Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.54/cwt on 67 head, down $6.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.39 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$390.54

▼ 6.26 vs prior sale

67 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$40.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs GA average

−38.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	413.03	2,197	20
Medium and Large 2	548	382.20	2,096	41
Medium and Large 3	537	372.60	2,001	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.43/cwt here — about $196 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 sale67 hd

390.54

—

GA average14 barns · 587 hd

396.24

−5.69

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−38.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+0.39

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	—	Low	1,663	206.94	3,442	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	189.61	2,961	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	184.69	2,331	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	162.33	1,707	17

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)	1,000	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,059	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	350–400	380	532.50/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	408.34/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,123	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	432.39/cwt	400.00–540.00	2,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	320.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	483.89/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	534.87/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	574.89/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	439.37/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,078	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	436.70/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	320.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	503.32/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	457.00/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,230	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	345.74/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	385.05/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	498.05/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,659	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	380.01/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	499.37/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	492.39/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	591.22/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	454.39/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,922	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	530.30/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,750	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	371.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	488.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	453.12/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	412.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	454.12/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	551.95/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,562	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	850	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	915	1,630.33/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	505.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	296.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	440.78/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	372.60/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,639	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	174.99/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	178.93/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,722	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	198.16/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,159	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	192.11/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,394	15
Bulls	—	—	1,518	200.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,044	10
Bulls	—	—	1,918	228.27/cwt	217.00–248.00	4,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	402.60/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	217	500.99/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,087	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	168.78/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	149.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,508	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	172.36/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	186.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	408.21/cwt	397.50–427.50	2,335	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	363.90/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	412.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	423.34/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	512.66/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	641.86/cwt	625.00–645.00	1,746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	479.07/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,213	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	385.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	448.83/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	345.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	433.43/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,280	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	601.87/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	421.07/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	510.60/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	374.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	588.26/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	586.19/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	510.20/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,122	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	327.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,361	10
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 1	700–750	720	317.55/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	542.56/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,725	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	310.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	649.79/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	571.10/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	442.88/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	362.19/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	482.92/cwt	460.00–487.50	2,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	478.73/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,035	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,488.39/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	486.92/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	354.75/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,050	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	582.76/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	429.69/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,217	14

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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