Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.34/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.38 against this barn's trailing median of $436.72.

Average price

$387.34

68 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$44.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

vs GA average

−41.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	394.08	2,197	56
Medium and Large 2	554	361.80	2,003	6thin
Medium and Large 3	527	350.00	1,845	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.08/cwt here — about $353 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $342.37, median $436.72 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 sale68 hd

387.34

—

GA average9 barns · 164 hd

377.56

+9.78

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−41.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.72

−49.38

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	1,503	169.86	2,553	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	152.31	2,259	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	148.54	1,889	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	136.34	1,474	40

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)	1,140	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$1,159	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	700–750	720	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	502.50/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	375.10/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	384.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	443.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	360.91/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,743	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	311.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	383.19/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	366.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	371.20/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	399.15/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,122	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	321.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	367.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	362.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	388.09/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	367.48/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	395.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	935	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,159.45/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	293.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	372.42/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	155.18/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,287	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	140.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,769	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,110	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	155.05/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	179.70/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,033	5
Bulls	—	—	1,349	161.66/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	356.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	292.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.55/cwt	116.00–142.00	1,401	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	150.72/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,700	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	146.56/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	448.27/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	359.43/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	430.56/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,088	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	353.84/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	402.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	337.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	386.84/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	422.38/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	426.91/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	457.38/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	472.14/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	565.37/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,379	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	373.39/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,893	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	421.39/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	389.37/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	405.61/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,553	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,049.14/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	305.31/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	389.83/cwt	388.50–394.00	2,222	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	411.47/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	478.15/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	339.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	344.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	348.48/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,011	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	345.73/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	391.17/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	306.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	446.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,220	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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