Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold sharply higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.63/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.52 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$335.63

72 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$82.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.53

vs GA average

−29.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	358.26	1,996	44
Medium and Large 2	539	318.22	1,714	16thin
Medium and Large 3	549	275.85	1,513	12thin

One grade step is worth $82.41/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale72 hd

335.63

—

GA average15 barns · 544 hd

317.09

+18.53

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−29.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−54.52

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	—	Average	1,454	164.40	2,390	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	157.93	2,486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	148.59	1,830	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	139.21	1,480	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,745	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	347.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	373.13/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	345.09/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	340.69/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	369.47/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	366.54/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	211.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	314.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	262.99/cwt	260.00–264.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	423.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	348.85/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,661	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	286.74/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,491	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,492.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	356.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	321.23/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	408.82/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	421.55/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	318.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	335.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	390.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,106	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	456.26/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,109	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	134.64/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,450	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	157.93/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	143.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,746	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	157.47/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,968	13
Bulls	—	—	1,493	179.44/cwt	170.00–192.00	2,679	10
Bulls	—	—	1,418	150.73/cwt	138.00–168.00	2,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	311.43/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	269.76/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	313.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	278.89/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,579	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	150.64/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	410.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	338.79/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	308.43/cwt	304.00–335.00	1,968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	371.81/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,305	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	369.91/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	311.23/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	343.52/cwt	326.00–360.00	2,281	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	404.10/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,146	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	366.55/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	337.53/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,110	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	308.30/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	421.08/cwt	406.00–427.50	2,034	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	404.60/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	373.41/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,789	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	396.72/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,341	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	380.37/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,214	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	286.22/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	356.04/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,065	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	391.70/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	279.98/cwt	260.00–310.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	362.14/cwt	340.00–374.00	1,872	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	364.80/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,886	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	454.35/cwt	445.00–457.50	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	318.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	368.16/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	293.77/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	332.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	364.18/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	346.71/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,810	3

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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