Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows, Slaughter Bulls and Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Bulls 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Bull Calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer Calves and Steer Calves 8.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.21/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.94 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$377.21

23 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.37

vs GA average

+5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	380.29	1,986	20
Medium and Large 2	530	356.67	1,890	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $96 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 sale23 hd

377.21

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

+30.37

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+5.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−12.94

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	1,543	188.07	2,903	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	167.98	2,448	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	161.64	2,006	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	150.52	1,587	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,335	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,962	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,600	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	374.95/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,811	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	313.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	538.59/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	327.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	431.77/cwt	415.00–505.00	1,377	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	396.50/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,887	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	396.28/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	354.32/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	368.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	341.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	400.06/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	499.10/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	395.04/cwt	375.00–411.00	1,884	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	351.58/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	413.96/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,132	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	469.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	327.23/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,271	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	510.10/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	383.19/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,169	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	470.65/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	428.99/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	429.64/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	516.82/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	457.69/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,115	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	579.34/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	459.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	362.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,865	7
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	353.53/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	417.91/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,734	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	416.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,561	26
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	935	1,725.40/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	172.71/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	151.99/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,917	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	166.03/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,045	22
Bulls	—	—	1,504	185.32/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,787	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,538	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	155.71/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,632	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,103.85/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,559	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	156.17/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	206.43/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	328.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	377.09/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,246	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,248.89/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,516.68/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	398.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	352.37/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	411.21/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	355.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	287.47/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	395.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	411.06/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	472.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	309.70/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	417.21/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	422.58/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	347.85/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	439.40/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	427.58/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	479.94/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	351.82/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	457.06/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	383.66/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,980	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.68/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	438.35/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	440.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	379.95/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,611	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	357.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	400.72/cwt	380.00–410.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	321.55/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	439.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,890	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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