Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement Cattle were steady. All Feeder Classes were steady. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Steer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.57/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.58 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$326.57

97 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs GA average

−7.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	337.48	1,824	59
Medium and Large 2	555	313.45	1,739	23
Medium and Large 3	537	303.76	1,632	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd

326.57

—

GA average15 barns · 463 hd

314.77

+11.79

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−7.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−63.58

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	1,551	179.32	2,781	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	154.74	2,312	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	145.94	1,816	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	144.34	1,489	36

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)	1,112	$1,908	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,889	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,674	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	300–350	328	426.06/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	385.02/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	332.84/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.14/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,901	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	414.96/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	390.63/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	338.21/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,809	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	389.99/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	367.96/cwt	364.00–377.50	1,406	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	287.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	359.45/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,049	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	358.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	240.68/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	403.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,483	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,994	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	305.42/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	357.60/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,520	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	411.70/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	306.87/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	477.22/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	248.29/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	266.06/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	333.60/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	453.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	349.56/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	396.34/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,256	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	396.57/cwt	396.00–398.00	1,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	386.30/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,993	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	377.00/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,697	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	153.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,916	10
Bulls	—	—	1,664	190.14/cwt	185.00–214.00	3,164	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,448	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	137.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,482	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	160.27/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,572	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	144.13/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,186	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	136.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,708	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	164.27/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,321	7
Bulls	—	—	1,496	176.57/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,641	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	171.20/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	155.35/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,218	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	144.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,791	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,649.44/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,649	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,044	1,677.11/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,677	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,674.34/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,037.45/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,037	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,242.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	374.05/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	378.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,237	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	344.90/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	278.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	312.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	339.07/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	405.90/cwt	390.00–425.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	426.93/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,554	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	406.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,392	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	426.62/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	363.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,940	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	371.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	268.32/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	284.96/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	272.59/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	370.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	348.19/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,518	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	305.77/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	323.83/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	348.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,299	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	298.86/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	318.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	323.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	330.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	363.13/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,195	13

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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