Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.05/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.10 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$325.05

104 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$25.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs GA average

−13.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	336.20	1,874	47
Medium and Large 2	554	318.76	1,765	37
Medium and Large 3	558	310.48	1,734	20

One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $141 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 sale104 hd

325.05

—

GA average14 barns · 647 hd

319.63

+5.41

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−13.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−65.10

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	1,466	183.30	2,687	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	160.43	2,236	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	158.09	1,874	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	146.57	1,495	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,070	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	750–800	770	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	293.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,150	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,251	163.90/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	371.90/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,629	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	327.14/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	379.34/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,809	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	302.90/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	439.72/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	332.99/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,921	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	392.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	354.00/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,043	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	306.69/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	338.92/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	396.34/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,447	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	285.42/cwt	270.00–288.00	2,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	444.27/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,373	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	343.04/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,616	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	409.77/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	364.47/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,757	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	276.69/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,992	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	348.96/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	323.86/cwt	319.00–336.00	2,183	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	383.04/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,038	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	390.92/cwt	387.50–392.00	1,814	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	364.89/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	373.81/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	288.63/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	422.70/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	456.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	959	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,505	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	163.28/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,928	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	148.68/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,793	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	174.19/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,961	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	201.23/cwt	199.00–209.00	3,433	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	149.12/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,525	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	157.75/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,205	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	133.29/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,412	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	162.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,512	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	169.81/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,496	186.86/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,795	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	375.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,209.84/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,210	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,760	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	222	339.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	343.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	307.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	315.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	359.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	314.84/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	271.72/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	386.35/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	354.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	288.33/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	322.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	351.88/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	324.09/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	372.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	390.02/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	316.81/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,790	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	358.20/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,526	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	348.31/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	341.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	337.02/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	386.04/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	261.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	367.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	328.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	377.68/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	355.85/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	334.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	302.83/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	313.52/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,665	4

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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