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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 18

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,078 head

▲ 685 vs last sale 393▲ 354 vs year ago 724 · +48.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 145▲ 29 vs year ago 119 · +24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 65 · −32.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 9.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacements 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 $307.01/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.07 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$307.01

68 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

vs GA average

−7.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	315.19	1,740	39
Medium and Large 2	534	303.95	1,624	15thin
Medium and Large 3	543	287.48	1,561	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $179 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 sale68 hd

307.01

—

GA average16 barns · 425 hd

299.97

+7.03

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−7.57

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−67.07

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	1,554	186.93	2,905	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	154.43	2,229	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	149.49	1,730	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	934	133.38	1,246	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,151	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,127	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	450.32/cwt	450.00–452.00	1,387	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	446.05/cwt	444.00–447.00	1,566	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	431.44/cwt	424.00–434.00	1,773	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	407.26/cwt	405.00–408.00	1,784	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	403.80/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,837	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	378.89/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,796	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,988	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	342.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,834	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	342.85/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,947	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	336.93/cwt	332.00–339.00	1,944	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	334.64/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,068	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	316.85/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	295.69/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,960	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	289.40/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,092	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,214	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	412.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,311	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	390.50/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,324	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	381.89/cwt	377.00–384.00	1,421	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	374.40/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,404	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	399.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,531	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	322.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,306	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	359.11/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,505	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	340.71/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,455	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	330.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,533	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	308.67/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,460	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	324.28/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,540	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	310.57/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,603	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	291.88/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,547	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	324.39/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,729	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	304.46/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,748	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	276.49/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,590	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	285.75/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,669	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	288.06/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,795	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	269.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,736	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	267.09/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,835	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,753	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	236.60/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,815	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	451.77/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,188	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	442.40/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,407	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	410.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,365	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	423.57/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,449	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	401.49/cwt	397.00–406.00	1,514	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	386.75/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,620	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,725	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	366.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,696	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	389.33/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,818	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	351.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,650	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,658	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	341.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	303.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,748	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.17/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,833	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	290.00/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,781	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	187.70/cwt	183.00–194.00	3,011	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	195.82/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,182	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	130.68/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,164	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	135.69/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,318	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	149.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,666	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	141.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,614	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	160.50/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,043	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	146.08/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,137	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,127.08/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,127	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	2,151.04/head	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,151	2

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,078Last week 393Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 145Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	387.00–392.00	390.50
16	350–400	372	377.00–384.00	381.89
18	400–450	427	335.00–344.00	340.71
17	450–500	475	322.00–328.00	324.28
11	500–550	516	305.00–314.00	310.57
4	550–600	584	285.00–286.00	285.75
6	600–650	645	265.00–270.00	269.19
11	650–700	687	266.00–268.00	267.09
2	700–750	730	235.00–245.00	240.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	410.00–415.00	412.40
18	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	399.72
12	400–450	419	355.00–366.00	359.11
28	450–500	464	330.00–340.00	330.36
21	500–550	533	322.00–327.00	324.39
18	550–600	574	297.00–307.00	304.46
41	600–650	623	283.00–292.00	288.06
5	750–800	767	233.00–240.00	236.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	370.00–377.00	374.40
6	400–450	405	322.00–325.00	322.50
4	450–500	473	302.00–315.00	308.67
10	500–550	530	286.00–300.00	291.88
4	550–600	575	276.00–277.00	276.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	405.00–408.00	407.26
9	450–500	474	378.00–380.00	378.89
16	550–600	577	332.00–339.00	336.93
8	600–650	630	315.00–320.00	316.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	308	450.00–452.00	450.32
19	350–400	351	444.00–447.00	446.05
33	400–450	411	424.00–434.00	431.44
5	450–500	455	395.00–406.00	403.80
31	500–550	519	383.00	383.00
14	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	342.85
44	600–650	618	329.00–336.00	334.64
15	650–700	663	295.00–297.00	295.69
17	700–750	723	282.00–290.00	289.40
10	900–950	911	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	340.00–350.00	342.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	450.00–455.00	451.77
5	300–350	318	435.00–447.00	442.40
3	450–500	467	388.00–390.00	389.33
5	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	341.97
10	550–600	578	312.00–325.00	317.17
8	600–650	614	288.00–294.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	422.00–430.00	423.57
4	400–450	434	395.00–400.00	397.47
4	450–500	463	360.00–375.00	366.23
5	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	325.02
3	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	303.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	400.00–415.00	410.05
9	350–400	377	397.00–406.00	401.49
8	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	386.75
14	450–500	470	345.00–355.00	351.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,139	137.00–145.00	141.70
10	—	1,273	158.00–166.00	160.50
21	—	1,115	146.00–155.00	149.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	971	133.00–139.00	135.69
6	—	891	129.00–132.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,463	145.00–147.00	146.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	193.00–200.00	195.82
8	—	1,604	183.00–194.00	187.70
2	—	1,283	170.00–180.00	174.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,151.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,127.08

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.