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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

336 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 361▼ 62 vs year ago 398 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 93▼ 17 vs year ago 117 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 69▼ 63 vs year ago 85 · −74.1%

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 and bulls sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

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 $306.43/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.60 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$306.43

44 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$69.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.64

vs GA average

−33.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	339.00	1,783	12thin
Medium and Large 2	546	301.16	1,643	25
Medium and Large 3	517	269.41	1,392	7thin

One grade step is worth $69.59/cwt here — about $391 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 sale44 hd

306.43

—

GA average14 barns · 649 hd

322.07

−15.64

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−33.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−42.60

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	1,433	181.10	2,596	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	166.27	1,982	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	160.73	2,363	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	136.69	1,360	13

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)	968	$2,031	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,975	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,892	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,835	8

Every lot

85 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	397.45/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,502	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,647	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	313.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,990	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,989	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	265.09/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,895	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	322.12/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,015	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	374.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,256	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	315.28/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,135	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	386.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,410	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	364.92/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,398	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	338.34/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,445	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	310.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,345	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	295.68/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,372	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	325.80/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,515	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	275.15/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,398	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	305.89/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,591	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,783	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	295.15/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,706	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,089	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	272.47/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,738	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	239.97/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,605	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	443.44/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,033	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,170	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	404.51/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,298	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,040	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	375.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,380	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	411.93/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,549	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	400.88/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,664	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	381.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,613	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	296.21/cwt	245.00–340.00	1,256	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	390.50/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,800	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	338.95/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,600	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	283.19/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,436	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,803	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	325.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,713	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	312.78/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,739	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	291.56/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,647	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	306.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,900	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,632	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	205.17/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,381	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	249.82/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,781	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	166.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	193.32/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	179.40/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	150.17/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,461	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	134.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,353	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	161.68/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,817	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	175.82/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,208	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	145.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,919	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	160.68/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,333	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,219	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,831	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,907.88/head	2,800.00–3,025.00	2,908	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	2,416.24/head	2,150.00–2,675.00	2,416	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	1,975.08/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,975	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	1,686.12/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	1,774.55/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,097.46/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,097	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 361Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 93Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 69Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	312	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	368	360.00–385.00	375.05
4	400–450	423	380.00–385.00	381.32
15	450–500	472	320.00–360.00	338.95
8	500–550	526	320.00–345.00	325.74
10	550–600	556	307.50–325.00	312.78
3	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	713	240.00–260.00	249.82
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	425.00–460.00	443.44
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
9	300–350	321	395.00–420.00	404.51
6	350–400	376	395.00–445.00	411.93
9	400–450	415	390.00–425.00	400.88
5	450–500	461	370.00–440.00	390.50
3	500–550	508	350.00–360.00	354.95
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	621	300.00–315.00	306.01
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	315.08
3	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	424	245.00–340.00	296.21
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	507	270.00–305.00	283.19
3	550–600	565	280.00–297.50	291.56
2	600–650	640	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	190.00–220.00	205.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	365	385.00–390.00	386.30
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
12	500–550	526	339.00	339.00
14	600–650	634	329.50	329.50
2	700–750	705	245.00–265.00	254.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	370.00–380.00	374.85
4	350–400	383	355.00–380.00	364.92
3	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	338.34
11	450–500	465	310.00–345.00	325.80
14	500–550	520	290.00–315.00	305.89
11	550–600	578	270.00–305.00	295.15
2	600–650	638	265.00–280.00	272.47
4	650–700	669	235.00–255.00	239.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	275.00–345.00	322.12
2	350–400	360	295.00–335.00	315.28
8	400–450	433	300.00–325.00	310.57
7	450–500	464	265.00–305.00	295.68
6	500–550	508	265.00–285.00	275.15
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	578	280.00–290.00	284.94
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	680	290.00–295.00	292.46
3	700–750	715	255.00–275.00	265.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	390.00–405.00	397.45
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
6	600–650	635	310.00–315.00	313.33
1	750–800	755	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	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,165	2,525.00	2,525.00

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	—	865	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	2,800.00–3,025.00	2,907.88

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	—	1,018	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,686.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,774.55

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)	5	—	971	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,975.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,097.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	2,150.00–2,675.00	2,416.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,256	170.00–183.00	175.82
4	—	1,315	140.00–148.00	145.92
28	—	1,124	152.00–169.00	161.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,005	130.00–140.00	134.61
3	—	973	145.00–157.50	150.17
1	—	970	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,665	170.00	170.00
10	—	1,452	155.00–168.00	160.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	190.00–198.00	193.32
2	—	1,308	162.00–169.00	166.18
4	—	1,508	170.00–184.00	179.40

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.