Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.68/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.47 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$361.68

39 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$86.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.62

vs GA average

−22.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	387.30	2,029	22
Medium and Large 2	540	348.05	1,880	10thin
Medium and Large 3	547	300.62	1,645	7thin

One grade step is worth $86.68/cwt here — about $384 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 sale39 hd

361.68

—

GA average14 barns · 547 hd

334.06

+27.62

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−22.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−28.47

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	1,494	181.71	2,714	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	161.44	2,375	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	150.13	1,874	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	141.45	1,557	33

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)	1,380	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,027	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	906	$1,662	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	500–550	533	426.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	387.30/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,029	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	479.69/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	656.25/cwt	600.00–710.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	433.81/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	368.13/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,933	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	341.64/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	306.67/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	397.76/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	354.11/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,334	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	545.58/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	256.56/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	521.92/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,477	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	331.04/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,890	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	446.64/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	381.30/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	406.36/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	393.76/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	387.37/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,666	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	331.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	493.27/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	428.57/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	439.64/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,066	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	448.38/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	532.05/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	367.77/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	385.31/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	343.78/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	211	593.37/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,884	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	915	1,332.51/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,333	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	1,349.36/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	297.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	440.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	547.94/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,501	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	165.06/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,547	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	155.65/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,612	200.98/cwt	199.00–205.00	3,240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	137.73/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,538	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,609	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	152.09/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	145.21/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,812	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	157.29/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,963	11
Bulls	—	—	1,529	185.93/cwt	177.00–193.00	2,843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	400.99/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,676	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,400	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,208	1,833.86/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	353.07/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	323.65/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	381.22/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	421.81/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	381.09/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	332.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	312.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	325.40/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	428.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	521.21/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	278.62/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.55/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,808	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	339.56/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	314.82/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	343.22/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	305.06/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	369.01/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	358.43/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	433.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,202	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	374.46/cwt	350.00–485.00	1,236	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	368.10/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	411.99/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,327	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	412.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	363.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	285.13/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	439.03/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	435.94/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	508.56/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	408.01/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,514	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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