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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 19

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

476 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 309▲ 162 vs year ago 314 · +51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 88▲ 7 vs year ago 146 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 32▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%

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 mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, all replacements steady.

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 $299.11/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.57 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$299.11

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$85.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.11

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	333.95	1,807	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	305.04	1,691	10thin
Medium and Large 3	551	248.13	1,366	8thin

One grade step is worth $85.82/cwt here — about $441 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 sale28 hd

299.11

—

GA average14 barns · 358 hd

333.21

−34.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−57.57

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	1,629	171.84	2,799	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	148.58	1,934	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	146.29	2,426	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	131.30	1,507	20

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)	1,105	$2,119	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,834	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	427.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,664	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,984	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,230	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,331	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	224	311.59/cwt	285.00–325.00	698	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	366.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	898	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	370.00/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,036	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	275.99/cwt	235.00–310.00	856	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	345.00/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,104	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	343.85/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,276	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	290.92/cwt	240.00–325.00	1,105	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	296.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,240	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	370.14/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,558	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	322.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,373	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	317.02/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,534	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,269	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,673	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	291.02/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,566	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	306.34/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,719	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	323.06/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,887	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	232.91/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,370	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	267.90/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,674	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,997	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,045	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	161.43/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,256	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	385.31/cwt	350.00–425.00	840	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	257	288.25/cwt	285.00–295.00	741	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	392.38/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,059	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	385.16/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,206	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	456.55/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	340.00/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,224	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	432.90/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,567	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	407.20/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,576	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	416.59/cwt	408.00–430.00	1,679	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	378.74/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,587	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	306.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,340	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,380	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,785	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	355.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,708	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	349.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,823	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	280.12/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,465	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	335.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,819	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	317.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,784	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	275.06/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,557	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	216.13/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,249	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,425	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,829	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,937	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	306.86/cwt	295.00–340.00	2,025	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	202.40/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,354	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,969	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	207.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,573	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	166.42/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	181.71/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	146.65/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,644	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	129.69/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,464	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	136.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,627	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	116.54/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,435	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	162.88/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,124	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	149.08/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,962	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	151.44/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,378	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	1,951.97/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,118.72/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,119	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	1,600.32/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,600	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 309Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 88Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, all replacements steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	350.00–375.00	366.67
2	250–300	280	355.00–385.00	370.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–365.00	345.00
5	350–400	371	335.00–370.00	343.85
4	400–450	426	315.00–325.00	322.39
10	450–500	484	295.00–332.00	317.02
4	500–550	538	275.00–310.00	291.02
10	550–600	561	280.00–315.00	306.34
2	600–650	625	255.00–280.00	267.90
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	421	355.00–385.00	370.14
7	500–550	527	315.00–320.00	317.38
14	550–600	584	315.00–324.00	323.06
4	600–650	642	311.00	311.00
8	650–700	676	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	285.00–325.00	311.59
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	310	235.00–310.00	275.99
3	350–400	380	240.00–325.00	290.92
3	400–450	418	285.00–310.00	296.63
2	450–500	488	255.00–265.00	260.08
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	588	200.00–265.00	232.91
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	778	150.00–175.00	161.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	350.00–425.00	385.31
4	250–300	270	350.00–440.00	392.38
5	300–350	313	375.00–400.00	385.16
7	350–400	387	400.00–420.00	407.20
8	400–450	419	350.00–405.00	378.74
6	450–500	480	340.00–370.00	355.83
5	500–550	543	325.00–340.00	335.03
5	550–600	566	250.00–300.00	275.06
2	600–650	620	290.00–300.00	295.08
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	758	200.00–215.00	207.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	323	440.00–475.00	456.55
5	350–400	362	425.00–445.00	432.90
5	400–450	403	408.00–430.00	416.59
4	450–500	473	375.00–380.00	377.43
5	500–550	521	345.00–365.00	349.91
5	550–600	561	310.00–320.00	317.99
6	600–650	625	305.00–315.00	309.95
5	650–700	660	295.00–340.00	306.86
2	700–750	703	275.00–285.00	280.02
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	257	285.00–295.00	288.25
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	360	300.00–365.00	340.00
5	400–450	438	295.00–315.00	306.04
2	450–500	460	295.00–305.00	300.00
4	500–550	523	245.00–305.00	280.12
4	550–600	578	200.00–235.00	216.13
2	600–650	600	235.00–240.00	237.50
4	650–700	669	185.00–225.00	202.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	499	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	420.00–430.00	427.68
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
12	650–700	682	327.00	327.00
12	800–850	801	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	150.00–153.00	151.44
1	—	1,835	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,316	140.00–159.00	149.08
8	—	1,196	130.00–139.00	136.07
5	—	1,304	160.00–165.00	162.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	141.00–154.00	146.65
11	—	1,129	120.00–139.00	129.69
4	—	1,231	112.50–119.00	116.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	180.00–183.00	181.71
4	—	1,505	161.00–169.00	166.42
1	—	1,780	154.00	154.00

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)	2	—	1,155	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,600.32

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	—	1,110	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,105	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,118.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,951.97

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.