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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 24

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

546 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 504▲ 201 vs year ago 345 · +58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 93▼ 14 vs year ago 98 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 63▲ 7 vs year ago 55 · +12.7%

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. Feeder steers 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 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 $338.06/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −18.62 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$338.06

60 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$43.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	354.14	1,977	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	341.06	1,852	37
Medium and Large 3	554	310.45	1,720	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.68/cwt here — about $257 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 sale60 hd

338.06

—

GA average13 barns · 387 hd

344.18

−6.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−18.62

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	—	Low	1,641	189.06	3,103	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	163.04	2,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	160.11	1,973	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	140.02	1,485	21

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)	1,029	$2,327	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,778	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,697	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$2,320	5

Every lot

105 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	435.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,659	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,795	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	410.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,759	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,789	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	405.54/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,882	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	356.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,678	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,025	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	361.89/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,932	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	335.14/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,803	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	362.01/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,995	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	343.98/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,971	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,983	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,261	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	287.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,907	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	286	405.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,161	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	389.92/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,248	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	412.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,352	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	406.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,504	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	389.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,449	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,582	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	352.55/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,505	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	326.89/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,507	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	346.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,610	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	345.18/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,771	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	329.69/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,698	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	306.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,620	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	333.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,900	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	317.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,814	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	297.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,699	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	306.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,903	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,882	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	262.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,735	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	288.04/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,918	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,914	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,843	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	227.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,759	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	279.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,178	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	452.30/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,280	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	392.29/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,251	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	450.41/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,473	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,504	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	377.58/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,393	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	443.90/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,665	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	394.15/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,628	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	422.07/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,844	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	368.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,610	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	387.73/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,799	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	348.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,636	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	366.29/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,755	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	320.90/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,659	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	348.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,851	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	353.15/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,978	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	325.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,848	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	301.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,765	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	283.22/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,750	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	306.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,930	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	274.85/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,822	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,060	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	288.78/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,935	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,916	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,120	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	171.82/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	186.51/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,758	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	200.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,860	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	143.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,458	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	130.98/cwt	124.00–137.50	1,387	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,769	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	159.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,943	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	168.29/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,134	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,263	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	167.11/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,573	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,940	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	675	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	815	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	830	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,140.35/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	2,820.03/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,820	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,167	1,871.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	1,719.68/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,720	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	665	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	825	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	2,362.83/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,363	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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 504Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 93Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 55

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,540	165.00–168.00	167.11
4	—	1,451	155.00–157.00	155.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,268	166.00–173.00	168.29
31	—	1,222	155.00–165.00	159.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	124.00–137.50	130.98
4	—	1,148	150.00–156.00	154.06
8	—	1,018	139.00–148.00	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	169.00–175.00	171.82
4	—	1,928	195.00–205.00	200.22
4	—	1,479	183.00–193.00	186.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–370.00	367.49
4	450–500	471	345.00–360.00	356.22
2	500–550	538	325.00–345.00	335.14
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	663	275.00–300.00	287.64
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
11	350–400	381	420.00–440.00	435.55
6	400–450	428	400.00–415.00	410.90
2	450–500	450	395.00–400.00	397.50
4	500–550	534	360.00–362.50	361.89
2	550–600	573	343.00–345.00	343.98
2	600–650	615	320.00–325.00	322.44
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	408	435.00–445.00	439.90
13	450–500	464	401.00–425.00	405.54
30	500–550	526	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	551	361.00–365.00	362.01
5	600–650	647	349.50	349.50
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	319	380.00–400.00	392.29
4	350–400	369	375.00–385.00	377.58
3	400–450	437	360.00–380.00	368.34
13	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	348.07
5	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	320.90
6	550–600	585	290.00–310.00	301.75
3	600–650	618	275.00–295.00	283.22
4	650–700	663	265.00–285.00	274.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	445.00–460.00	452.30
3	300–350	327	440.00–455.00	450.41
4	350–400	369	400.00–415.00	407.46
6	400–450	413	385.00–405.00	394.15
4	450–500	479	365.00–370.00	366.29
25	500–550	531	340.00–360.00	348.59
12	550–600	568	315.00–335.00	325.36
12	600–650	630	300.00–315.00	306.36
4	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	288.78
4	700–750	723	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	443.90
9	400–450	437	415.00–445.00	422.07
11	450–500	464	380.00–395.00	387.73
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
11	550–600	560	345.00–360.00	353.15
2	650–700	670	305.00–310.00	307.52
3	700–750	727	290.00–295.00	291.65
1	750–800	785	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	412.18
9	350–400	372	375.00–395.00	389.47
8	450–500	465	340.00–355.00	346.24
12	500–550	515	320.00–335.00	329.69
7	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	317.13
3	600–650	638	290.00–300.00	295.00
5	650–700	666	285.00–290.00	288.04
3	700–750	722	260.00–270.00	265.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
6	250–300	286	400.00–415.00	405.86
2	300–350	320	385.00–395.00	389.92
5	400–450	427	340.00–365.00	352.55
8	450–500	461	315.00–335.00	326.89
3	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	306.85
5	550–600	572	290.00–305.00	297.04
5	650–700	662	255.00–265.00	262.03
2	700–750	730	250.00–255.00	252.50
2	750–800	773	220.00–235.00	227.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	406.62
4	400–450	411	380.00–390.00	385.00
3	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
28	500–550	513	340.00–352.50	345.18
7	550–600	569	325.00–345.00	333.90
7	600–650	621	305.00–310.00	306.39
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	778	275.00–285.00	279.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,170	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,719.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	3	—	1,157	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,820.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,140.35

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	—	825	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	665	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362.83

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.