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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 19

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 317▼ 137 vs year ago 434 · −31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 94▲ 2 vs year ago 144 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 27▲ 47 vs year ago 13 · +361.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $289.59/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.44 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$289.59

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$40.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

vs GA average

−24.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	305.74	1,612	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	284.69	1,551	8thin
Medium and Large 3	552	265.11	1,464	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.64/cwt here — about $148 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

289.59

—

GA average15 barns · 508 hd

302.68

−13.09

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−24.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−59.44

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	—	Low	1,640	181.22	2,972	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	155.00	2,362	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	149.30	1,788	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	128.91	1,285	27

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)	1,215	$2,328	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,949	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$1,773	18

Every lot

90 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,018	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	397.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,650	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	368.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,546	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	354.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,640	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,732	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	327.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,752	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	326.05/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,832	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	831	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	348.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	768	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,019	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	340.26/cwt	325.00–355.00	970	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	398.41/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,271	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	340.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,112	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	361.97/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,213	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	356.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,293	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	332.68/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,224	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	370.00/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,365	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	358.92/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,490	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	335.92/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,404	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	321.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,349	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	319.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,469	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	303.82/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,407	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	342.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,591	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	298.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,530	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	311.06/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,599	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,637	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	276.58/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,560	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	258.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,491	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	251.78/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,566	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	273.64/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,724	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	237.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,563	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	384.79/cwt	375.00–395.00	904	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	452.22/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,221	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	399.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,099	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,328	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	378.42/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,219	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	398.72/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,360	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	354	363.82/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,288	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	396.59/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,475	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,566	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	353.80/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,444	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	378.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,610	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,472	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	367.46/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,698	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	351.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,629	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,768	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	313.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,645	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,790	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	302.80/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,705	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	308.30/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,887	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	289.84/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,797	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	269.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,681	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,723	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	301.16/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,018	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	272.82/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,885	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	163.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	190.84/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,162	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	178.99/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,157	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	114.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,064	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	138.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,381	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	129.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,351	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	139.77/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,582	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	150.04/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,794	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	161.35/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,115	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	154.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,195	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,445	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,569	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	1,616.10/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	2,112.50/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,113	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,066	1,759.19/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,759	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,943.09/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,943	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,897.45/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,897	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,242	1,947.79/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,948	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	733	1,555.97/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	789	1,305.12/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,305	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,098	2,400.85/head	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,401	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 317Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 94Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 27Year ago 13

Compared to one week slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	375.00–395.00	384.79
3	300–350	322	375.00–385.00	378.42
4	350–400	354	355.00–380.00	363.82
2	450–500	460	315.00–325.00	320.00
4	500–550	515	295.00–300.00	297.57
4	550–600	563	270.00–275.00	271.26
2	600–650	623	265.00–275.00	269.82
2	650–700	663	255.00–265.00	259.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	390.00–410.00	399.64
4	300–350	341	390.00–405.00	398.72
3	350–400	372	385.00–405.00	396.59
4	400–450	408	345.00–360.00	353.80
5	450–500	464	345.00–360.00	351.08
8	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	313.24
7	550–600	563	295.00–310.00	302.80
2	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	289.84
6	650–700	691	272.00–277.00	272.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	445.00–460.00	452.22
6	300–350	320	410.00–420.00	414.97
5	350–400	382	405.00–420.00	409.95
5	400–450	425	370.00–395.00	378.84
6	450–500	462	365.00–375.00	367.46
3	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	340.00
2	550–600	555	320.00–325.00	322.52
3	600–650	612	305.00–315.00	308.30
2	650–700	670	295.00–307.50	301.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	335.00–355.00	348.94
2	250–300	285	325.00–355.00	340.26
3	300–350	327	335.00–350.00	340.13
6	350–400	368	310.00–340.00	332.68
4	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	321.29
4	450–500	463	295.00–310.00	303.82
2	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.15
3	550–600	577	255.00–265.00	258.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	385.00–395.00	389.94
2	250–300	268	375.00–385.00	380.05
5	300–350	335	355.00–380.00	361.97
9	350–400	363	345.00–365.00	356.09
9	400–450	418	330.00–345.00	335.92
8	450–500	460	315.00–330.00	319.42
3	500–550	513	290.00–305.00	298.21
5	550–600	564	270.00–285.00	276.58
3	600–650	622	245.00–255.00	251.78
2	650–700	658	230.00–245.00	237.47
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	319	390.00–405.00	398.41
5	350–400	369	365.00–380.00	370.00
6	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	358.92
9	450–500	464	335.00–365.00	342.79
7	500–550	514	310.00–315.00	311.06
3	550–600	558	290.00–295.00	293.34
4	600–650	630	265.00–280.00	273.64
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	219	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	415	390.00–400.00	397.50
2	450–500	465	370.00–375.00	372.45
2	500–550	500	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	368.17
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	354.93
4	500–550	535	320.00–335.00	327.57
5	550–600	562	315.00–335.00	326.05
2	600–650	623	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,196	144.00–156.00	150.04
13	—	1,132	132.00–143.00	139.77
8	—	1,311	157.00–167.00	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	933	110.00–119.00	114.08
10	—	995	135.00–144.00	138.81
10	—	1,044	124.00–133.00	129.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	152.00–156.00	154.35
1	—	1,835	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,522	160.00–161.00	160.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	162.00–168.00	163.95
7	—	1,657	186.00–194.00	190.84
7	—	1,764	174.00–185.00	178.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,175	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,897.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,943.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,059	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,112.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,947.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,616.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,066	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,759.19

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	2	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00

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	—	1,098	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,400.85

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	—	733	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,555.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	789	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,305.12

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.