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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 1,144▼ 809 vs year ago 1,452 · −55.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 148▼ 50 vs year ago 212 · −23.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls and heifers had limited comparable sales, steer and bull calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.93/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.15 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$263.93

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$37.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs GA average

−33.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	292.66	1,510	3thin
Medium and Large 2	556	257.40	1,431	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	255.00	1,385	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.66/cwt here — about $125 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

263.93

—

GA average15 barns · 410 hd

266.24

−2.31

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−33.90

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−110.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $409.07, low $296.08, median $374.07 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,640	183.11	3,004	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	163.29	2,234	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	150.95	1,790	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	126.90	1,250	12

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	366.33/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,319	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	381.78/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,424	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	347.84/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,492	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	369.04/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,602	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,658	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	338.03/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,565	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	333.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	884	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	352.01/cwt	347.00–357.00	968	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	899	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	321.28/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,002	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	342.54/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,079	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	324.66/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,182	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,122	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	314.56/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,192	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	305.99/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,270	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	314.45/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,349	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	284.98/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,331	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	296.98/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,417	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	292.66/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,510	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	264.33/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,382	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	257.40/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,431	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	245.67/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,383	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	249.54/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,535	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	230.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,671	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	984	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	993	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	393.27/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,251	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,176	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	377.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,243	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	375.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,369	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	363.43/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,392	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	340.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,305	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,446	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	334.39/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,431	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	317.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,378	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	303.40/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,396	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,491	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	316.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,548	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	312.64/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,610	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,525	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	283.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,480	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	273.31/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,563	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	283.53/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,630	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	262.50/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,599	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	257.66/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,708	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,620	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	186.16/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,632	166.73/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	198.52/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,112	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,330	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	124.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,243	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	149.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,714	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	140.71/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,629	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	161.37/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,012	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,801	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	158.95/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,176	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	170.02/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,355	11

This sale against other markets

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Feb 18, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 1,144Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 148Year ago 212

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	375.00–385.00	377.92
6	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	363.43
5	400–450	428	330.00–337.00	334.39
2	450–500	490	312.00–320.00	316.00
2	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	295.03
2	550–600	575	280.00–287.00	283.53
7	600–650	609	250.00–266.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	420.00–425.00	422.45
4	300–350	320	365.00–370.00	367.50
6	350–400	383	335.00–345.00	340.78
4	400–450	434	315.00–325.00	317.48
5	450–500	460	300.00–307.00	303.40
5	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	283.01
6	550–600	572	272.00–277.00	273.31
2	700–750	725	220.00–227.00	223.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	455.00–460.00	457.50
14	300–350	318	387.00–397.00	393.27
2	350–400	365	370.00–380.00	375.07
7	400–450	416	345.00–350.00	347.57
4	450–500	461	320.00–327.00	323.49
9	500–550	515	305.00–317.00	312.64
3	650–700	663	257.00–258.00	257.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	330.00–340.00	333.46
9	300–350	312	316.00–326.00	321.28
11	350–400	379	312.00–320.00	314.56
2	400–450	415	305.00–307.00	305.99
18	450–500	477	294.00–300.00	296.98
5	550–600	556	255.00–258.00	257.40
2	600–650	615	247.00–252.00	249.54
4	700–750	725	230.00–232.00	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	347.00–357.00	352.01
4	300–350	315	335.00–345.00	342.54
11	350–400	364	324.00–326.00	324.66
18	400–450	429	312.00–318.00	314.45
3	500–550	516	290.00–294.00	292.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	320.00–322.00	320.98
2	350–400	365	305.00–310.00	307.53
3	450–500	467	280.00–288.00	284.98
3	500–550	523	264.00–265.00	264.33
3	550–600	563	245.00–247.00	245.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	365.00–367.00	366.33
6	400–450	429	345.00–350.00	347.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	380.00–382.00	381.78
3	450–500	463	336.00–342.00	338.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	368.00–370.00	369.04
2	450–500	458	362.00	362.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	198.00–199.00	198.52
6	—	1,593	181.00–190.00	186.16
3	—	1,632	165.00–168.00	166.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	121.00–128.00	124.44
2	—	963	115.00–116.00	115.52
4	—	976	134.00–139.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	153.00–163.00	158.95
2	—	1,273	141.00–142.00	141.51
11	—	1,385	165.00–174.00	170.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,247	157.00–166.00	161.37
7	—	1,148	145.00–155.00	149.30
6	—	1,158	139.00–144.00	140.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.