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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 30

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

478 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 253▲ 116 vs year ago 362 · +32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 91▼ 6 vs year ago 113 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 101▲ 69 vs year ago 9 · +766.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 - 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls remained mostly steady. Replacement cattle were mostly steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers were both steady to 5.00 higher. Bull and heifer calves were 5.00 - 10.00 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 $298.78/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.25 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$298.78

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$41.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs GA average

−30.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	317.13	1,727	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	297.98	1,634	15thin
Medium and Large 3	534	276.05	1,473	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.08/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

298.78

—

GA average14 barns · 430 hd

308.25

−9.47

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−30.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−50.25

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	1,750	178.06	3,116	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	162.67	2,438	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	151.88	1,882	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	130.86	1,393	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$1,820	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,775	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,622	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	801	$2,355	20

Every lot

99 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,639	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	385.16/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,872	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	383.61/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,002	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	330.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,733	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,151	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	361.55/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,202	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	914	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	373.32/cwt	360.00–385.00	859	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	391.74/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,011	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	943	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	335.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,046	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	356.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,171	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	377.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,249	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	372.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,341	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	306.60/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,104	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	346.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,325	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	360.68/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,493	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	333.18/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,393	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	308.30/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,323	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	331.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,542	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	364.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,714	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	295.61/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,413	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	281.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,450	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	325.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,681	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	303.09/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,615	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	311.63/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,754	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	292.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,654	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	266.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,509	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	301.23/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,831	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,538	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	268.80/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,656	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	258.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,735	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	238.65/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	363.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	817	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	468.55/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,115	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	354.62/cwt	335.00–375.00	933	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	455.19/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,206	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	424.72/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	433.31/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,343	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	379.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,178	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	345.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,183	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.95/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,410	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,283	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	399.32/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,533	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	375.34/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,550	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	398.57/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,670	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	337.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,446	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	324.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,531	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	355.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,689	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	355.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,857	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	294.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,551	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	336.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,782	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,595	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,937	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	321.84/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,834	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.68/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,029	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	291.07/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,939	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,992	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,833	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	235.50/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,813	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	164.46/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	185.74/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,325	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	175.25/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,388	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	142.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,446	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	118.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,266	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	132.93/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,444	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	168.86/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,014	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	152.98/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,888	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	142.70/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,809	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,163	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	169.24/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,655	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	699	1,342.75/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,343	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	738	1,265.46/head	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,265	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	835	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	943	1,970.85/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,971	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,938.51/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,939	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,224.26/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,224	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,037	1,519.29/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,519	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	2,175.02/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	759	2,065.15/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,065	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	765	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	784	2,577.12/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,577	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	813	1,711.00/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,711	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	2,536.15/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,536	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 253Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 91Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	360.00–385.00	373.32
2	250–300	260	360.00–365.00	362.50
5	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	356.97
10	350–400	382	330.00–360.00	346.96
14	400–450	418	325.00–355.00	333.18
7	450–500	465	325.00–340.00	331.56
8	500–550	533	290.00–310.00	303.09
7	550–600	566	285.00–295.00	292.15
4	600–650	616	265.00–280.00	268.80
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	258	385.00–400.00	391.74
5	300–350	331	370.00–385.00	377.45
10	350–400	360	365.00–390.00	372.45
11	400–450	414	345.00–395.00	360.68
5	450–500	471	350.00–367.50	364.01
7	500–550	516	315.00–330.00	325.77
11	550–600	563	300.00–315.00	311.63
6	600–650	608	295.00–307.50	301.23
3	650–700	672	255.00–265.00	258.23
2	750–800	768	232.50–245.00	238.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	330.00–345.00	335.37
3	350–400	360	295.00–315.00	306.60
12	400–450	429	285.00–335.00	308.30
10	450–500	478	275.00–307.50	295.61
9	500–550	515	270.00–285.00	281.60
5	550–600	567	250.00–275.00	266.05
3	600–650	615	245.00–255.00	250.03
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00–375.00	363.06
3	250–300	263	335.00–375.00	354.62
3	300–350	343	340.00–355.00	345.02
8	350–400	372	335.00–355.00	345.00
14	400–450	428	320.00–350.00	337.96
7	450–500	472	310.00–335.00	324.31
4	500–550	526	285.00–310.00	294.96
2	550–600	550	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.72
3	300–350	310	370.00–395.00	379.92
4	350–400	370	365.00–390.00	380.95
11	400–450	413	355.00–385.00	375.34
8	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	355.48
5	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	336.81
8	550–600	570	295.00–335.00	321.84
1	600–650	640	317.50	317.50
6	650–700	666	280.00–315.00	291.07
3	700–750	733	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	750–800	770	226.00–245.00	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	455.00–475.00	468.55
2	250–300	265	445.00–465.00	455.19
3	300–350	310	430.00–435.00	433.31
7	350–400	384	395.00–410.00	399.32
7	400–450	419	390.00–410.00	398.57
10	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	355.03
3	550–600	567	335.00–345.00	341.65
4	600–650	623	322.50–330.00	325.68
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	705	280.00–285.00	282.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	609	360.00–367.50	361.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	486	375.00–387.50	385.16
9	500–550	522	365.00–387.50	383.61
2	550–600	570	375.00–380.00	377.43
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	330.19
2	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,224.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	699	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,342.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	738	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,265.46

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)	3	—	1,037	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,519.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,970.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	2	—	993	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,536.15

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	—	813	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,711.00

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	1	—	765	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	784	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,577.12

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	5	—	759	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,065.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,086	128.00–137.00	132.93
8	—	1,064	112.00–124.00	118.97
6	—	1,017	139.00–145.00	142.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	162.00–172.00	169.24
3	—	1,405	150.00–160.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	162.00–176.00	168.86
20	—	1,268	136.00–146.00	142.70
28	—	1,234	148.00–161.00	152.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,790	183.00–188.00	185.74
4	—	1,933	171.00–181.00	175.25
2	—	1,285	164.00–165.00	164.46

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.