Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Heifers steady. Steer Calves and Heifer Calves Steady. Bull Calves sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.82/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −81.33 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$308.82

72 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$49.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs GA average

−20.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	329.02	1,688	34
Medium and Large 2	530	299.48	1,586	21
Medium and Large 3	575	279.94	1,609	17thin

One grade step is worth $49.08/cwt here — about $79 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

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 sale72 hd

308.82

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

310.69

−1.87

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−20.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−81.33

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	1,561	175.72	2,743	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	144.56	1,906	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	140.68	2,183	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	135.69	1,487	41

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	300–350	319	356.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.59/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,909	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	407.79/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,488	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	332.22/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,545	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	280.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,603	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	348.80/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,454	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.91/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,410	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	301.53/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	305.51/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	285.06/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	391.85/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	342.72/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,439	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	297.50/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,871	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	275.35/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	368.13/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	350.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	349.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	334.80/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	333.15/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	254.12/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	368.19/cwt	355.00–370.00	990	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	272.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	404.13/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	313.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,490	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	139.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,539	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	125.74/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,318	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	145.94/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,719	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,133	7
Bulls	—	—	1,604	157.49/cwt	140.00–169.00	2,526	5
Bulls	—	—	1,383	183.52/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	290.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,551	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	147.02/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	159.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,174	9
Bulls	—	—	1,727	195.69/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,380	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	142.10/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,844	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	276.71/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	246.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	273.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	378.32/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	447.47/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	408.34/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,688	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	321.28/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	338.25/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	417.32/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,615	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,010	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	308.71/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,031	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	257.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	289.32/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,817	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	433.77/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	393.65/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	413.72/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	387.25/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,371	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	308.87/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,572	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	298.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	326.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,669	10

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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