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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jul 9

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 239▼ 94 vs year ago 515 · −18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 64▼ 97 vs year ago 181 · −53.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 62▲ 75 vs year ago 52 · +144.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

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 $301.14/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −55.54 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$301.14

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$66.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	329.09	1,745	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	305.74	1,656	39
Medium and Large 3	548	262.38	1,438	14thin

One grade step is worth $66.71/cwt here — about $308 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 sale66 hd

301.14

—

GA average14 barns · 427 hd

314.54

−13.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−55.54

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	1,511	189.79	2,868	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	170.27	2,649	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	166.14	2,150	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	141.22	1,374	8thin

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)	1,121	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,087	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,787	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,275	2thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,138	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	383.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,397	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	382.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,664	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	363.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,581	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	357.48/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,716	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	363.82/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,859	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	342.44/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,791	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	358.13/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,009	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	278.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,576	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	313.57/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,790	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,913	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,824	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	288.42/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,938	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	289.10/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,058	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	357.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	834	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	349.13/cwt	265.00–375.00	988	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	390.18/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,112	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	330.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,050	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	350.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,163	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,289	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,083	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	343.71/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,275	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	350.13/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,485	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	324.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,382	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,296	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	318.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,502	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	353.16/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,678	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,393	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	316.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	296.52/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,548	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,533	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,594	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	306.40/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,728	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	293.70/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,812	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	267.48/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,771	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	237.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,707	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	391.55/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,116	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	407.15/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,299	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	359.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,160	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	377.36/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,260	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	377.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,388	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	341.77/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,295	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	324.73/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,341	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	365.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,537	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	389.98/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,677	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	282.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,332	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	366.32/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,733	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	329.85/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,596	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	334.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,751	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	313.54/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,640	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	273.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,442	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,720	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	254.27/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,432	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	291.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,678	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	280.80/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,741	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	283.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,889	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	229.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,547	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	253.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,721	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	210.35/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,515	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,888	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	182.45/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,441	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,426	175.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	187.58/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,711	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	204.56/cwt	198.00–212.00	3,447	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	140.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,325	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,565	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	151.95/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,623	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	174.22/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,132	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	164.33/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,325	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	174.52/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,581	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	166.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,709	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	805	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	758	1,492.57/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	880	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,281.66/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,282	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	910	1,751.47/head	1,625.00–1,855.00	1,751	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,653.02/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,653	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,397.05/head	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,397	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,337.27/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337	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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 239Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 62Year ago 52

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

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	220	415.00	415.00
3	250–300	285	385.00–405.00	391.55
8	300–350	334	345.00–390.00	377.36
11	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	377.26
8	400–450	421	355.00–370.00	365.06
16	450–500	484	312.50–345.00	329.85
25	500–550	523	300.00–322.50	313.54
14	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	291.81
10	600–650	620	265.00–297.50	280.80
3	650–700	680	240.00–265.00	253.14
2	700–750	720	185.00–235.00	210.35
2	750–800	790	175.00–190.00	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
7	300–350	319	405.00–415.00	407.15
15	400–450	430	375.00–397.00	389.98
11	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	366.32
10	500–550	523	325.00–350.00	334.83
3	550–600	555	305.00–315.00	309.95
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	667	275.00–300.00	283.25
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
2	750–800	755	245.00–255.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	359.06
6	350–400	379	320.00–355.00	341.77
4	400–450	413	310.00–340.00	324.73
8	450–500	471	270.00–295.00	282.72
6	500–550	528	265.00–285.00	273.20
8	550–600	563	240.00–265.00	254.27
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	673	220.00–240.00	229.89
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	385.00–395.00	390.18
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	358	360.00	360.00
16	400–450	424	340.00–357.50	350.13
25	450–500	475	335.00–360.00	353.16
9	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	316.09
9	550–600	564	297.50–310.00	306.40
6	600–650	617	287.50–295.00	293.70
3	650–700	662	260.00–275.00	267.48
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	265.00–375.00	349.13
11	300–350	332	345.00–360.00	350.34
13	350–400	371	330.00–355.00	343.71
8	400–450	426	315.00–335.00	324.52
12	450–500	472	300.00–330.00	318.30
8	500–550	522	290.00–307.50	296.52
3	550–600	553	285.00–290.00	288.33
5	700–750	720	225.00–250.00	237.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	350.00–365.00	357.90
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	325.00–335.00	330.12
2	350–400	358	300.00–305.00	302.48
2	400–450	443	290.00–295.00	292.49
2	450–500	480	285.00–295.00	290.16
2	500–550	538	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	250	455.00	455.00
13	400–450	435	375.00–400.00	382.60
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	511	355.00–367.50	363.82
12	550–600	561	352.50–360.00	358.13
2	600–650	605	315.00–317.50	316.26
3	700–750	712	282.50–300.00	289.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	364	375.00–390.00	383.70
3	400–450	435	350.00–370.00	363.41
3	450–500	480	350.00–362.50	357.48
3	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	342.44
6	550–600	571	302.50–320.00	313.57
2	600–650	608	295.00–305.00	300.06
3	650–700	672	282.50–295.00	288.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	565	270.00–287.50	278.98
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	995	2,625.00	2,625.00

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	—	805	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,281.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,397.05

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)	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,653.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	2	—	758	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,492.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	1,625.00–1,855.00	1,751.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	171.00–176.00	174.52
8	—	1,632	160.00–170.00	166.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	140.00–145.00	140.96
2	—	1,023	151.00–155.00	152.96
2	—	990	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,415	158.00–168.00	164.33
15	—	1,224	169.00–178.00	174.22
6	—	1,068	144.00–157.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	185.00–192.00	187.58
4	—	1,426	170.00–180.00	175.76
5	—	1,685	198.00–212.00	204.56

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.