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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 1

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 546▲ 70 vs year ago 332 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 84▲ 18 vs year ago 82 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 62▲ 45 vs year ago 20 · +225.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 -10.00 lower. Feeder bulls 3.00 - 7.00 lower.

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 $322.21/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −34.47 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$322.21

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$73.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	376.67	1,921	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	326.59	1,806	25
Medium and Large 3	552	303.25	1,675	23

One grade step is worth $73.42/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

322.21

—

GA average13 barns · 465 hd

335.49

−13.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−34.47

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	—	High	1,499	182.52	2,736	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	158.99	2,338	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	158.23	1,908	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	140.70	1,441	11

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)	1,143	$1,966	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,901	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,733	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,950	2thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	358.72/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,686	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	329.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,748	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	331.78/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,050	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	329.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,207	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	386.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,236	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	346.30/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,250	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	322.93/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,385	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	343.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,504	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	349.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,600	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	332.95/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,585	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	320.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,538	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	288.89/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,476	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	323.75/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,687	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	277.45/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,540	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	327.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,824	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	303.22/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,731	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	307.01/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,945	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	281.19/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,935	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	489.69/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,307	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	396.97/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,243	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	382.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,382	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	412.01/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,504	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	358.24/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,508	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	433.57/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,838	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	390.11/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,697	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	393.57/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,858	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	367.65/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,743	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	321.92/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,532	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	376.67/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,921	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	339.07/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,763	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	309.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,646	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	297.09/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,699	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	316.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,834	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	330.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,012	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	281.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,710	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	302.08/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,864	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	255.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,670	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,038	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	280.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,902	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	263.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,923	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	178.72/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,579	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	183.96/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,096	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	128.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,226	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,477	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	148.91/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,650	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	158.00/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,912	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	164.72/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,008	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	160.84/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,310	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	151.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,438	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	772	1,541.36/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,541	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,776.23/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,074	1,875.86/head	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,876	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,158	1,853.48/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,853	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 546Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 84Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 20

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 -10.00 lower. Feeder bulls 3.00 - 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
3	600–650	618	325.00–340.00	331.78
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	470	340.00–370.00	358.72
2	500–550	530	325.00–335.00	329.86
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	669	325.00–340.00	329.93
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	365	405.00–425.00	412.01
3	400–450	435	375.00–405.00	390.11
7	450–500	474	355.00–380.00	367.65
11	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	339.07
14	550–600	579	310.00–330.00	316.78
12	600–650	617	295.00–310.00	302.08
6	650–700	677	270.00–290.00	280.95
4	700–750	729	250.00–270.00	263.82
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	385.00–410.00	396.97
4	350–400	361	370.00–400.00	382.87
8	400–450	421	345.00–370.00	358.24
10	450–500	476	310.00–335.00	321.92
11	500–550	531	300.00–325.00	309.96
12	550–600	572	285.00–305.00	297.09
4	600–650	608	275.00–285.00	281.29
4	650–700	655	250.00–265.00	255.00
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
3	250–300	267	485.00–500.00	489.69
4	400–450	424	425.00–445.00	433.57
7	450–500	472	385.00–405.00	393.57
6	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	376.67
6	600–650	608	320.00–345.00	330.95
4	650–700	674	295.00–310.00	302.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	386.13
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	438	340.00–345.00	343.33
5	450–500	476	330.00–335.00	332.95
9	500–550	521	315.00–330.00	323.75
7	550–600	571	290.00–315.00	303.22
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	688	275.00–290.00	281.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	361	330.00–355.00	346.30
6	400–450	429	315.00–330.00	322.93
11	450–500	480	310.00–325.00	320.39
9	500–550	511	275.00–305.00	288.89
4	550–600	555	265.00–285.00	277.45
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	458	345.00–355.00	349.39
12	550–600	557	320.00–335.00	327.39
5	600–650	616	305.00–310.00	307.01
3	650–700	655	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

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)	7	—	1,158	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,853.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,776.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,074	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,875.86

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)	3	—	772	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,541.36

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	—	1,035	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	800	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	150.00–153.00	151.59
12	—	1,436	156.00–165.00	160.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	146.00–151.00	148.91
6	—	1,219	164.00–168.00	164.72
48	—	1,210	153.00–163.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	140.00–147.00	143.91
4	—	955	125.00–135.00	128.36
3	—	1,115	150.00–156.00	152.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	190.00–192.00	191.02
6	—	1,443	174.00–181.00	178.72
4	—	1,683	183.00–186.00	183.96

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.