Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.13/cwt on 80 head, up $3.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.98 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$403.13

▲ 3.54 vs prior sale

80 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$60.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.02

vs GA average

−10.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	416.02	2,361	57
Medium and Large 2	545	385.71	2,102	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	355.38	1,933	11thin

One grade step is worth $60.64/cwt here — about $429 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

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 sale80 hd

403.13

—

GA average13 barns · 332 hd

386.11

+17.02

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−10.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+12.98

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	1,615	192.91	3,116	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	170.08	2,160	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	160.87	2,307	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	160.03	1,699	20

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)	1,111	$2,333	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,183	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,150	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	567.60/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	528.27/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	572.88/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	463.78/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	382.64/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	514.76/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	511.22/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	244	538.12/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	355.59/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,692.66/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	487.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,566	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	442.49/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,124	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	527.50/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,279	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,166.70/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	324.93/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,288	2,080.10/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	487.46/cwt	470.00–507.50	1,818	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	453.00/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	511.75/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	404.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	515.02/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	283.50/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	320.06/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	499.19/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	416.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	456.67/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,690	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	765	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	1,654.73/head	1,250.00–2,150.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	368.62/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	470.17/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,975	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	159.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,011	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	168.12/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	153.49/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,610	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	182.29/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	174.73/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	508.17/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,936	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	166.74/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	197.51/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,591	198.10/cwt	188.00–210.00	3,152	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	173.91/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,240	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	562.74/cwt	557.50–570.00	2,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	452.93/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,582	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	227	498.06/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	415.05/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	453.21/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	339.85/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	370.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	494.11/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,105	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	501.71/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,609	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	360.31/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,670	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	598.00/cwt	598.00–598.00	2,081	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	376.70/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,362	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	331.74/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,422	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.24/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	367.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	320.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	483.17/cwt	475.00–492.50	1,778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	407.17/cwt	392.50–422.50	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	424.20/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	413.53/cwt	397.50–418.00	2,378	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	462.18/cwt	440.00–467.00	1,960	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	393.07/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,319	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	542.75/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	507.66/cwt	506.00–510.00	2,416	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	474.09/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,233	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	364.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	408.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,175	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	479.53/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,067	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	346.27/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	453.81/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,151	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	416.35/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	503.95/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,935	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	543.88/cwt	542.50–548.00	1,844	22

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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