Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. Feeder Bulls firm. Feeder Heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder Steers sold 4.00 higher. Bull Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifer Calves and 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 $333.72/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.42 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$333.72

80 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$39.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs GA average

−6.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	340.97	1,803	48
Medium and Large 2	552	325.07	1,794	29
Medium and Large 3	580	301.54	1,749	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.42/cwt here — about $54 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 sale80 hd

333.72

—

GA average14 barns · 617 hd

328.47

+5.26

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−6.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−56.42

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	1,502	186.09	2,794	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	161.69	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	158.07	1,805	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	145.93	1,615	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,325	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,829	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	650–700	663	293.73/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.40/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	343.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	335.62/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	322.11/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	320.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	362.90/cwt	357.50–366.00	1,934	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,390	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	327.92/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	341.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,993	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	377.25/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	352.75/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,506	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	389.97/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	392.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	326.88/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	318.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	435.13/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,436	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	1,625.17/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	304.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	364.54/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	337.05/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	301.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	323.44/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	392.15/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	369.43/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	304.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	326.41/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,394	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	965	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	346.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	279.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	310.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,588	7
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	870	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	157.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,464	186.88/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,736	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	169.82/cwt	165.00–174.00	3,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	150.51/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,722	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	171.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	204.01/cwt	197.00–209.00	3,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	331.71/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,426	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	161.90/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,880	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	163.07/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	148.42/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,717	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	138.19/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,470	7
Bulls	—	—	1,457	167.13/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	296.73/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	342.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	357.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	253	349.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	225.71/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	338.70/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	415.25/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.27/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.13/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	425.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	453.68/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	457.63/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,936	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	282.63/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	459.36/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	418.46/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,343	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	466.42/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	378.70/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	341.46/cwt	334.00–347.00	1,796	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	377.00/cwt	372.50–384.00	2,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	283.42/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	460.81/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	335.52/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	408.86/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	390.62/cwt	385.00–394.00	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	430.11/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	347.66/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,578	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,173.19/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,324.72/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	378.78/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,648	15

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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