Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cattle steady. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Classes steady to 2.00 higher. All Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.89/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$326.89

32 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$37.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs GA average

−63.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	346.71	1,990	7thin
Medium and Large 2	538	332.21	1,788	13thin
Medium and Large 3	545	309.57	1,688	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.14/cwt here — about $302 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 sale32 hd

326.89

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

333.88

−6.98

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−63.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−63.25

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	1,619	191.85	3,105	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	159.34	2,054	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	157.37	2,301	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	146.64	1,671	12

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)	1,347	$2,569	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,226	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,675	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$3,195	10

Every lot, as filed

93 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	400–450	425	387.97/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	516.16/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	344.86/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	419.29/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	378.70/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	398.13/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	461.51/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	409.60/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	377.79/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	394.90/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,824	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	339.62/cwt	320.00–348.00	2,231	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	286.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	386.70/cwt	365.00–397.50	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	576.48/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.98/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	401.57/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	458.24/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	482.80/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,530	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,111	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	439.31/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	426.42/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,373	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	368.31/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.71/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,990	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,483.99/head	2,500.00–4,350.00	3,484	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,204.35/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	287.41/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,322	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	1,870.98/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,871	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	940	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	790	1,404.75/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	160.83/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,501	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	920	1,413.50/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,414	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	173.41/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,325	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	157.80/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,064	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	143.66/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,376	182.16/cwt	168.00–195.00	2,507	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	153.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,732	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	150.00/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	1,783.97/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	212.02/cwt	198.00–222.00	3,897	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	136.64/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	163.67/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	168.43/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	436.75/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,411	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	2,187.62/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,447	2,824.65/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,961.47/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,961	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,977.32/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	353.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	311.69/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	306.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	423.32/cwt	395.00–440.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	350.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	388.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	398.66/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	375.17/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	324.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	361.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	408.32/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,294	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	369.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,753	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	450.94/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	461.56/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	510.51/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	424.60/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,210	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.85/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	352.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	339.92/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	378.09/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,614	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	438.33/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	337.32/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	374.38/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	322.27/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	313.48/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	462.83/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	314.03/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,595	5

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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