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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 377▲ 259 vs year ago 173 · +149.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 169▲ 67 vs year ago 100 · +67.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 277▲ 90 vs year ago 6 · +1,500.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.01/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −77.02 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$272.01

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs GA average

−33.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	273.93	1,449	10thin
Medium and Large 1	545	273.00	1,488	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	259.90	1,338	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

272.01

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

260.20

+11.80

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−33.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−77.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,697	163.73	2,779	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	142.00	2,038	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	136.80	1,669	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	102.83	1,082	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,821	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,719	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,568	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,950	14

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	429.75/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,410	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	354.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,313	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,533	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	366.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,576	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,485	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	331.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,552	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,537	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	289.16/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,700	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	327.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	884	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	321.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,037	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	303.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,091	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	288.64/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,241	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	286.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,351	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	274.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,310	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,338	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,449	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,601	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,529	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	428.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,179	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	443.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,471	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	406.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,350	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	390.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,453	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	417.83/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,600	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	412.44/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,712	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	397.31/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,700	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	313.40/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,790	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	155.18/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,692	167.63/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,836	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	173.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,054	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	111.22/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,049	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	103.17/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,081	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	93.63/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,095	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	137.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,660	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	145.16/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,772	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	130.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,613	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,038	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,188.77/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,189	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	2,084.74/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,085	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,636.85/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,637	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	1,666.68/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,667	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,071	1,707.17/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,707	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,901.70/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,902	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,882.77/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,883	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 377Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 169Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 277Year ago 6

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	321.90
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	471	285.00–295.00	286.93
10	500–550	529	270.00–280.00	273.93
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	608	260.00–265.00	263.32
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	325.00–335.00	327.36
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	359	300.00–305.00	303.96
17	400–450	430	285.00–295.00	288.64
6	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	274.07
2	500–550	515	255.00–265.00	259.90
2	650–700	665	225.00–235.00	229.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	393	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	366.41
3	450–500	468	330.00–335.00	331.62
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	415.00–440.00	429.75
2	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	588	287.50–290.00	289.16
1	700–750	735	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–360.00	354.80
2	400–450	440	335.00–340.00	337.47
3	450–500	478	320.00–325.00	321.62
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	440.00–450.00	443.07
5	350–400	383	415.00–425.00	417.83
2	400–450	415	410.00–415.00	412.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	420.00–435.00	428.78
3	300–350	332	405.00–410.00	406.53
6	350–400	372	385.00–395.00	390.62
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	571	310.00–327.50	313.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	404.87
4	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	397.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,084.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,353	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,188.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,020	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,636.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,707.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,056	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,666.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,133	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,901.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,882.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	170.00–178.00	173.04
6	—	1,692	165.00–169.00	167.63
6	—	1,668	149.00–159.00	155.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,240	126.00–133.00	130.06
18	—	1,221	142.00–149.00	145.16
41	—	1,207	134.00–141.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,048	99.00–107.00	103.17
3	—	1,170	89.00–97.00	93.63
3	—	943	108.00–115.00	111.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	142.00	142.00

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.