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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes steady. Bull Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Heifer Calves and Steer Calves sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.43/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.72 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$340.43

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.61

vs GA average

−23.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	353.26	1,928	20
Medium and Large 2	538	327.60	1,763	20

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

340.43

—

GA average14 barns · 397 hd

320.83

+19.61

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−23.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−49.72

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	1,640	174.66	2,864	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	152.98	1,897	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	152.90	2,531	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	149.23	1,504	24

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$1,903	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	689	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	454.08/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	370.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	359.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	402.41/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	350.40/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	329.16/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.27/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	286.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,843	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	1,629.14/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	462.36/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	411.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	340.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	411.70/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	353.68/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,500	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	150.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,493	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	157.98/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	142.65/cwt	128.00–151.00	1,767	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	157.53/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,950	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,049	5
Bulls	—	—	1,678	181.51/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	195.34/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	154.04/cwt	138.00–169.00	2,269	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	153.53/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,471	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	133.62/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,515	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	165.58/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	436.12/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	336.69/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	227.28/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	254.94/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	358.88/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,916	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	452.05/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	445.13/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	401.05/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,286	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	294.41/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	401.93/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,154	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	391.11/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	383.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	400.94/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,632	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	455.16/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,966	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	404.15/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,540	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	342.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	387.10/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,788	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	428.56/cwt	410.00–429.50	2,096	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	353.94/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	398.39/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,502	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,771	7

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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