Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 6.00 higher. Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement Cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.06/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −41.09 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$349.06

60 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$89.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.08

vs GA average

+9.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	363.61	1,887	45
Medium and Large 2	539	316.92	1,708	11thin
Medium and Large 3	568	273.77	1,555	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.84/cwt here — about $332 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 sale60 hd

349.06

—

GA average14 barns · 477 hd

320.99

+28.08

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+9.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−41.09

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	—	High	1,598	196.31	3,136	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	179.18	2,627	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	168.56	1,933	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	147.15	1,467	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,236	7

Every lot, as filed

85 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	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	373.35/cwt	362.50–377.00	1,878	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	396.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,641	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	333.51/cwt	329.00–346.00	1,894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	399.68/cwt	392.00–406.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	411.92/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	312.73/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	417.06/cwt	407.50–422.00	1,969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	288.83/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	446.92/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	252.47/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	413.33/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	366.45/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,737	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	259.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	424.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	421.14/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	479.33/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	281.05/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	449.91/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	347.95/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	393.45/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,026	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.22/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	331.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,181	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	422.25/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,744	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	425.06/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,845	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	160.56/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,564	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	179.18/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	139.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	176.64/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,031	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	155.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,724	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	147.14/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,498	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	137.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,371	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	203.91/cwt	196.00–214.00	3,493	9
Bulls	—	—	1,468	187.76/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	266.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	321.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	341.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,482	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,035.67/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	2,326.09/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	307.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	353.04/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	361.09/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	368.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	378.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	343.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	358.56/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,069	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	434.88/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	397.24/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	333.76/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	329.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	376.72/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	315.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	442.61/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	436.57/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	302.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	273.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	390.07/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	370.67/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	398.26/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	398.76/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	291.78/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	395.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,312	3

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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