Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.32/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.83 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$354.32

89 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$54.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs GA average

−5.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	370.30	1,969	43
Medium and Large 2	548	349.53	1,915	32
Medium and Large 3	541	316.17	1,712	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $257 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 sale89 hd

354.32

—

GA average16 barns · 750 hd

344.36

+9.96

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−5.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−35.83

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	1,464	184.50	2,700	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,243	169.41	2,106	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	163.98	2,060	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	148.83	1,632	41

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)	1,167	$2,866	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,587	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,404	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	419.76/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	464.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	305.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	326.45/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,017	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	341.87/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	307.16/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	436.57/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	363.56/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,745	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	381.07/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	273.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	342.92/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	398.24/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,533	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,749.16/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	396.25/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,728	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	410.35/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	274.24/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	304.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	398.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,319	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	321.42/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,675	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	344.36/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,629	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	2,454.78/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	342.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	406.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	343.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	353.22/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	432.64/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	259.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	337.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	321.81/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	306.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	347.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	359.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	350.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,509	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	935	1,560.12/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	394.10/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	318.69/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	435.08/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	165.60/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,098	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	143.76/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,665	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	167.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	202.35/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	187.61/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,035	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	784	250.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	474.74/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,154	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	149.51/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	189.02/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,264	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	155.30/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,581	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	451.29/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	347.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	287.65/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	413.69/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,597	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	360.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	436.36/cwt	427.50–452.50	2,086	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	388.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,178	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	604.96/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	400.12/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	336.70/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	297.91/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.54/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,888	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	494.74/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	461.79/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	372.78/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,950	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	412.43/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,757	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	261.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	283.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	420.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.11/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,028	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	2,606.17/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,606	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	345.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	312.72/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	386.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	366.32/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	291.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,405	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,139.37/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,139	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	358.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	417.80/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	329.84/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,910	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	316.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,987	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	461.81/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	357.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,929	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	324.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	443.15/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,653	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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