Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers sold 4.00 higher. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 higher. Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.88/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −79.27 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$310.88

81 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs GA average

−21.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	314.58	1,804	54
Medium and Large 2	562	307.11	1,727	21
Medium and Large 3	533	290.85	1,550	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $254 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 sale81 hd

310.88

—

GA average13 barns · 434 hd

311.81

−0.93

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−21.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−79.27

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	1,452	178.25	2,588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	161.49	2,570	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	155.12	1,872	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	143.01	1,478	31

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)	935	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$2,228	9

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	386.91/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.15/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,352	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,376.51/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,084	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	428.31/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	357.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,536	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,471	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,742.50/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	314.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	375.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,965	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	299.31/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	304.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	339.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	390.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,289	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	320.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	338.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	343.97/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	338.54/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,625	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	265.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	277.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	363.37/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	381.72/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	401.24/cwt	386.00–410.00	1,352	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	156.70/cwt	146.00–167.00	1,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	198.82/cwt	190.00–213.00	3,326	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	147.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,160	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	158.25/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,513	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	130.30/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,422	12
Bulls	—	—	1,530	181.16/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	133.94/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,574	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	145.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,480	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	151.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,776	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	153.99/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,521	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	165.92/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,071	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	168.76/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	365.90/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	290.50/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	382.66/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	290.85/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	356.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	411.24/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	324.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	356.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,659	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	395.24/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,810	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	382.05/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	240.88/cwt	230.00–247.50	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,079	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	494.66/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	311.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,825	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	278.49/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	330.60/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	406.94/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,555.26/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	237.60/cwt	232.00–243.00	2,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	445.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	452.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	408.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	367.44/cwt	364.00–375.00	1,569	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	360.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,745	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	388.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,691	14

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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