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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.59/cwt on 88 head, down $39.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +9.24 against this barn's trailing median of $390.34.

Average price

$399.59

▼ 39.53 vs prior sale

88 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$57.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

vs GA average

−21.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	410.39	2,248	42
Medium and Large 2	534	405.95	2,168	32
Medium and Large 3	542	352.64	1,912	14thin

One grade step is worth $57.75/cwt here — about $335 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $336.42, median $390.34 across 32 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 sale88 hd

399.59

—

GA average13 barns · 492 hd

392.96

+6.63

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−21.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

390.34

+9.24

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	1,457	194.74	2,837	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	180.55	2,620	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	179.19	2,282	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	171.09	1,940	45

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)	1,232	$2,449	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$2,575	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	—	—	1,344	178.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,398	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	215.14/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,323.35/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	503.38/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	326.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	376.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	321.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	422.29/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	491.51/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	403.48/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	320.12/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	494.39/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	281.77/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	434.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	442.60/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	441.87/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	454.18/cwt	440.00–467.50	1,953	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	351.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,198	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	373.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	324.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	526.69/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	486.71/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	570.75/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	415.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,166	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	476.47/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	399.34/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,260	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	370.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,250	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	540.21/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	536.55/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,323	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	421.51/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,403	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	468.95/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	545.51/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	362.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,516	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	473.30/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	312.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	543.28/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,265	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	571.31/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	481.48/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,287	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	410.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	573.22/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	155.74/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	181.95/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,111	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	171.65/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,996	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	190.61/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,714	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	172.38/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,539	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	197.53/cwt	190.00–208.00	2,501	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	178.02/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,289	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	158.32/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,873	3
Bulls	—	—	1,439	199.25/cwt	191.00–208.00	2,867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	499.78/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	413.43/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,183	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	379.20/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	442.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	503.95/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,925	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	494.21/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,031	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	565.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	381.61/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,229	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,524	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	550.18/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	549.80/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	530.10/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	332.83/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,440	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	326.67/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,210	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	476.31/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	434.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,075	12

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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