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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 29

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 489▼ 66 vs year ago 328 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 67▼ 106 vs year ago 153 · −69.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 66▼ 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, all feeder classes sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $319.77/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −36.91 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$319.77

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	342.41	1,868	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	324.05	1,769	10thin
Medium and Large 3	539	297.55	1,605	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $263 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 sale20 hd

319.77

—

GA average13 barns · 343 hd

319.49

+0.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−36.91

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	1,669	180.86	3,018	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	157.53	2,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	151.10	1,810	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	132.59	1,346	10

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)	1,335	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,673	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,302	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	396.69/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,436	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	338.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,921	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	297.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,711	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	330.86/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,955	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	290.82/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,925	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	290.74/cwt	288.00–295.00	2,093	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	869	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	340.32/cwt	335.00–355.00	946	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	297.05/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,099	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	344.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,278	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	379.80/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,424	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	282.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,185	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	317.34/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,358	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	299.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,353	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	311.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,603	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	276.89/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,581	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	295.96/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,746	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,624	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	283.87/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,774	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	352.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,145	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	371.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,226	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	366.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,362	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	338.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,272	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,475	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	371.62/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,561	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	316.36/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,338	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	310.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,460	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	340.11/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	300.07/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,557	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,730	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,851	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,883	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	315.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,824	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,697	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	306.17/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,862	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,794	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,640	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	282.80/cwt	277.50–289.00	1,889	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	269.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,808	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,939	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	231.26/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,765	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	162.86/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	184.28/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,396	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	121.09/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,164	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,362	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	138.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,580	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	147.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,712	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	149.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,795	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	160.15/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,957	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	157.53/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,122	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,672.59/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,673	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 489Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 67Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 66Year ago 50

Compared to last week, all feeder classes sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–355.00	352.41
8	350–400	371	325.00–355.00	344.44
10	400–450	428	310.00–335.00	317.34
4	450–500	451	290.00–315.00	299.97
4	550–600	571	275.00–280.00	276.89
3	600–650	613	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
4	250–300	278	335.00–355.00	340.32
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	370	285.00–310.00	297.05
4	400–450	420	275.00–295.00	282.20
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00–385.00	379.80
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	311.91
6	550–600	590	285.00–298.00	295.96
2	600–650	625	280.00–287.50	283.87
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	375.00–380.00	377.50
2	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
7	550–600	591	330.00–331.00	330.86
3	650–700	662	287.50–295.00	290.82
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	285.00–310.00	297.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	395.00–397.50	396.69
2	400–450	428	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	338.23
4	700–750	720	288.00–295.00	290.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–375.00	371.52
5	350–400	372	360.00–370.00	366.03
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
8	450–500	474	325.00–355.00	340.11
6	500–550	524	325.00–335.00	330.07
4	550–600	579	310.00–320.00	315.01
2	600–650	608	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	670	265.00–275.00	269.85
2	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	763	227.50–235.00	231.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	325	345.00–365.00	352.42
6	350–400	376	330.00–355.00	338.34
4	400–450	423	305.00–325.00	316.36
6	450–500	471	295.00–315.00	310.04
4	500–550	519	290.00–305.00	300.07
2	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	600–650	643	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	383	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	420	365.00–380.00	371.62
2	500–550	533	340.00–355.00	347.32
2	550–600	558	335.00–340.00	337.51
4	600–650	608	300.00–325.00	306.17
5	650–700	668	277.50–289.00	282.80
2	700–750	718	265.00–275.00	270.02

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)	4	—	1,090	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,672.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	1	—	1,335	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	179.00–187.00	184.28
2	—	1,790	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,198	162.00–164.00	162.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	136.00–141.00	138.07
9	—	1,222	156.00–165.00	160.15
8	—	1,204	145.00–155.00	149.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	156.00–160.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	117.00–125.00	121.09
2	—	1,163	146.00–149.00	147.23
4	—	996	136.00–139.00	136.76

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.