Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows firm. Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Replacement Cattle firm. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers firm. Feeder Heifers no comparable trends available. Bull Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Steer Calves sold 2.00 higher. Two loads (110 Head) of 950 lbs M&L 1-2 steers sold direct from farm for 306.00 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.56/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.59 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$331.56

91 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$48.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs GA average

−19.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	342.49	1,824	58
Medium and Large 2	540	320.15	1,728	23
Medium and Large 3	545	294.43	1,603	10thin

One grade step is worth $48.06/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale91 hd

331.56

—

GA average13 barns · 573 hd

326.02

+5.54

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−19.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−58.59

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	1,539	197.51	3,040	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	189.89	2,596	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	175.80	2,052	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	160.59	1,757	18

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)	1,253	$2,738	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,432	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,819	16

Every lot, as filed

97 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	400–450	437	374.41/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,636	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	359.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	369.22/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	326.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	347.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	293.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	349.70/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	356.44/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,242	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	318.98/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,325	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,157	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	482.58/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	523.78/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	506.76/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	422.21/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	361.63/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,696	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	410.28/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	382.09/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	392.22/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,898	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	332.17/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,106	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	424.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,380	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	374.11/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	403.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	342.37/cwt	332.00–354.00	1,791	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	451.21/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	319.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	284.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	359.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	461.59/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	384.65/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,608	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	501.76/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	480.96/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,515	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	332.17/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	368.82/cwt	362.00–378.00	2,102	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	418.86/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,742	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	335.40/cwt	332.00–346.00	2,297	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,933	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	899	1,589.93/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	173.36/cwt	166.00–188.00	1,832	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	192.40/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,588	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	181.12/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	185.93/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,266	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	169.61/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,889	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	156.46/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,793	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,122	1,740.71/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	136.17/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	144.84/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	206.61/cwt	198.00–214.00	3,440	9
Bulls	—	—	1,128	174.17/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	191.64/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	347.71/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,084	1,759.23/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,759	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,737.59/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,232.51/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,709.08/head	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,709	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	356.65/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	296.40/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	311.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	330.60/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	389.89/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	293.58/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	355.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	319.16/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	323.54/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	357.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	319.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,857	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	263.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	415.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	392.58/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,296	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	320.31/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	308.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	259.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	385.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	389.64/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,453	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	448.27/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	340.64/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	326.68/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	320.03/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	354.86/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,512	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	252.34/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	412.85/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,589	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	302.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	453.25/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,700	9

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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