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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 4

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 243▲ 9 vs year ago 335 · +2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 55▼ 32 vs year ago 129 · −24.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 40▲ 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. All calves sharply lower. Feeder steers sharply lower. Feeder bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 higher.

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 $311.70/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.98 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$311.70

24 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$34.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	319.31	1,751	14thin
Medium and Large 2	532	305.12	1,624	8thin
Medium and Large 3	533	284.77	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.54/cwt here — about $233 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 sale24 hd

311.70

—

GA average14 barns · 312 hd

317.92

−6.22

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−44.98

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	—	Average	1,552	186.80	2,899	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	160.39	2,152	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	158.37	1,928	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	140.76	1,557	22

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)	1,140	$2,140	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,941	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,890	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	366.80/cwt	355.00–375.00	998	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	395.76/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,104	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	348.05/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,103	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	377.29/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,234	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	321.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,149	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	364.60/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,367	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	384.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,562	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	329.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,544	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	358.13/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,690	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	350.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,814	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	327.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,865	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	322.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,968	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	302.88/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,975	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	855	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	392.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,118	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	320.23/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,006	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	355.00/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,136	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	341.45/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	366.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,378	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	345.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,467	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,391	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	306.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,448	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	284.08/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,383	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,654	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,592	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	296.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,685	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	268.16/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,555	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	248.99/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,559	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	302.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,914	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	252.10/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,823	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	385.30/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,029	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,015	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	372.57/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,170	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	395.94/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,259	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	349.16/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,142	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	356.51/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,337	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	381.71/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,439	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	362.43/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,515	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	326.22/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,367	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	342.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,441	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,604	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	327.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,697	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	308.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,618	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	284.77/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,518	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	313.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,788	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	280.03/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,745	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	244.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,526	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	275.06/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,796	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,578	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	182.36/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,236	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	187.37/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,355	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	230.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,670	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	249.76/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,943	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	202.52/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,586	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	167.24/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	188.80/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,981	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	195.84/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,192	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	142.41/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,497	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	132.52/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,490	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	146.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,682	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	152.97/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,779	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	157.28/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,902	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	166.61/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,113	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,229	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	159.44/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,141	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,111	1,913.95/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,914	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,294.77/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	2,034.48/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,034	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,051.30/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,051	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 243Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 55Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 40Year ago 22

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. All calves sharply lower. Feeder steers sharply lower. Feeder bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	318	390.00–410.00	395.94
6	350–400	377	370.00–395.00	381.71
4	400–450	418	355.00–370.00	362.43
6	450–500	472	335.00–345.00	339.92
6	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	327.64
8	550–600	571	300.00–325.00	313.06
2	650–700	653	260.00–290.00	275.06
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	778	235.00–265.00	249.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	350.00–355.00	352.52
6	300–350	327	335.00–355.00	349.16
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	419	325.00–330.00	326.22
3	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	275.00–295.00	284.77
3	600–650	623	235.00–250.00	244.91
2	650–700	678	175.00–190.00	182.36
2	700–750	723	175.00–200.00	187.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	267	375.00–400.00	385.30
4	300–350	314	365.00–385.00	372.57
7	350–400	375	345.00–370.00	356.51
11	400–450	421	335.00–350.00	342.27
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	524	300.00–315.00	308.71
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	280.03
3	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	236.65
5	700–750	726	225.00–240.00	230.00
2	750–800	783	195.00–210.00	202.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	385.00–400.00	392.37
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
10	350–400	376	365.00–380.00	366.52
5	400–450	424	340.00–355.00	345.96
3	500–550	517	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	295.00–310.00	302.35
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	723	237.00–260.00	252.10
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	305.00–325.00	320.23
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	487	270.00–295.00	284.08
3	550–600	580	255.00–275.00	268.16
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	320	335.00–360.00	355.00
3	350–400	362	335.00–350.00	341.45
2	400–450	438	315.00–320.00	317.51
4	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	306.06
2	500–550	535	295.00–300.00	297.48
9	550–600	569	285.00–305.00	296.10
5	600–650	626	240.00–260.00	248.99
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	406	380.00–385.00	384.67
3	450–500	472	345.00–370.00	358.13
2	500–550	518	340.00–360.00	350.24
2	550–600	570	320.00–335.00	327.24
2	600–650	610	315.00–330.00	322.62
15	650–700	652	297.50–317.50	302.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
5	250–300	272	355.00–375.00	366.80
3	300–350	317	335.00–355.00	348.05
3	350–400	357	315.00–330.00	321.78
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	365.00–420.00	395.76
8	300–350	327	375.00–385.00	377.29
2	350–400	375	355.00–375.00	364.60
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	468	320.00–340.00	329.84
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	167.00	167.00
7	—	1,343	156.00–164.00	159.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	152.00–162.00	157.28
10	—	1,149	140.00–150.00	146.36
18	—	1,268	163.00–173.00	166.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	139.00–148.00	142.41
9	—	1,124	129.00–137.00	132.52
5	—	1,163	149.00–159.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	184.00–192.00	188.80
3	—	1,630	193.00–199.00	195.84
2	—	1,353	165.00–171.00	167.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	995	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2	—	1,140	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,034.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,111	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,913.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,294.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,051.30

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.