Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.10/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −82.04 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$308.10

80 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$65.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs GA average

−66.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	323.44	1,750	22
Medium and Large 2	543	315.23	1,713	45
Medium and Large 3	568	257.47	1,462	13thin

One grade step is worth $65.97/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale80 hd

308.10

—

GA average13 barns · 403 hd

317.15

−9.04

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−66.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−82.04

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	1,619	184.40	2,985	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,736	164.19	2,850	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	153.26	1,853	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	142.69	1,523	17

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)	1,147	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,817	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,709	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,126	19

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	347.69/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,499	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	318.82/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,693	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	341.67/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.66/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	418.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	351.22/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,331	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	264.08/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	464.16/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	388.24/cwt	360.00–405.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	372.66/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	314.46/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,484	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	2,201.67/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	2,100.00/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	269.56/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	348.71/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,451	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,783.13/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	277.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	322.56/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	304.91/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	312.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	294.12/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	358.94/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	277.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	347	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	810	1,534.72/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	374.13/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	338.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	314.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,187	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	330.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	308.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,355	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	963	2,450.52/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,451	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	851	1,336.38/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,336	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	894	1,630.07/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,630	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	916	1,745.09/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,968	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,473	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	149.83/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	170.07/cwt	169.00–173.00	3,024	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	159.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,729	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	140.37/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	253	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	258.58/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,497	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	268.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	171.38/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	202.90/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,526	178.23/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	337.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	281.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	408.22/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	181.52/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	410.94/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	456.65/cwt	442.50–461.00	1,891	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	358.04/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,077	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	488.85/cwt	488.00–490.00	1,731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	311.44/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	278.81/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	248.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	377.43/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.60/cwt	344.00–346.00	2,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	377.80/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,413	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	387.68/cwt	382.00–394.00	2,004	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	365.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	271.08/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	387.84/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,458	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	264.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	350.60/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,262	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	316.29/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	302.10/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	409.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	422.48/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	261.38/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,777	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,335.32/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,335	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,202.33/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,636.02/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	330.80/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	331.03/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,543	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	270.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	328.79/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	291.28/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.18/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,793	2

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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