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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.65/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.50 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$352.65

99 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$45.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs GA average

−15.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	368.96	1,967	53
Medium and Large 2	535	347.86	1,862	20
Medium and Large 3	543	323.08	1,753	26

One grade step is worth $45.88/cwt here — about $213 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 sale99 hd

352.65

—

GA average14 barns · 620 hd

345.46

+7.19

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−15.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−37.50

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	—	Low	1,708	186.24	3,180	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	167.83	2,415	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	165.64	2,160	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	147.66	1,565	25

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)	1,129	$2,281	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	896	$1,899	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,175	6

Every lot, as filed

104 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	485	384.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,865	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	362.63/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	375.05/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,253	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	438.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	275.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	402.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	360.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	353.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,858	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.85/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	310.11/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,963	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	266.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	389.53/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,441	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	459.96/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	343.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	384.35/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	440.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,606	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,645.78/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	411.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	471.20/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	428.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	401.73/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,322	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	502.51/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	319.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	415.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	420.05/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	336.21/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,614	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,142	1,916.09/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	398.07/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.34/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	263.36/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	437.36/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	297.53/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,708	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	888	1,630.58/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,631	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	363.25/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	352.91/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	908	2,302.62/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,303	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	2,200.77/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	142.24/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,488	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	153.54/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,651	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	174.00/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,629	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	160.43/cwt	140.00–169.00	2,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	152.13/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,902	10
Bulls	—	—	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	311.63/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,748	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	183.12/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	201.01/cwt	199.00–204.00	3,699	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	181.73/cwt	174.00–193.00	3,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	169.71/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,245	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	406.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,127	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	409.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,937	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	291.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	332.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	330.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	359.81/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	442.37/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	382.23/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,152	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	437.07/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,072	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	509.09/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	323.69/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	459.44/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	274.90/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	358.90/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	348.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,996	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	288.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	419.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	433.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	306.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	288.80/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	376.23/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	541.95/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	466.22/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,725	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	323.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	331.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	343.39/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	430.80/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,784	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	356.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	376.17/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,952	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	411.59/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,745	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,625.00/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	335.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	382.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,819	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	307.35/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	584.02/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	369.01/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,923	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	367.02/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,290	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	512.64/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	335.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	511.66/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,622	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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