Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers sharply higher. Steer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. There were multiple Extremely High Dressing Slaughter Bulls that sold up to 267/cwt..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.07/cwt on 35 head, up $12.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +18.92 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$409.07

▲ 12.65 vs prior sale

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs GA average

−19.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	417.92	2,292	26
Medium and Large 2	546	383.51	2,093	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

409.07

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

403.18

+5.89

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+18.92

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	1,380	218.09	3,010	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	188.00	3,034	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	184.21	2,347	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	164.79	1,816	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,551	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,485	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,717	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	650–700	668	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	367.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	475.26/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,029	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	460.89/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,180	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	432.08/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	542.49/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	482.89/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	338.90/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	438.25/cwt	425.00–452.50	2,542	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	396.32/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	470.19/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	352.40/cwt	348.00–357.50	2,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	467.27/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	341.42/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	455.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	498.50/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	589.56/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	522.23/cwt	520.00–542.00	2,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	476.65/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	391.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,663	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	363.16/cwt	362.50–364.00	2,804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	517.22/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	400.98/cwt	375.00–418.00	2,534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	408.13/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	464.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	451.79/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	477.73/cwt	455.00–482.50	2,221	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.65/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	399.02/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	363.71/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	178.99/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	193.19/cwt	186.00–197.00	2,552	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	178.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,138	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	163.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	165.44/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,858	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	192.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,464	209.71/cwt	199.00–217.00	3,070	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	145.38/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	179.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,005	6
Bulls	—	—	1,318	170.02/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,359	224.37/cwt	218.00–237.00	3,049	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	890	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,730.65/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,731	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,801.00/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	407.00/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	507.44/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	438.91/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	466.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	363.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	402.65/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,287	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	429.12/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,292	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	553.45/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	573.63/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	368.49/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	315.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	413.40/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	293.18/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	433.37/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	297.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	253.34/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,958	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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