Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.33/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.82 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$260.33

59 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$26.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs GA average

−22.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	272.36	1,433	19thin
Medium and Large 2	556	257.15	1,431	31
Medium and Large 3	564	245.89	1,387	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about $46 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $325.70, median $390.15 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 sale59 hd

260.33

—

GA average10 barns · 352 hd

249.51

+10.82

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−22.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−129.82

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	1,773	150.52	2,668	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	122.22	1,817	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	116.17	1,485	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	104.89	1,098	17

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)	1,293	$1,696	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,483	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	314.63/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,303	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	276.43/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	277.88/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,644	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,696.45/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	272.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,433	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	349.33/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	301.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	293.82/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	302.02/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	255.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	245.89/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	337.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	240.82/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	301.89/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,287	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	104.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,073	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	132.88/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	115.11/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	160.17/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,211	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	292.32/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	265.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	149.11/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	105.93/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,344	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	123.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,560	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,486	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	241.60/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	233.34/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	340.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,464	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	292.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	230.66/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	369.30/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	289.19/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	402.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	291.51/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,482.72/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	338.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,144	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	279.23/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	347.29/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	331.46/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	335.75/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,400	4

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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