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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

599 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 340▲ 175 vs year ago 424 · +41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 98▲ 59 vs year ago 171 · +34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 66▲ 152 vs year ago 8 · +1,900.0%

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.58/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −85.10 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$271.58

54 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$57.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	312.06	1,579	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	274.34	1,486	32
Medium and Large 3	535	254.48	1,362	17thin

One grade step is worth $57.58/cwt here — about $217 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

271.58

—

GA average14 barns · 393 hd

291.59

−20.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−85.10

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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $356.68 across 32 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	1,614	159.93	2,580	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	146.32	2,106	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	140.88	1,930	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	120.86	1,329	34

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)	1,188	$1,729	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,710	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,319	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,517	22

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	421.74/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,573	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	406.49/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,699	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,622	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	269.32/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,662	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	218	322.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	703	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	309.86/cwt	295.00–315.00	846	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	325.88/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,013	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	290.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	923	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	298.04/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,079	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,026	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	304.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,262	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	285.63/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,208	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	258.16/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,203	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	273.32/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,301	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	254.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,292	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,238	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,360	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	237.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	259.59/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,490	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	252.84/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,456	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	216.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,436	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	208.12/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,421	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,581	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,526	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	426.75/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,182	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	402.17/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,122	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	287	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,062	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	420.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,296	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	355.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,144	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	378.62/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,246	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	335.34/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,234	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	401.88/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,499	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	369.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,432	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	363.89/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,550	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	303.78/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,343	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	315.62/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,405	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	351.70/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,607	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	288.78/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,323	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	310.93/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,430	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	312.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,579	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	258.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,326	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	278.16/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,466	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	270.02/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,507	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,400	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	261.04/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,587	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	238.84/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,469	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	248.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,565	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,686	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	236.50/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,656	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	219.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,560	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,173	149.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,755	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	163.40/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,796	6
Bulls	—	—	2,350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	109.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,176	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	120.42/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,302	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	134.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,557	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	129.40/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,642	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	140.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,842	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	142.97/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,967	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	151.35/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,323	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	149.26/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,291	32
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	895	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	2,396.81/head	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,397	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,753.99/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,754	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	850	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,230.18/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,230	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,042	1,545.11/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,545	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,073	1,443.15/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,443	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,721.89/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,722	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,836.35/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,836	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,881.68/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,882	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 340Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 98Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 66Year ago 8

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	395.00–415.00	402.17
7	300–350	329	375.00–395.00	378.62
21	350–400	388	365.00–380.00	369.17
24	400–450	445	310.00–330.00	315.62
15	450–500	460	302.50–330.00	310.93
17	500–550	527	270.00–290.00	278.16
15	550–600	558	260.00–275.00	270.02
4	600–650	629	245.00–255.00	248.79
6	700–750	712	215.00–220.00	219.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	420.00–430.00	426.75
5	300–350	308	415.00–430.00	420.94
5	350–400	373	390.00–415.00	401.88
9	400–450	426	352.50–380.00	363.89
6	450–500	457	345.00–360.00	351.70
5	500–550	506	300.00–320.00	312.06
5	600–650	608	260.00–265.00	261.04
3	650–700	657	255.00–260.00	256.68
3	700–750	700	232.00–240.00	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	365.00–375.00	370.00
6	300–350	322	350.00–360.00	355.16
4	350–400	368	325.00–345.00	335.34
8	400–450	442	295.00–310.00	303.78
4	450–500	458	270.00–295.00	288.78
9	500–550	513	255.00–265.00	258.42
8	550–600	560	245.00–255.00	250.04
4	600–650	615	235.00–242.50	238.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	325.00–330.00	325.88
15	400–450	414	300.00–315.00	304.87
4	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	262.58
8	550–600	574	257.50–261.00	259.59
3	700–750	713	220.00–225.00	221.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	320.00–325.00	322.30
4	250–300	273	295.00–315.00	309.86
4	300–350	318	285.00–295.00	290.28
4	350–400	363	280.00–285.00	282.52
6	450–500	466	255.00–262.00	258.16
6	500–550	512	240.00–245.00	241.74
4	550–600	558	230.00–240.00	237.47
4	650–700	683	205.00–210.00	208.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	295.00–300.00	298.04
6	400–450	423	280.00–295.00	285.63
22	450–500	476	265.00–277.50	273.32
12	500–550	508	250.00–260.00	254.25
9	550–600	576	250.00–255.00	252.84
4	650–700	664	215.00–220.00	216.24
2	700–750	723	210.00–212.00	211.03
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	410.00–435.00	421.74
3	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	406.49
2	500–550	503	320.00–325.00	322.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	395.16
3	600–650	617	269.00–270.00	269.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,308	135.00–146.00	140.79
23	—	1,269	124.00–134.00	129.40
32	—	1,535	147.00–157.00	149.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,075	105.00–115.00	109.39
15	—	1,081	117.00–127.00	120.42
9	—	1,159	128.00–138.00	134.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	148.00–155.00	151.35
6	—	1,376	139.00–146.00	142.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,711	156.00–168.00	163.40
3	—	1,173	144.00–154.00	149.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	1,154	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,753.99

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	—	1,050	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,128	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,396.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2	—	1,165	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,721.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,310	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,881.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,177	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,836.35

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)	10	—	1,073	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,443.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,042	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,545.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,025	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,230.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.