Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.20/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.66.

Average price

$337.20

37 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$68.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	369.20	1,973	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	340.83	1,860	20
Medium and Large 3	558	300.70	1,677	9thin

One grade step is worth $68.50/cwt here — about $296 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $438.55, low $313.72, median $399.66 across 32 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 sale37 hd

337.20

—

GA average14 barns · 422 hd

337.21

−0.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.66

−62.46

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	1,521	184.86	2,812	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	160.69	2,340	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	160.01	2,030	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	148.91	1,528	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,295	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	750–800	795	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	312.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	429.20/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	357.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	521.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	364.36/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,731	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	505.45/cwt	485.00–545.00	1,628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	293.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	336.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	671.90/cwt	610.00–740.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	469.70/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	384.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,432	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	381.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,211	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	357.47/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	561.35/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	391.06/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	416.65/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	343.31/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	426.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	329.96/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	370.70/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,924	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	680	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	1,624.79/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	2,900.26/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	366.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	401.97/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,913	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	137.78/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,425	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,612	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	198.53/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,393	178.02/cwt	168.00–192.00	2,480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	170.54/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	144.97/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,812	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	170.59/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,260	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	161.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,028	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	153.10/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,627	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	155.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	359.20/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	326.69/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,539	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	306.07/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,221	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,760.78/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	336.97/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,587	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	375.64/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	421.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	319.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	407.90/cwt	395.00–420.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	303.13/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	270.02/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	361.01/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,718	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	242	473.03/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	374.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	372.43/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	402.27/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	409.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,515	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	453.87/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,507	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	299.48/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	416.53/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	306.09/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	399.87/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.56/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	383.73/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,650	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	413.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	349.05/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,298	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	367.01/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	357.57/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	375.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	395.70/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	478.96/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	325.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	375.42/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,335	8

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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