Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Replacement Cattle mostly steady. Feeder Steers sold 2.00 higher. Feeder Bulls, Feeder Heifers and Bull Calves mostly steady. Steer Calves sold 4.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.85/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.72.

Average price

$361.85

107 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$38.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs GA average

−12.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	378.07	2,040	47
Medium and Large 2	560	353.94	1,983	40
Medium and Large 3	559	339.55	1,898	20

One grade step is worth $38.52/cwt here — about $142 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

361.85

—

GA average14 barns · 351 hd

359.68

+2.17

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−12.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.72

−74.87

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	1,717	170.68	2,930	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	143.78	1,777	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	140.77	1,916	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	134.44	1,412	35

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)	1,203	$2,039	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,919	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,626	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,231	11

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3	400–450	402	336.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	352.85/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	769	234.02/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	249.97/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	387.85/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	254.14/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	312.46/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,684	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.21/cwt	394.00–412.00	1,841	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	349.21/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	382.06/cwt	372.50–388.00	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	283.69/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	353.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,985	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	298.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	441.18/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	415.83/cwt	415.00–416.00	1,746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	252.94/cwt	245.00–269.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	321.87/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	390.48/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	389.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,042	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	387.61/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,035	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,140	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	387.71/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,931	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	440.53/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	407.12/cwt	402.00–412.00	1,747	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	139.85/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	123.87/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,277	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	140.68/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,515	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	132.28/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,356	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	143.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,022	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	133.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,639	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	149.88/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,848	27
Bulls	—	—	2,208	195.87/cwt	190.00–206.00	4,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,434	153.73/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,204	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	179.39/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,002.11/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,002	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,100.58/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,101	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	1,886.21/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,851.79/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	1,802.94/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,803	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	1,963.34/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,963	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,324.12/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,361.57/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	268.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.09/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,677	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	432.67/cwt	425.00–440.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.86/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	367.77/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	383.14/cwt	375.00–395.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	394.35/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	337.28/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	353.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	305.67/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	258.67/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	378.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	383.44/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	358.92/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,762	7

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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