Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a few high dressing boning cows selling from 210.00 to 228.00. Slaughter Bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement Cattle mostly steady. Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with Feeder Heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher on bull calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.42/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.73 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$339.42

75 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$60.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs GA average

−30.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	353.60	1,917	46
Medium and Large 2	555	321.90	1,786	24
Medium and Large 3	547	293.01	1,603	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.58/cwt here — about $314 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 sale75 hd

339.42

—

GA average13 barns · 415 hd

329.12

+10.30

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−30.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−50.73

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	1,443	193.28	2,789	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	171.58	2,326	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	163.70	1,948	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	158.13	1,542	35

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)	1,300	$2,323	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,041	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,798	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	500–550	521	325.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	389.02/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,073	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	377.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.36/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,738	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	361.57/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,739	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	347.43/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	465.57/cwt	452.50–480.00	1,699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	292.47/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	393.96/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	422.35/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	461.82/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	425.42/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,791	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.42/cwt	360.00–389.00	1,764	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	412.88/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,565	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	367.67/cwt	362.00–377.50	2,239	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	413.34/cwt	397.50–440.00	1,976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	357.57/cwt	347.50–361.00	1,913	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	350.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,798	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	477.55/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	504.83/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	339.29/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	329.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,174	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	392.99/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	312.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	391.58/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,707	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	453.35/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	327.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	423.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,402	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	529.79/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,372	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	327.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,037	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	1,624.21/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	487.10/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,549	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	153.95/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,860	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	168.41/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,989	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	142.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,442	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	180.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,224	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	176.27/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	204.44/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,236	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,774.82/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	169.61/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,640	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	158.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,530	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	165.73/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,368	7
Bulls	—	—	1,395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	170.32/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	325.80/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	269.88/cwt	262.00–280.00	2,092	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,382.58/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,383	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,323.08/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	1,798.16/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	339.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	296.33/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	324.88/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	422.41/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	273.69/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	365.13/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	443.63/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	379.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	375.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	426.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	409.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	333.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	331.19/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,911	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	401.09/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	319.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	384.95/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.71/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	351.20/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	399.42/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	295.25/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	371.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,582	16

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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