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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 22

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

489 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 550▼ 99 vs year ago 588 · −16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 96▼ 70 vs year ago 137 · −51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 54▲ 16 vs year ago 50 · +32.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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 $343.27/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.41 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$343.27

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$42.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	363.73	2,006	16thin
Medium and Large 2	544	344.13	1,873	12thin
Medium and Large 3	539	320.74	1,729	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.99/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd

343.27

—

GA average14 barns · 325 hd

348.08

−4.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−13.41

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	1,692	180.28	3,050	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	158.40	2,395	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	154.32	1,969	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	140.75	1,529	17

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)	1,140	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,997	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,933	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,450	3thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	482.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,726	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	428.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,859	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	427.54/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,958	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	347.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	378.73/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,019	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	372.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,075	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	310.06/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,919	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	358.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,228	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	333.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,098	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,771	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	307.53/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,260	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	318.69/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,416	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	393.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,240	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	369.08/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,174	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	376.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,401	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	386.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,508	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	372.41/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,564	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	359.99/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,548	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	360.78/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,667	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	341.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,591	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	324.99/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,547	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,688	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	312.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,639	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,738	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	291.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,663	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	315.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,818	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	289.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,778	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	311.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,963	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	310.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,039	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,675	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	281.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,893	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	634.81/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,289	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,438	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	510.12/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,413	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	464.03/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,476	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	518.69/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,712	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	427.40/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,560	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	386.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,423	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,548	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	431.14/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,858	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	372.77/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,737	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	390.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,845	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,618	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	328.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,697	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	373.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,939	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	349.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,837	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	312.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,761	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	337.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,921	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	356.07/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,055	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	331.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,031	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	322.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,017	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	296.71/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,869	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,778	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	316.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,112	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,019	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,142	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,175	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	185.24/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	163.03/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,939	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,341	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	141.12/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,490	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	155.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,862	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	144.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,740	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	157.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,071	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	165.18/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,182	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	159.46/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,398	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,371	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	730	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	745	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	775	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	1,776.95/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,777	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,101	2,015.44/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	2,200.15/head	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 550Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 96Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 54Year ago 50

Compared to last week, feeder steers 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	358	465.00–500.00	482.13
6	400–450	434	420.00–430.00	428.31
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	533	377.50–380.00	378.73
5	600–650	630	325.00–345.00	333.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	735	305.00–315.00	307.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	420.00–435.00	427.54
4	550–600	557	370.00–380.00	372.49
4	600–650	621	350.00–365.00	358.84
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	758	312.50–325.00	318.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.79
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	619	295.00–320.00	310.06
2	650–700	650	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	385.00–390.00	386.67
4	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	372.41
6	450–500	462	355.00–365.00	360.78
4	500–550	504	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	656	300.00–320.00	310.86
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	390.00–400.00	393.73
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	376.55
8	400–450	430	357.50–365.00	359.99
6	450–500	466	335.00–350.00	341.51
9	500–550	532	325.00–330.00	326.67
10	550–600	576	310.00–320.00	315.57
5	600–650	631	305.00–315.00	311.02
4	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	281.33
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	318	365.00–380.00	369.08
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
6	450–500	476	315.00–330.00	324.99
15	500–550	525	295.00–320.00	312.21
4	550–600	571	280.00–300.00	291.19
4	600–650	613	275.00–295.00	289.98
2	650–700	670	245.00–255.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	620.00–650.00	634.81
1	250–300	250	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	515.00	515.00
10	400–450	431	427.50–440.00	431.14
5	450–500	472	385.00–400.00	390.94
7	500–550	519	370.00–380.00	373.58
9	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	356.07
2	600–650	613	330.00–332.50	331.27
4	650–700	668	310.00–325.00	316.13
7	700–750	719	290.00–305.00	297.85
2	750–800	770	280.00–285.00	282.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	330	510.00–525.00	518.69
2	350–400	365	420.00–435.00	427.40
5	450–500	466	360.00–410.00	372.77
7	500–550	526	340.00–360.00	349.18
5	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	337.07
9	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	322.18
6	650–700	673	295.00–305.00	300.02
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	500.00–515.00	510.12
3	300–350	318	455.00–480.00	464.03
6	350–400	368	375.00–400.00	386.61
2	400–450	430	355.00–365.00	360.00
4	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	334.95
8	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	328.20
7	550–600	564	300.00–325.00	312.22
3	600–650	630	285.00–305.00	296.71
2	650–700	665	265.00–270.00	267.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	745	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	770	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,776.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,015.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,200.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	138.00–149.00	144.66
5	—	1,321	162.00–170.00	165.18
13	—	1,314	150.00–160.00	157.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	154.00–159.00	155.70
5	—	1,046	125.00–131.00	128.20
8	—	1,056	136.00–146.00	141.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,504	155.00–164.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	159.00–167.00	163.03
1	—	1,410	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,704	182.00–188.00	185.24

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.