Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls had limited comparable sales from week before, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.59/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −105.56 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$284.59

79 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs GA average

−20.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	295.63	1,569	28
Medium and Large 2	574	280.35	1,610	34
Medium and Large 3	537	274.89	1,477	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd

284.59

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

278.90

+5.69

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−20.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−105.56

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	—	Low	1,768	201.81	3,568	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	151.43	1,820	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	148.07	2,112	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	130.03	1,396	32

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,048	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	400–450	431	389.56/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	317.47/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,047.88/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	266.18/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	410.57/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,494	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	345.19/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,685	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	338.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	291.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	262.00/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	352.01/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	347.21/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,635	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	288.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	311.92/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	364.59/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	391.59/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	229.15/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	269.27/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	286.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	299.77/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	324.96/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,414	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	324.35/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,249	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	386.86/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	234.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,601	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	125.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,373	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	116.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,219	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	153.68/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,179	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	167.02/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,315	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,831	17
Bulls	—	—	1,428	183.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	144.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,657	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	137.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,477	16
Bulls	—	—	2,072	212.42/cwt	206.00–216.00	4,401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	202.15/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,321	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,845	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	291.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	252.77/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	311.46/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	260.84/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	271.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,280	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	423.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.24/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,800	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,780	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	342.18/cwt	341.00–343.00	1,420	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	396.94/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	367.23/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,252	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	303.43/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,447	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	310.72/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	407.59/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	404.45/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	371.76/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	431.60/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	329.06/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,846	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	299.74/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,538	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	290.15/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	386.98/cwt	386.00–392.00	1,703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	277.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,624	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	254.01/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	290.72/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,558	8

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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