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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 3

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 476▼ 101 vs year ago 538 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 153▼ 95 vs year ago 210 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 23▲ 13 vs year ago 50 · +26.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's market closure for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.33/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.70 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$326.33

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$44.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs GA average

−44.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	340.95	1,960	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	338.00	1,807	24
Medium and Large 3	544	296.87	1,614	11thin

One grade step is worth $44.08/cwt here — about $346 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 sale38 hd

326.33

—

GA average13 barns · 385 hd

327.87

−1.54

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−44.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−22.70

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 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	1,511	183.34	2,771	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	154.00	1,956	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	153.61	2,373	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	136.91	1,563	31

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)	1,550	$2,652	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,880	8

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,318	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	476.98/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,541	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	439.17/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,801	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	425.03/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,828	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	382.47/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,809	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,745	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	392.27/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,110	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	366.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,046	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	332.28/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,150	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,346	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,534	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,587	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	409.72/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,114	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	376.22/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,151	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	388.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,259	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	424.16/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,463	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,271	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	381.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,412	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,624	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,414	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	379.83/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,633	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,573	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	362.68/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,672	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	346.84/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,651	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	330.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,598	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	340.57/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,795	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	308.46/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,641	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	282.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,579	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	340.95/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,960	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,879	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	327.34/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,049	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	313.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,076	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,458	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	275.76/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,008	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	430.17/cwt	425.00–435.00	959	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	472.71/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,290	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	453.38/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,238	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	393.55/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,267	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	442.19/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,433	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	357.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,262	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	440.53/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,621	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	423.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,606	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	427.82/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,793	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	402.98/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,777	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	392.70/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,846	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	372.69/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,778	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	309.01/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,594	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	373.51/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,935	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	334.99/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,903	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,799	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	323.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,992	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	273.80/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,687	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	279.92/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,833	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	301.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,000	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,002	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,386	173.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,401	6
Bulls	—	—	1,513	191.79/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,594	185.38/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,955	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,602	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	139.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,573	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	122.69/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,412	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	150.07/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,771	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	156.30/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,094	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	163.57/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,316	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	148.16/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,267	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	159.06/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,481	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,046	1,880.19/head	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,880	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,651.72/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,652	3

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 476Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 153Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 23Year ago 50

No trends available due to last week's market closure for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	435.00–470.00	453.38
5	300–350	324	430.00–450.00	442.19
4	350–400	379	420.00–425.00	423.71
5	400–450	441	395.00–410.00	402.98
14	450–500	477	360.00–380.00	372.69
3	550–600	568	320.00–345.00	334.99
2	600–650	615	290.00–295.00	292.46
2	650–700	655	270.00–290.00	279.92
2	750–800	793	250.00–255.00	252.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	425.00–435.00	430.17
3	300–350	322	385.00–410.00	393.55
2	350–400	353	350.00–365.00	357.55
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	516	295.00–320.00	309.01
4	600–650	616	260.00–285.00	273.80
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	465.00–480.00	472.71
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	368	430.00–455.00	440.53
7	400–450	419	425.00–430.00	427.82
7	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	392.70
14	500–550	518	365.00–387.50	373.51
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	616	320.00–325.00	323.36
3	650–700	663	295.00–310.00	301.61
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	430	415.00–430.00	425.03
6	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	382.47
2	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	647	320.00–334.00	332.28
3	700–750	722	305.00	305.00
9	800–850	820	309.00	309.00
4	850–900	877	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	420.00–430.00	425.08
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	475	365.00–370.00	367.47
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	470.00–485.00	476.98
6	400–450	410	435.00–440.00	439.17
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	538	387.50–405.00	392.27
3	550–600	558	360.00–370.00	366.66
6	650–700	678	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	272	400.00–425.00	409.72
4	300–350	324	385.00–395.00	388.65
10	350–400	370	370.00–390.00	381.59
6	400–450	431	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	476	345.00–350.00	346.84
21	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	340.57
3	550–600	587	315.00–325.00	320.03
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	306	375.00–380.00	376.22
2	350–400	358	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	346.69
6	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	330.78
6	500–550	532	295.00–320.00	308.46
5	550–600	558	275.00–295.00	282.97
2	700–750	720	200.00–205.00	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
7	300–350	345	422.50–435.00	424.16
16	350–400	396	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	430	375.00–385.00	379.83
15	450–500	461	362.50–365.00	362.68
3	550–600	575	339.00–345.00	340.95
7	600–650	626	317.50–335.00	327.34
3	650–700	663	300.00–320.00	313.17
10	700–750	728	269.00–286.00	275.76
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

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)	8	—	1,046	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,880.19

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	—	1,550	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,651.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	147.00–152.00	150.07
18	—	1,127	135.00–145.00	139.58
8	—	1,151	116.00–133.00	122.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	146.00–150.00	148.16
2	—	1,560	158.00–160.00	159.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	162.00–167.00	163.57
30	—	1,340	151.00–161.00	156.30
15	—	1,091	144.00–150.00	146.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,386	170.00–176.00	173.25
5	—	1,513	189.00–199.00	191.79
9	—	1,594	182.00–188.00	185.38

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.