Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers sold 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Steer Calves firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.00/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −66.15 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$324.00

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs GA average

−16.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	326.08	1,801	37
Medium and Large 2	523	314.38	1,644	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale45 hd

324.00

—

GA average12 barns · 530 hd

317.44

+6.56

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−16.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−66.15

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	1,653	186.73	3,086	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	157.39	1,839	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,208	156.32	1,888	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	150.16	1,516	28

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)	1,242	$2,494	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,068	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,900	4thin

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 3	250–300	257	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	382.72/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	375.93/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,556	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	399.60/cwt	388.00–410.00	1,894	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	419.41/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,321	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	392.44/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	283.73/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	324.64/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,821	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	365.75/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	374.89/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	439.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	387.28/cwt	385.00–390.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	307.35/cwt	298.00–317.00	2,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	289.54/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	328.44/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	351.42/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,673	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	312.97/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	354.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,534	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	319.66/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	381.94/cwt	374.00–388.00	1,967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	423.54/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,022	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	337.35/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.94/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,624	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	382.86/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,413	17
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	952	1,880.30/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,138	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	401.55/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,178	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,429	148.15/cwt	138.00–164.00	2,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	186.46/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,946	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	152.05/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,666	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	144.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,479	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	167.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,985.67/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,986	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	168.35/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,104	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	200.94/cwt	194.00–208.00	3,577	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	153.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,539	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	153.66/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,841	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	337.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	419.90/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	2,371.61/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,493.89/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,494	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	353.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	354.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	301.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	359.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	357.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	358.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	363.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	358.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	374.53/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,213	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	398.47/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	332.47/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	359.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	313.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	352.71/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,316	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	343.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.20/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	369.05/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	392.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	254.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	329.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,395	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	286.86/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	326.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	251.67/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,679	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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