Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls firm. Replacement Cattle lightly tested. Feeder Bulls, Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers mostly steady. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves steady. Steer 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 $322.47/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.68 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$322.47

95 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs GA average

−11.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	329.64	1,800	66
Medium and Large 2	531	312.70	1,659	18thin
Medium and Large 3	548	295.45	1,620	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale95 hd

322.47

—

GA average14 barns · 690 hd

323.54

−1.07

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−11.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−67.68

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	—	Average	1,538	181.75	2,795	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	163.60	2,359	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	156.60	1,938	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	149.34	1,601	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,043	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,922	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,700	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	363.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	371.11/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	351.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	236.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	386.06/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,463	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	395.18/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	346.79/cwt	344.00–349.00	2,036	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	404.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	310.30/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	391.32/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	284.01/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	328.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	384.45/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	331.39/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,584	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	349.92/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,473	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	377.51/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,367	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	291.56/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	405.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	375.03/cwt	374.00–377.00	1,935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	312.40/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,959	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	387.75/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	328.99/cwt	318.00–330.50	1,859	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	409.78/cwt	402.00–417.50	1,660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	330.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,709	26
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	1,782.27/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	136.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,380	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	165.89/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,906	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	168.31/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,467	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	181.18/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	140.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,814	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	166.75/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,106	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	153.88/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,865	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	154.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,690	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	159.92/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,380	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,247	156.51/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	198.17/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.97/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,211	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	426.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,328	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	2,043.10/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	309.33/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	356.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	947	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	310.05/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	271.15/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	365.67/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	331.55/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	338.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	310.36/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	381.96/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	299.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	333.42/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,420	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,571	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	346.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,466	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,416	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	362.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	351.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	351.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	315.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	279.25/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	298.11/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	282.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	381.13/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,826	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	387.18/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,158	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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