Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Bull Calves and Steer Calves sold sharply higher. Heifer Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.90/cwt on 22 head, up $20.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −5.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$384.90

▲ 20.79 vs prior sale

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$42.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.45

vs GA average

−25.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	392.54	2,141	15thin
Medium and Large 2	511	375.91	1,921	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	350.00	1,855	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.54/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

384.90

—

GA average13 barns · 346 hd

365.45

+19.45

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−25.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−5.25

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	1,424	185.44	2,641	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	163.16	2,567	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	162.57	2,106	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	145.47	1,453	19

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)	1,156	$2,750	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,274	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,094	8

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	300–350	348	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	423.77/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	426.55/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,214	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	438.85/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	456.26/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,734	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	487.41/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	419.20/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	424.17/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	313.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	470.94/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	338.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	510.46/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	372.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	398.98/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,935	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,084	1,708.94/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	484.87/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	439.74/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,873	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	375.91/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	415.17/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,578	7
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	504.98/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	434.43/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,607	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	2,075.80/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	392.46/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	247	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,309	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	918	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	865	1,797.50/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	169.14/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,436	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	157.17/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	173.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,249	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	162.35/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,052	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	146.33/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,424	185.44/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	457.32/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	149.66/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,571	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,272	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	167.49/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	453.57/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	387.16/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	580.48/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	413.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	447.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	531.62/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	343.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,423	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	410.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	504.55/cwt	495.00–507.50	1,781	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	311.76/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	343.57/cwt	336.00–355.00	2,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	466.58/cwt	462.50–472.50	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	499.66/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	582.77/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	518.35/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,451	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	488.31/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	374.99/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	575.23/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	411.45/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	310.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,397	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,929.64/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,994	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	2,889.85/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.14/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,223	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,154	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	500.31/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	451.69/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,055	15

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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