwt	335.00–370.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	349.14/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	291.96/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	374.75/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	318.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	376.65/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	332.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	273.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,000	2

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 326Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 85Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements 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	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	400.00–425.00	412.05
2	450–500	475	365.00–370.00	367.55
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	724	275.00–315.00	291.96
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	440.00–442.50	441.99
8	450–500	482	395.00–420.00	398.02
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	627	330.00–345.00	341.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	329	350.00–405.00	376.65
2	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	407	410.00–425.00	416.03
9	450–500	469	370.00–400.00	389.92
11	500–550	518	310.00–365.00	349.14
9	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	336.57
4	600–650	628	310.00–330.00	318.75
4	650–700	671	235.00–290.00	258.19
3	700–750	715	260.00–280.00	271.60
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	425.00–510.00	457.96
4	250–300	268	455.00–465.00	459.95
6	300–350	317	435.00–460.00	444.82
5	350–400	361	435.00–440.00	438.03
3	400–450	410	435.00–450.00	445.12
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–355.00	327.01
4	450–500	464	310.00–350.00	330.50
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	563	305.00–325.00	317.42
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	360.00–380.00	369.79
5	250–300	272	335.00–370.00	353.38
6	300–350	305	355.00–385.00	374.75
13	350–400	370	360.00–385.00	370.20
3	400–450	417	345.00–370.00	359.92
9	450–500	478	325.00–340.00	332.82
6	500–550	523	285.00–315.00	303.80
2	550–600	573	305.00–310.00	307.49
2	600–650	635	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	650–700	660	280.00–290.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
16	500–550	524	325.00–335.00	328.38
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	365	250.00–320.00	286.44
3	400–450	437	265.00–315.00	286.64
2	450–500	478	300.00–320.00	309.74
3	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	273.27
2	550–600	583	225.00–245.00	235.21
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00

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	4	—	775	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,024.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,983.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	112.00–127.00	119.30
1	—	1,290	107.50	107.50
2	—	988	140.00–141.00	140.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	160.00–171.00	165.95
1	—	1,715	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,235	140.00–159.00	151.13
3	—	1,182	136.00–139.00	137.71
5	—	1,253	160.00–166.00	162.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	190.00–195.00	191.83
6	—	1,783	170.00–185.00	175.41
4	—	1,051	159.00–165.00	162.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Athens

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle