Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.63/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.09 against this barn's trailing median of $436.72.

Average price

$297.63

72 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$27.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs GA average

−44.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	313.59	1,668	22
Medium and Large 2	569	294.29	1,675	28
Medium and Large 3	547	285.91	1,563	22

One grade step is worth $27.68/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale72 hd

297.63

—

GA average10 barns · 208 hd

296.82

+0.81

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−44.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.72

−139.09

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	—	Average	1,655	144.33	2,389	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,657	138.25	2,290	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	130.60	1,780	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	114.93	1,190	29

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)	1,332	$2,039	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$1,851	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,289	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	500–550	524	263.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,383	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	371.23/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	258.48/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	225.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	273.91/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	348.54/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,338	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,377	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,161	17
Bulls	—	—	1,516	145.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,207	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	122.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,349	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	142.79/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,333	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	128.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,745	22
Bulls	—	—	1,745	154.71/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	316.48/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	274.74/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	306.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	283.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	361.01/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,851.28/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	269.65/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,526	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	294.29/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,675	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	354.62/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	297.00/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,396	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	328.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	259.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	273.20/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,664	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,233.46/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,233	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,345.43/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,345	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,039.10/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	303.66/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,550	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	288.53/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	286.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,353	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,455	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	417.64/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	346.71/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	370.64/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	261.43/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	325.50/cwt	324.00–327.00	1,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	263.97/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	311.31/cwt	310.00–315.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	282.37/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	287.24/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	135.31/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,473	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	105.85/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,076	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	137.68/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,932	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	118.87/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,520	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	132.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	306.61/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,459	13

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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