Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.42/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.73 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$315.42

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs GA average

−22.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	328.87	1,750	24
Medium and Large 2	548	308.37	1,691	24
Medium and Large 3	522	298.36	1,558	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $192 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 sale57 hd

315.42

—

GA average14 barns · 527 hd

312.62

+2.80

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−22.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−74.73

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	1,706	194.67	3,322	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	165.95	2,426	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	160.01	1,941	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	154.15	1,641	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)	1,190	$2,190	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$2,675	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	367.07/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	345.87/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,041	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	331.21/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	353.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,480	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	383.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	420.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	306.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,637	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	382.17/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	434.86/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	364.23/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	270.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	311.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,754	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	1,890.26/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	392.22/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	404.22/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	391.19/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,322	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	330.75/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,568	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	322.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,565	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	342.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,625	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	339.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	290.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	334.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	300.72/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	292.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	312.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	164.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,695	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	165.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,426	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	167.23/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,054	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	153.99/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,849	12
Bulls	—	—	1,848	202.97/cwt	193.00–213.00	3,751	11
Bulls	—	—	1,447	179.44/cwt	168.00–189.00	2,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	305.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	356.18/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,199	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	152.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,652	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	145.57/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	294.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	471.29/cwt	460.00–485.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	278.48/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	367.60/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,511	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	371.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	334.31/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	341.25/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	386.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	409.46/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	437.70/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	341.86/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	354.97/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	382.26/cwt	376.00–384.00	1,957	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	372.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,234	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	269.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	314.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,842	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	346.62/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,653	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	399.46/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,482	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	287.64/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	305.72/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	385.32/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,433	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	336.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,446.58/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	394.47/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	398.97/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,293	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	411.54/cwt	395.00–416.00	1,716	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	367.83/cwt	362.00–378.00	1,732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	413.46/cwt	408.00–427.50	1,559	9

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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