Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold sharply higher. Bull Calves and Steer Calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $439.12/cwt on 20 head, up $48.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +48.97 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$439.12

▲ 48.58 vs prior sale

20 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$39.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.59

vs GA average

+8.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	447.05	2,332	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	407.40	2,139	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.65/cwt here — about $193 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 sale20 hd

439.12

—

GA average13 barns · 360 hd

406.53

+32.59

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+8.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+48.97

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	1,491	187.14	2,789	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	176.81	2,113	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	163.55	2,545	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	161.79	1,764	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)	1,162	$2,535	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,453	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	564.00/cwt	542.50–580.00	2,397	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	355.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,496	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	427.60/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	553.02/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	497.56/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	378.23/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,372	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	544.24/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	366.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	407.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	436.65/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	442.80/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,360	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,504.02/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,764.81/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	459.63/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,953	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	382.43/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	447.28/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	487.55/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	543.65/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,093	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	845	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	488.64/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	446.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,160	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	155.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,642	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	174.03/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,019	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	163.55/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	157.44/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	207.86/cwt	183.00–232.00	2,471	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	170.94/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	509.57/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	481.70/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	493.40/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,477	198.23/cwt	193.00–209.00	2,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,499	180.21/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	358.55/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,366	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	585.10/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	606.69/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,281	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	513.72/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	475.16/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	509.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	391.97/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,426	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	589.92/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	351.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	493.99/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	523.46/cwt	512.50–545.00	1,937	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	512.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	449.13/cwt	432.50–460.00	2,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	498.82/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,080	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	430.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	458.51/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	459.22/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	414.39/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	479.25/cwt	460.00–487.50	2,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	658.74/cwt	635.00–670.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,265	2

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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