Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.76/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −40.39 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$349.76

94 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs GA average

−16.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	366.72	1,982	42
Medium and Large 2	553	341.89	1,889	34
Medium and Large 3	532	325.05	1,730	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $252 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 sale94 hd

349.76

—

GA average14 barns · 487 hd

336.39

+13.37

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−16.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−40.39

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	1,536	189.55	2,911	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	164.24	2,372	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	160.18	2,013	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	148.05	1,575	28

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)	1,105	$2,298	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,115	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,080	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,617	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	500–550	528	367.07/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	301.06/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	316.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	407.07/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,748.70/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	2,146.31/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	433.70/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	289.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	396.66/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	310.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	375.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	403.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	332.58/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	504.79/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	272.72/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	352.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	349.24/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,865	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	359.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	381.50/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,412	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	379.98/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	334.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	358.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	337.06/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	413.80/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	350.08/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	321.74/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	358.49/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	378.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	407.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	348.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,801	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	2,371.59/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,372	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	2,254.02/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,254	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	870	1,630.32/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,630	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	907	1,802.30/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	157.84/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,692	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	139.57/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,475	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	161.84/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,342	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	173.04/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,480	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	166.19/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,079	23
Bulls	—	—	1,475	200.13/cwt	196.00–204.00	2,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	367.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	416.01/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	150.05/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	181.99/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	638.88/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	531.86/cwt	490.00–565.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	322.88/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	327.73/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	407.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	411.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	439.62/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,877	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	358.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,042	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	296.66/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	373.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	342.49/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,171	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	547.50/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	417.48/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,217	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	270.43/cwt	250.00–282.50	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	378.11/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,220	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	328.09/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,037	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	470.02/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	556.17/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	489.70/cwt	465.00–540.00	1,068	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	349.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	332.56/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,935	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	559.06/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	374.22/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,983	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	396.25/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,704	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,297.17/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,297	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	428.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.14/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	467.41/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	435.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,106	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	466.51/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	645.06/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	382.73/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,749	7

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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