Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.05/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.10 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$343.05

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$64.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs GA average

−46.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	364.40	1,951	28
Medium and Large 2	542	329.55	1,786	12thin
Medium and Large 3	541	299.47	1,620	10thin

One grade step is worth $64.93/cwt here — about $330 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 sale50 hd

343.05

—

GA average14 barns · 482 hd

342.98

+0.07

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−46.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−47.10

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	1,547	185.91	2,876	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	171.59	2,768	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	162.71	2,037	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	140.81	1,521	23

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)	1,315	$3,016	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,771	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	450–500	484	410.88/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	492.46/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	338.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	454.44/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	361.58/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	497.64/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	484.72/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	388.64/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	502.75/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	367.25/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	369.25/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	429.05/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	466.18/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,196	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	471.76/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,934	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	346.38/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	415.57/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,198	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	433.30/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	376.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	408.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	348.13/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	469.94/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	313.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	364.15/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	395.89/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	315.92/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	294.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.63/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	443.19/cwt	420.00–452.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	343.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	416.66/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,692	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	386.00/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	371.61/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,936	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	161.70/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,599	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	170.37/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,101	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	155.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,069	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	128.68/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,323	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	160.50/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,549	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	177.14/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,880	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	142.61/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,417	178.71/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	164.06/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	196.36/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,297	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,955.93/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,956	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,016.41/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	387.43/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	294	416.89/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	378.52/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	424.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	503.19/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	354.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	450.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	307.54/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	392.68/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	287.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	434.33/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	460.62/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	423.39/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	495.98/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	340.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	331.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	304.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	354.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	811	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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