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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 12

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 379 vs last sale 605▼ 122 vs year ago 348 · −35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 121▲ 39 vs year ago 64 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 99▼ 34 vs year ago 72 · −47.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder steers and calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and calves unevenly steady to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and calves unevenly steady to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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 $251.87/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −97.16 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$251.87

4 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs GA average

−45.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	263.73	1,353	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	240.00	1,296	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $57 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 sale4 hd

251.87

—

GA average15 barns · 381 hd

254.96

−3.09

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−45.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−97.16

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	1,522	161.77	2,462	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	151.47	2,268	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	147.92	1,939	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	112.66	1,149	8thin

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)	1,102	$1,754	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$1,444	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,246	6

Every lot

59 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	590	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,003	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	290.14/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,074	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,178	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,173	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,299	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	263.73/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,353	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	207.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,318	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,554	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	307.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	825	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	281.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,240	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,453	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,552	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,520	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,580	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	149.29/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	181.44/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,371	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	119.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,165	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	105.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,125	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	136.89/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,651	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	157.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,957	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	148.93/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,045	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	144.63/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,122	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	154.14/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,329	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	161.91/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,490	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	2,019.21/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,019	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	898	1,170.86/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,171	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,076	1,653.69/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,654	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,885.01/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,885	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,882.37/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,882	7

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 605Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 121Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 99Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	100.00–108.00	105.56
4	—	973	117.00–125.00	119.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	161.00–163.00	161.91
5	—	1,467	143.00–146.00	144.63
5	—	1,511	151.00–158.00	154.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,373	144.00–153.00	148.93
8	—	1,244	155.00–165.00	157.28
9	—	1,206	131.00–140.00	136.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	180.00–183.00	181.44
4	—	1,645	160.00–169.00	164.42
4	—	1,230	143.00–153.00	149.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–315.00	307.99
4	400–450	441	280.00–285.00	281.22
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–290.00	284.95
2	550–600	563	265.00–275.00	269.98
2	600–650	645	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	365	270.00–280.00	274.79
4	450–500	460	250.00–260.00	255.05
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	295.00–300.00	297.59
2	350–400	370	285.00–295.00	290.14
3	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	281.73
2	450–500	468	275.00–280.00	277.57
2	500–550	513	260.00–267.50	263.73
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
13	650–700	650	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	635	200.00–215.00	207.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00

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	4	—	1,133	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,019.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,882.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,885.01

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	—	898	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,170.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,076	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,653.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	775.00	775.00

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.