Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.79/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −177.93 against this barn's trailing median of $436.72.

Average price

$258.79

107 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs GA average

−35.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	262.69	1,439	67
Medium and Large 2	591	252.26	1,491	40

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about −$52 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $342.37, median $436.72 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale107 hd

258.79

—

GA average12 barns · 269 hd

255.19

+3.60

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−35.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.72

−177.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,560	143.13	2,232	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	111.77	1,396	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	105.74	1,088	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,658	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,985	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	213.18/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	228.53/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	259.73/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,447	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	266.82/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,427	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	207.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.44/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	252.26/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,491	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.87/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,273	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	211.73/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	347.39/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	284.32/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	242.90/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	273.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	223.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	226.89/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	236.15/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,211	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	237.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	248.75/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,192	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	249.37/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,047	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	264.86/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	253.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	218.45/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	311.32/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	115.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,528	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	107.66/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,259	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	96.57/cwt	95.00–99.00	946	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	111.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,206	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	105.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,060	11
Bulls	—	—	1,593	150.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	142.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,322	6
Bulls	—	—	1,370	135.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,657.65/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,658	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,679.16/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,040.27/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	273.27/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,194	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	316.28/cwt	315.00–320.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	265.98/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	243.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	295.73/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	216	328.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	225.35/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	221.40/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,382	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,205	2

How this sale compares

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.

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