Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2025-06-11

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 11
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 344▼ 311 vs year ago 626 · −49.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 97▼ 40 vs year ago 162 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 31▲ 58 vs year ago 29 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.45/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.58 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.
Average price
$311.45
28 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.85
vs GA average
−29.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531324.741,72318thin
Medium and Large 2549287.511,58010thin
One grade step is worth $37.23/cwt here — about $143 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 sale28 hd
311.45
—
GA average13 barns · 447 hd
320.30
−8.85
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−29.47
This barn, trailing median31 sales
349.03
−37.58
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
412361311261median 349.0303/0404/2906/2409/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,620183.132,96715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,496160.732,40421
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263158.161,99870
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066146.931,56715

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$2,1478
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,82626
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$1,7318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)838$2,3173thin

Every lot

91 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365377.43/cwt375.00–380.001,3782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428380.92/cwt380.00–382.501,63011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,7465
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474329.19/cwt315.00–335.001,5605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475352.66/cwt345.00–360.001,6752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3522317.58/cwt310.00–330.001,6585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523340.93/cwt335.00–350.001,7836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526367.77/cwt367.50–368.001,93413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563337.44/cwt335.00–340.001,9002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578369.09/cwt369.00–370.002,13311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609320.75/cwt320.00–321.001,9534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629339.50/cwt339.50–339.502,1359
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673292.25/cwt285.00–300.001,9672
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205375.00/cwt375.00–375.007692
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285399.82/cwt395.00–405.001,1392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328315.27/cwt310.00–320.001,0342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385349.87/cwt345.00–355.001,3472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387374.96/cwt360.00–380.001,45113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393290.04/cwt280.00–295.001,1403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424351.69/cwt347.50–375.001,4917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432328.33/cwt320.00–335.001,4186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433293.61/cwt285.00–305.001,2714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471291.91/cwt275.00–300.001,3756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476315.05/cwt305.00–325.001,5006
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478332.82/cwt330.00–340.001,5917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524327.66/cwt315.00–335.001,71715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526298.81/cwt290.00–305.001,5724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563310.15/cwt300.00–325.001,7463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,5826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610289.26/cwt280.00–297.501,7643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620267.52/cwt265.00–270.001,6592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372377.98/cwt370.00–390.001,4063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373339.91/cwt335.00–345.001,2683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379360.08/cwt355.00–365.001,3654
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415302.41/cwt295.00–310.001,2554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424344.18/cwt335.00–355.001,4596
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467302.17/cwt290.00–310.001,4115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475358.37/cwt355.00–360.001,7023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478331.71/cwt320.00–350.001,58611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519336.84/cwt330.00–355.001,74811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521313.97/cwt305.00–325.001,63610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523282.78/cwt265.00–295.001,4794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564333.41/cwt320.00–345.001,8806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580267.56/cwt265.00–270.001,5522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588305.17/cwt290.00–315.001,7943
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623305.12/cwt295.00–315.001,9012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640207.44/cwt200.00–215.001,3282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668247.64/cwt240.00–255.001,6542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713253.41/cwt240.00–260.001,8073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518173.75/cwt171.00–178.002,6384
Bulls——1,637184.68/cwt181.00–189.003,0238
Bulls——1,712191.49/cwt190.00–196.003,2783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%936141.13/cwt138.00–143.001,3214
Cows—Lean 85-90%965126.58/cwt125.00–128.001,2212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,147154.03/cwt151.00–157.001,7679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193157.43/cwt152.00–165.001,87838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321171.76/cwt166.00–177.002,26916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323160.40/cwt156.00–165.002,1225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373146.31/cwt139.00–151.002,00916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454171.30/cwt167.00–174.002,4918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646150.37/cwt148.00–154.002,4758
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0231,553.55/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,145.18/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0721,794.42/head1,600.00–1,975.001,79420
Bred Cows—Small 2-31,0731,501.57/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,908.73/head1,800.00–1,950.001,9094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,308.82/head2,200.00–2,375.002,3094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2141,984.19/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9844
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28702,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39102,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.