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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 17

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 394▼ 83 vs year ago 377 · −22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 44▼ 90 vs year ago 169 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 48▼ 228 vs year ago 277 · −82.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cattle 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

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 $337.97/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.06 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$337.97

44 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs GA average

−51.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	344.38	1,913	22
Medium and Large 1	591	342.66	2,025	13thin
Medium and Large 3	537	315.52	1,694	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale44 hd

337.97

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

343.13

−5.16

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−51.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−11.06

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	—	Average	1,649	185.12	3,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	163.81	2,696	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	158.83	1,991	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	143.54	1,431	16

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)	1,173	$2,593	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,507	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	786	$1,580	7

Every lot

79 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	472.46/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,999	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	412.54/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,972	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,113	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,318	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	473.42/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,302	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	461.39/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,269	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	427.06/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,388	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	402.28/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,348	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	439.19/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,651	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	415.33/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,591	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	371.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,522	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	390.24/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,659	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	403.64/cwt	399.00–430.00	1,768	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,806	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,696	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	325.66/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,713	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	356.29/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,885	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,610	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	332.46/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,935	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	342.66/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,025	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	323.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,963	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	339.14/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,164	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	332.80/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,230	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,632	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	284.72/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,050	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	470.44/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,058	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	536.54/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,223	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	482.57/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,221	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	537.67/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,419	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	454.54/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,241	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	471.79/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,496	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	431.21/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,367	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	509.10/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,619	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	390.16/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,436	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	436.99/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,848	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	418.65/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,943	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	366.92/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,743	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	399.74/cwt	392.50–404.00	1,907	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	400.44/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,066	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	377.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,962	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	376.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,202	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	367.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,272	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	185.54/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	198.57/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,340	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	171.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,888	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	145.51/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,278	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	131.96/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,409	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	157.95/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,690	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	157.63/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,922	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	167.95/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,145	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	148.20/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,916	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,418	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,645	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	169.47/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,920	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	772	1,411.99/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,412	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,832.49/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,832	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	786	1,580.45/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,580	7

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 394Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 44Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 48Year ago 277

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cattle 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	182.00–189.00	185.54
5	—	1,682	197.00–203.00	198.57
5	—	1,684	165.00–175.00	171.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,219	153.00–163.00	157.63
13	—	1,277	164.00–174.00	167.95
9	—	1,293	143.00–152.00	148.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	128.00–135.00	131.96
4	—	1,070	153.00–162.00	157.95
6	—	878	141.00–150.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,723	169.00–170.00	169.47
3	—	1,623	161.00–165.00	162.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	772	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,411.99

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)	1	—	1,010	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	3	—	1,190	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,832.49

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	7	—	786	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,580.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00–490.00	470.44
2	250–300	273	445.00–465.00	454.54
3	300–350	317	415.00–445.00	431.21
3	350–400	368	385.00–400.00	390.16
5	450–500	475	360.00–380.00	366.92
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	520.00–555.00	536.54
2	250–300	253	475.00–490.00	482.57
3	300–350	317	465.00–475.00	471.79
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	436.99
7	450–500	477	392.50–404.00	399.74
2	500–550	520	375.00–380.00	377.40
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	530.00–555.00	537.67
7	300–350	318	495.00–520.00	509.10
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	464	410.00–435.00	418.65
9	500–550	516	398.00–420.00	400.44
5	550–600	584	375.00–380.00	376.99
2	600–650	618	360.00–375.00	367.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	335	395.00–410.00	402.28
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	410	360.00–380.00	371.27
2	450–500	488	340.00–355.00	347.46
7	500–550	526	310.00–335.00	325.66
2	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	280.04
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–245.00	242.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	455.00–465.00	461.39
4	300–350	325	420.00–445.00	427.06
2	350–400	383	405.00–425.00	415.33
2	400–450	425	385.00–395.00	390.24
11	500–550	529	345.00–361.00	356.29
11	550–600	582	325.00–340.00	332.46
7	600–650	606	310.00–330.00	323.97
2	700–750	720	275.00–295.00	284.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	275	470.00–475.00	473.42
5	350–400	376	430.00–455.00	439.19
12	400–450	438	399.00–430.00	403.64
4	450–500	469	380.00–390.00	385.08
13	550–600	591	341.00–360.00	342.66
3	600–650	638	335.00–345.00	339.14
14	650–700	670	315.00–335.00	332.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	423	470.00–475.00	472.46
2	450–500	478	405.00–420.00	412.54
5	500–550	527	401.00	401.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	630	368.00	368.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00

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.