Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Steers, Steer Calves and Feeder Bulls steady. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.08/cwt on 27 head, down $6.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.07 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$378.08

▼ 6.82 vs prior sale

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs GA average

−59.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	410.17	2,157	13thin
Medium and Large 2	573	348.79	1,999	12thin
Medium and Large 3	528	345.17	1,822	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $335 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.

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 sale27 hd

378.08

—

GA average8 barns · 161 hd

385.61

−7.54

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−59.57

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−12.07

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	1,478	213.54	3,157	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	191.84	2,808	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	189.25	2,594	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	173.75	1,964	9thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,656	3thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	552.45/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	348.33/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	469.34/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	326.91/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	433.01/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	561.95/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,008	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	348.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	343.50/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	502.57/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	430.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	471.38/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,551	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	887	1,835.34/head	1,250.00–2,300.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	848	1,656.09/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	461.37/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,721	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	149.18/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	198.26/cwt	186.00–210.00	2,903	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,556	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	195.79/cwt	186.00–205.00	2,894	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	165.18/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,489	225.00/cwt	214.00–242.00	3,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	507.31/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	449.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,416	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	198.00/cwt	186.00–222.00	2,687	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	188.92/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,131	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	169.89/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	580.80/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	459.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,212	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	423.42/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	345.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	396.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	352.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	377.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	410.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,157	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	586.62/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	567.20/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	489.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	569.72/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	450.11/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,976	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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