Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes steady. All Calf Classes sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.70/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.45 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$351.70

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.24

vs GA average

−26.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	357.20	1,950	64
Medium and Large 2	545	329.67	1,798	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $152 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 sale80 hd

351.70

—

GA average13 barns · 405 hd

334.46

+17.24

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−26.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−38.45

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	1,324	175.97	2,330	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	158.08	1,979	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	151.82	2,184	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	140.67	1,535	43

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)	1,188	$2,293	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,286	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$1,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	500–550	527	360.13/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	429.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	334.52/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	373.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	434.22/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	417.25/cwt	400.00–435.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	377.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	367.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,770	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	379.08/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	318.99/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	378.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	452.23/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	349.75/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	444.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	409.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	434.01/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	472.46/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	341.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	427.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	401.85/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,861	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,114	1,781.20/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,781	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	411.75/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	405.31/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	397.13/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,259	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	1,895.36/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	398.97/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	341.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	350.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,721	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	973	2,299.23/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,299	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	868	1,593.75/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	147.72/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	169.31/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,033	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	153.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,033	11
Bulls	—	—	1,386	190.96/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,647	5
Bulls	—	—	1,269	175.31/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,225	8
Bulls	—	—	1,356	158.56/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	128.76/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,423	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	156.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	144.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,575	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	145.71/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	156.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	471.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	392.48/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	363.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	394.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	357.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	327.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	432.53/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	319.16/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	492.32/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	364.98/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	466.96/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	501.71/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	493.52/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	318.86/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,344	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	351.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	379.99/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	289.10/cwt	277.50–291.00	2,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	350.46/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,998	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,593.61/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,594	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,510.77/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	438.17/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	414.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	303.10/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	333.74/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,083	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	397.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,882	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	399.48/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,049	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	405.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	346.46/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	475.04/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	465.11/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	299.40/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.18/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	444.17/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	322.41/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	392.74/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,834	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	365.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,889	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	421.51/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,383	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	470.15/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,782	4

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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