Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement Cattle mostly steady with a higher undertone. Feeder Steers sold sharply higher. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $396.42/cwt on 49 head, down $3.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +6.28 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$396.42

▼ 3.76 vs prior sale

49 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$84.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs GA average

−26.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	418.07	2,243	22
Medium and Large 2	535	398.03	2,131	19thin
Medium and Large 3	571	333.10	1,902	8thin

One grade step is worth $84.97/cwt here — about $341 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 sale49 hd

396.42

—

GA average13 barns · 377 hd

398.00

−1.57

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−26.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+6.28

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	1,838	201.06	3,694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	188.22	2,935	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	186.37	2,585	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	172.61	1,961	16

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)	1,408	$2,902	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,504	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$4,295	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	350–400	361	502.89/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,815	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	471.20/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	560.22/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	473.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	376.02/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	405.89/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,115	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,830.87/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	425.01/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	512.48/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	321.49/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	544.78/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	437.45/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	392.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	429.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,053	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	373.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	440.11/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	569.33/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	341.57/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	491.62/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	456.15/cwt	442.50–467.50	1,925	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	360.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	538.39/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	458.49/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	414.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,964	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	494.90/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	424.71/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,264	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	144.15/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	182.95/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,098	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	170.41/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,967	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	193.70/cwt	185.00–201.00	3,072	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	177.94/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,327	10
Bulls	—	—	1,789	198.26/cwt	185.00–212.00	3,547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	401.03/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	421.43/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	441.70/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,621	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	176.56/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,654	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	192.86/cwt	186.00–205.00	2,793	13
Bulls	—	—	2,153	219.24/cwt	214.00–224.00	4,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	496.27/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	587.58/cwt	580.00–592.50	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	450.53/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	333.10/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	568.81/cwt	555.00–585.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	426.40/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,196	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	460.82/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,134	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	425.07/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.91/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	445.25/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,324	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	403.48/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	615.18/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	507.59/cwt	492.50–512.50	2,122	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	371.75/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,480	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	4,001.96/head	2,550.00–5,750.00	4,002	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	4,662.44/head	2,850.00–5,050.00	4,662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	383.77/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	445.77/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	396.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	489.48/cwt	472.50–507.50	2,580	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	399.95/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,036	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431	2,926.87/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,927	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	532.73/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	410.41/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	473.35/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	343.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,283	3

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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