Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement Cattle lightly tested. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Heifers steady. Feeder Steers no comparable trends. Bull Calves and Steer Calves firm. Heifer Calves steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.40/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −84.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$305.40

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$50.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.36

vs GA average

−30.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	329.79	1,712	6thin
Medium and Large 2	554	312.70	1,731	9thin
Medium and Large 3	554	278.89	1,544	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.91/cwt here — about $168 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 sale23 hd

305.40

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

316.76

−11.36

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−30.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−84.75

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	1,637	202.57	3,317	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	172.48	2,463	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	163.44	2,007	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	149.15	1,571	17

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)	1,154	$2,108	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,983	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	250–300	275	386.82/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	361.57/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,717	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	378.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	299.65/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	307.41/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	357.22/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	354.11/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	271.73/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	362.52/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,497	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	340.21/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	345.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	346.52/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	419.03/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	439.87/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	323.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	387.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,221	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	1,983.25/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,983	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	166.23/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,281	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,055	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	138.21/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	153.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,501	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	177.54/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,606	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	157.87/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,905	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,043.42/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,043	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	171.58/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,131	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	142.27/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,554	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	163.27/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,726	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	208.22/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	185.62/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	345.07/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	329.79/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	303.81/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	302.69/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	329.64/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	322.53/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	371.94/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	343.35/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	351.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	354.59/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,344	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	384.90/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	351.12/cwt	335.00–370.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	255.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	329.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	340.21/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,579	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	391.76/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,261	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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