Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. Feeder Bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Steers weak. Feeder Heifers firm. Bull Calves and Steer Calves firm. Heifer Calves weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.83/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.31 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$318.83

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs GA average

−13.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	330.80	1,830	23
Medium and Large 2	543	311.11	1,691	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	289.69	1,564	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $266 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 sale42 hd

318.83

—

GA average12 barns · 437 hd

318.63

+0.20

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−13.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−71.31

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	1,468	165.69	2,433	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	155.43	2,088	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	147.61	1,696	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	138.79	1,449	43

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)	1,007	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,270	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	350–400	387	392.77/cwt	385.00–396.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	388.58/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.23/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	326.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	437.71/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	241.18/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	345.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	426.59/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	408.41/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	389.54/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	341.91/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	203	398.54/cwt	395.00–402.00	809	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	365.52/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	298.13/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	352.55/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	284.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	317.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	377.39/cwt	372.50–390.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	362.32/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,377	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	287.30/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	691	319.36/cwt	240.00–346.00	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	366.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	365.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	331.71/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	853	190.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	352.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	294.55/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,520	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	915	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,740	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	132.96/cwt	117.00–139.00	1,383	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	143.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,501	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	194.19/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,554	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	154.46/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,316	159.45/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	406.39/cwt	395.00–420.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	145.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	156.53/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,802	8
Bulls	—	—	2,078	190.67/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	146.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,623	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	417.36/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	598	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	326.21/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	343.57/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.67/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	496.62/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	262.82/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	305.80/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	428.38/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	334.75/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	326.17/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	367.96/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	377.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	347.84/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	295.13/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	236.79/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	244.01/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	286.71/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	316.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	311.97/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,672	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,516.05/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	402.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	367.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	239.17/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	368.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	340.14/cwt	334.00–348.00	1,983	8

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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