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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 11

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▼ 638 vs last sale 1,031▼ 469 vs year ago 862 · −54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 313▲ 28 vs year ago 117 · +23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, bull and steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 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 $295.91/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −78.16 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$295.91

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.37

vs GA average

−19.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	303.17	1,650	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	290.01	1,561	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $90 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

295.91

—

GA average15 barns · 302 hd

284.54

+11.37

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−19.05

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−78.16

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	1,886	188.48	3,554	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	146.44	1,802	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	143.82	2,020	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	129.64	1,295	12

Every lot

45 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	422.44/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,364	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,681	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	388.27/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,817	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,921	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,939	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	413.59/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,133	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	400.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,330	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,208	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	396.83/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,421	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	364.94/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,376	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	338.03/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,403	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	350.54/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,497	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	315.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,382	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,448	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	277.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,333	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	298.23/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,449	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	295.67/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,532	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	307.04/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,609	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	300.75/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,675	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	282.73/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,595	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	270.21/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,694	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,590	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,690	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	424.73/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,368	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,515	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	412.81/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,697	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	363.95/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,678	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	339.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,593	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,772	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,749	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,645	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,804	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	262.50/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,788	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	213.41/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,654	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	201.23/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	190.60/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,614	11
Bulls	—	—	1,934	176.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,409	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,122	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	134.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,343	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	126.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,444	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	160.68/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,980	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	145.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,916	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,148	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	140.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,977	3

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 1,031Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 313Year ago 117

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	198.00–205.00	201.23
4	—	1,934	173.00–180.00	176.27
11	—	1,896	184.00–194.00	190.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,408	138.00–145.00	140.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	122.00–128.00	126.20
7	—	996	130.00–139.00	134.87
2	—	963	116.00–117.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	130.00–140.00	135.83
12	—	1,314	141.00–151.00	145.81
5	—	1,232	154.00–165.00	160.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	360.00–373.00	364.94
10	400–450	415	330.00–346.00	338.03
7	450–500	486	295.00–302.00	298.23
9	500–550	518	290.00–302.00	295.67
7	550–600	564	277.00–285.00	282.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	410.00–420.00	413.59
7	300–350	332	400.00–405.00	400.73
10	350–400	358	390.00–399.00	396.83
17	400–450	427	348.00–355.00	350.54
6	450–500	454	318.00–320.00	319.00
5	500–550	524	305.00–315.00	307.04
8	550–600	557	300.00–301.00	300.75
6	600–650	627	265.00–272.00	270.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	355.00–360.00	357.48
4	400–450	438	310.00–320.00	315.59
5	450–500	481	275.00–280.00	277.04
6	600–650	627	250.00–257.00	253.51
2	650–700	683	245.00–250.00	247.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	360.00–365.00	363.95
2	600–650	633	280.00–290.00	285.06
6	650–700	681	260.00–267.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	400.00–447.00	424.73
3	350–400	355	425.00–430.00	426.67
5	400–450	411	410.00–420.00	412.81
10	500–550	537	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	558	312.00–315.00	313.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	339.65
3	600–650	617	265.00–270.00	266.65
2	750–800	775	210.00–217.00	213.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	412.00	412.00
3	450–500	468	385.00–390.00	388.27
13	550–600	570	337.00	337.00
26	650–700	678	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	415.00–430.00	422.44

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.