Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Bull Calves steady. Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady. Feeder Steers and Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.45/cwt on 44 head, down $1.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +11.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$401.45

▼ 1.68 vs prior sale

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$86.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs GA average

−14.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	430.04	2,271	20
Medium and Large 2	536	394.42	2,113	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	344.03	1,882	8thin

One grade step is worth $86.01/cwt here — about $389 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 sale44 hd

401.45

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

389.65

+11.80

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+11.30

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	1,567	202.81	3,178	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	172.01	2,614	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	170.11	2,126	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	153.39	1,635	11

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)	1,203	$2,391	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	866	$1,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,057	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	360.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	547.38/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	449.56/cwt	447.50–470.00	1,978	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	460.69/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,405	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,570.35/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	541.08/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	511.52/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	552.69/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	548.61/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	435.02/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	487.61/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,819	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	349.04/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	409.64/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,110	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	326.48/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	510.02/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	492.74/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	388.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,020	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	2,210.88/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,211	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,174.31/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	416.91/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	385.12/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	414.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	539.98/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,199.73/head	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,991	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.71/cwt	495.00–512.50	1,883	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,139	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	469.72/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,269	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	386.90/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	434.22/cwt	434.00–436.00	2,275	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	499.78/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	513.68/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	484.18/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	417.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,499	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	372.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,261	8
Bulls	—	—	1,148	164.15/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	163.30/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	149.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	363.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	459.90/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	501.67/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	512.84/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	493.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,123	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	841	1,683.35/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	324.75/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,861	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	191.20/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	220.11/cwt	213.00–226.00	3,689	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	161.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	165.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,542	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	198.82/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	204.16/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,336	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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