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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 23

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 420▼ 211 vs year ago 464 · −45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 85▼ 36 vs year ago 127 · −28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 35▲ 78 vs year ago 23 · +339.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher with light test on feeder steers, replacement cattle included an attractive heard dispersal of predominantly angus cattle.

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 $329.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.07 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$329.61

28 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$59.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.31	1,985	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	336.00	1,783	9thin
Medium and Large 3	535	304.58	1,630	12thin

One grade step is worth $59.73/cwt here — about $356 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 sale28 hd

329.61

—

GA average13 barns · 274 hd

325.27

+4.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−27.07

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	1,768	177.78	3,143	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	149.58	2,141	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	145.57	1,713	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	122.97	1,240	16

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)	1,148	$2,506	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,319	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,967	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	655	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	399.76/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,535	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	328.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,569	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	382.82/cwt	375.00–390.00	900	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	374.27/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,029	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	287	345.17/cwt	330.00–360.00	991	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	329.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,065	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	367.41/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,198	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	355.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,271	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	323.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,189	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	375.95/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,402	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	356.06/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,488	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	297.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,248	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,429	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	346.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,586	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	281.41/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,331	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	321.55/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,531	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	300.83/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,549	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	316.04/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,656	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	280.83/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,474	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	248.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,413	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,538	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	258.30/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,645	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,691	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	366.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	983	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	444.79/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,446	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	356.75/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,170	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	353.23/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,265	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	393.68/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,429	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	415.83/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,547	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	331.45/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,385	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	388.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,651	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	362.33/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,562	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	347.24/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,580	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,798	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	318.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,487	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	319.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,618	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	337.73/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,739	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	369.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,942	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	360.11/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,017	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	332.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,869	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	289.93/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,632	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	321.45/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,993	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	303.79/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,883	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	285.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,861	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,040	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	185.25/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	178.12/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,183	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	3,032	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	132.77/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,328	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	114.44/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,163	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	145.09/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,689	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	131.30/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,552	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	157.94/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,943	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	144.11/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,928	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,839	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	710	1,573.59/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	2,261.04/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,261	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	2,114.80/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,115	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	966	1,852.30/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,852	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	1,647.65/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,648	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,061	2,107.80/head	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,108	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,051.22/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,051	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	2,533.60/head	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,534	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,672.10/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,672	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	655	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 420Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 85Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 35Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	363	385.00–405.00	393.68
9	400–450	431	345.00–370.00	362.33
13	450–500	455	335.00–365.00	347.24
6	500–550	515	330.00–355.00	337.73
3	550–600	562	325.00–340.00	332.54
4	600–650	620	300.00–305.00	303.79
3	650–700	653	280.00–290.00	285.03
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	325	435.00–455.00	444.79
5	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	415.83
3	400–450	425	385.00–395.00	388.49
3	450–500	467	380.00–390.00	385.00
3	500–550	525	360.00–375.00	369.90
4	550–600	560	345.00–375.00	360.11
3	600–650	620	315.00–335.00	321.45
2	650–700	658	300.00–320.00	309.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	360.00–380.00	366.71
3	300–350	328	345.00–375.00	356.75
3	350–400	358	340.00–375.00	353.23
7	400–450	418	325.00–340.00	331.45
3	450–500	467	310.00–330.00	318.41
6	500–550	507	300.00–325.00	319.23
6	550–600	563	275.00–300.00	289.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	395.00–401.00	399.76
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	328.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	375.00–390.00	382.82
2	250–300	275	365.00–385.00	374.27
4	300–350	326	355.00–380.00	367.41
3	350–400	358	345.00–365.00	355.00
4	400–450	433	325.00–335.00	330.06
7	450–500	476	305.00–330.00	321.55
6	500–550	515	295.00–310.00	300.83
3	600–650	637	255.00–265.00	258.30
2	650–700	663	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	375.00–380.00	375.95
5	400–450	418	352.50–370.00	356.06
4	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	346.27
7	500–550	524	312.50–325.00	316.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	330.00–360.00	345.17
4	300–350	323	320.00–345.00	329.75
5	350–400	368	315.00–330.00	323.07
5	400–450	420	280.00–310.00	297.17
3	450–500	473	275.00–295.00	281.41
6	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	280.83
4	550–600	568	245.00–255.00	248.69
4	600–650	634	240.00–245.00	242.51
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	820	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,261.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,114.80

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)	2	—	710	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.59

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)	4	—	1,050	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,647.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,061	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,107.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,852.30

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)	10	—	1,083	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,051.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,122	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,533.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,184	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,672.10

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	2	—	655	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,016	107.00–120.00	114.44
1	—	995	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,000	127.00–137.00	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,338	142.00–146.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	154.00–164.00	157.94
32	—	1,164	139.00–153.00	145.09
5	—	1,182	126.00–138.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	184.00–187.00	185.25
5	—	1,787	175.00–183.00	178.12
2	—	1,830	164.00–168.00	165.70

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.