Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.93/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.73 against this barn's trailing median of $399.66.

Average price

$321.93

59 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$34.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	344.40	1,760	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	322.38	1,767	29
Medium and Large 3	539	310.03	1,672	20

One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $88 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $438.55, low $313.72, median $399.66 across 32 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 sale59 hd

321.93

—

GA average10 barns · 293 hd

314.94

+6.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.66

−77.73

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	1,467	188.33	2,763	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	179.24	2,479	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	168.36	1,942	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	153.99	1,617	30

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)	1,085	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,782	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	650–700	677	304.12/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,059	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	361.54/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,359	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	327.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,540	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	346.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	357.53/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	281.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	318.79/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	261.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	355.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	375.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	286.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,801	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	317.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,657	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	296.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	326.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,539	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	350.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	360.14/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	344.30/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	348.33/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	360.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,777	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	963	1,622.08/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	401.63/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	360.95/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,722	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	905	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	164.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,866	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	150.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	151.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,653	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	174.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,386	12
Bulls	—	—	1,788	207.80/cwt	199.00–214.00	3,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,291	185.90/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	309.03/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,440	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	184.73/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,594	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	175.14/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,986	15
Bulls	—	—	1,338	163.99/cwt	153.00–174.00	2,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	133.89/cwt	127.50–142.50	1,354	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	163.52/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,702	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	384.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	331.85/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	334.01/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	351.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	258.33/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	430.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,595	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	374.07/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	397.48/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	343.22/cwt	334.00–348.00	2,152	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	329.55/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	356.61/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	344.40/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	374.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	366.09/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	406.67/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,578	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,986.20/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,977.66/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,978	2
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	400–450	418	354.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,480	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	314.82/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,798	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	342.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,468	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	343.93/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,692	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	386.05/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,216	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	334.76/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,711	11

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

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