Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for the last two weeks due to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.85/cwt on 45 head, up $34.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$377.85

▲ 34.80 vs prior sale

45 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$48.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.51

vs GA average

−32.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	385.91	2,117	20
Medium and Large 2	504	384.43	1,938	18thin
Medium and Large 3	543	337.89	1,835	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.02/cwt here — about $282 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 sale45 hd

377.85

—

GA average11 barns · 290 hd

359.34

+18.51

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−32.25

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−12.30

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	1,648	189.43	3,121	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	172.22	2,616	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	161.76	2,083	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	147.64	1,652	24

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)	1,327	$2,378	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,312	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,996	24

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	441.41/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	586.26/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	501.73/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,395	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	314.78/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,977	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	408.64/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	500.71/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,632	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.18/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	382.07/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	336.46/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	427.49/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,996	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	413.84/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	502.35/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,949	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	341.15/cwt	341.00–342.50	2,722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	384.43/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,938	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	495.10/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,040	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	357.98/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	363.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	452.49/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,154	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	351.31/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	568.72/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	538.55/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,278	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	372.24/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	420.47/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	458.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,425	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	550.83/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	447.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	459.70/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	402.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	448.49/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	460.14/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,218	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	509.62/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,247	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	425.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	573.03/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	411.14/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,224	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	465.16/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	570.48/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	385.17/cwt	372.50–397.50	2,176	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	133.03/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,390	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	161.89/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,990	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	157.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,989	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	149.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,643	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	146.18/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,197	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	178.40/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,737	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	165.15/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,441	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	170.31/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,294	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	201.00/cwt	194.00–217.00	3,437	17
Bulls	—	—	1,489	167.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,488	7
Bulls	—	—	1,654	184.95/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,059	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	2,369.22/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,369	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	2,599.79/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,358	2,202.03/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,202	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,637.98/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,638	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,241	2,066.16/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,066	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,420.84/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,421	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,077.89/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,078	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	353.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	512.10/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	422.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,022	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	351.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	444.96/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,909	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	462.53/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,753	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	512.81/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,205	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	356.20/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	392.46/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	393.37/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	351.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	389.43/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,912	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	507.09/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	431.65/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	532.83/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	434.97/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,853	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	293.84/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	404.84/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	289.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	439.29/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,428	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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