Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.61/cwt on 60 head, up $31.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.46 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$409.61

▲ 31.54 vs prior sale

60 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$88.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.37

vs GA average

−21.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	427.90	2,247	38
Medium and Large 2	529	389.49	2,059	17thin
Medium and Large 3	551	339.02	1,869	5thin

One grade step is worth $88.88/cwt here — about $378 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 sale60 hd

409.61

—

GA average11 barns · 357 hd

394.24

+15.37

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−21.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+19.46

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	1,871	209.48	3,920	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	199.95	3,263	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	188.07	2,284	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	166.30	1,777	14

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)	1,070	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,047	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,352	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	450–500	478	443.81/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	449.86/cwt	330.00–482.50	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	548.46/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,090	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	465.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,217	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	566.14/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	489.25/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	541.48/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,274	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	453.27/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	520.20/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	431.25/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,074	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	339.84/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	624.91/cwt	610.00–645.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	491.15/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	409.82/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	388.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,195	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,232	2,029.77/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	402.43/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,060	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	319.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	295.18/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	418.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	347.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	444.85/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,794	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	740	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	348.31/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	149.41/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,494	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	187.50/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,181	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	170.42/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,837	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	199.95/cwt	186.00–230.00	3,263	13
Bulls	—	—	1,660	195.75/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	170.00/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	291.94/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	386.75/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	198.87/cwt	186.00–216.00	2,476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	171.88/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,008	4
Bulls	—	—	2,083	227.22/cwt	215.00–240.00	4,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	366.65/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,651	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	363.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	694.75/cwt	685.00–700.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	417.41/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	484.73/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	606.60/cwt	585.00–610.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	596.92/cwt	585.00–610.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	487.41/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	440.80/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,495	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	327.05/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,531	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	354.24/cwt	345.00–366.00	2,363	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	386.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	438.28/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	326.29/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	353.30/cwt	352.00–356.00	2,742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	622.42/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	477.09/cwt	462.50–490.00	1,980	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	409.44/cwt	404.00–432.50	2,600	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	568.03/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	396.02/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	451.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,389	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	620.18/cwt	600.00–627.50	2,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	459.29/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	518.10/cwt	510.00–527.50	1,715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	551.07/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,326	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	559.81/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	523.95/cwt	490.00–630.00	1,970	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	437.80/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,242	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	373.13/cwt	355.00–382.00	2,313	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	3,853.64/head	3,650.00–4,050.00	3,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	495.06/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,777	6

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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