Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls, Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers mostly steady. Bull Calves and Steer Calves steady. Heifer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. One load (45 head) of 1100 lbs. M&L 1-2 steers sold direct from the farm for 281.00 per cwt..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.00/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.14 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$323.00

77 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs GA average

−27.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	350.44	1,791	18thin
Medium and Large 2	549	320.78	1,761	42
Medium and Large 3	571	299.45	1,709	17thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $82 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

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 sale77 hd

323.00

—

GA average14 barns · 593 hd

324.06

−1.05

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−27.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−67.14

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	1,455	193.41	2,814	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	168.79	2,435	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	161.42	1,948	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	151.39	1,565	32

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)	1,141	$2,030	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,969	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,361	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 3	300–350	330	358.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	300.40/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	269.26/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	304.00/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	390.78/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,278	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	350.71/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	288.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	318.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	278.40/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	470.19/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	323.07/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	346.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	391.42/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	384.47/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.59/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	446.89/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,452	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	1,878.52/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	321.96/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,816	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	341.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	355.22/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,868	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	445.26/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	295.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	413.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	1,900.22/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	407.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	267.45/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	328.67/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,555	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	302.44/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,582	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	293.38/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	927	1,350.49/head	1,190.00–1,600.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	325.44/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	430.41/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,110	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	136.08/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,391	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	169.31/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	156.61/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,621	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	161.18/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,896	7
Bulls	—	—	1,586	202.24/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	430.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.39/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,514	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	165.61/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,972	14
Bulls	—	—	1,368	188.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,585	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	177.30/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	377.02/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	362.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	315.97/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	306.34/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	370.02/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,080	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	468.42/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	499.82/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	320.88/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	419.43/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,724	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	344.88/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,183	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	313.96/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	452.40/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	468.45/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	408.27/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	350.44/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	288.98/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,942	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	302.18/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	354.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	383.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	352.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	410.12/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	471.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	388.63/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,473	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	411.35/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,592	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,454.71/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	2,303.49/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	460.29/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	381.17/cwt	372.50–395.50	1,635	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.18/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	442.70/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	321.00/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,141	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,497.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	409.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	403.37/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	383.44/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,948	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	387.41/cwt	384.00–396.00	1,836	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	420.03/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,147	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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