Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.84/cwt on 74 head, down $4.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.70 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$404.84

▼ 4.23 vs prior sale

74 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$61.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs GA average

−22.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	420.50	2,281	47
Medium and Large 2	539	388.25	2,091	17thin
Medium and Large 3	527	359.48	1,894	10thin

One grade step is worth $61.02/cwt here — about $387 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 sale74 hd

404.84

—

GA average16 barns · 469 hd

400.74

+4.10

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−22.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+14.70

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	—	High	1,711	218.83	3,745	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	186.44	2,810	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	184.75	2,388	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	170.91	1,836	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$3,358	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,934	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$4,283	22

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	—	1,723	232.00/cwt	222.00–243.00	3,997	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	166.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	414.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,340	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	378.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	469.72/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	402.52/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	432.16/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	467.87/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	341.10/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,674	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,202	2,546.46/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	463.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	469.78/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	335.11/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	378.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	351.17/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	462.60/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	395.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	535.56/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	452.05/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,953	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	397.05/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,077	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	546.60/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	457.27/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,355	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	442.12/cwt	422.50–449.00	2,564	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	537.97/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.09/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,056	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	447.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	526.15/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,515	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,430	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	2,218.29/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	433.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	415.06/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	320.28/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	372.48/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	432.91/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	461.10/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	359.48/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	501.25/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	192.23/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,522	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	147.65/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,395	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	182.09/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,043	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	167.27/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,785	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	192.71/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,868	9
Bulls	—	—	1,701	207.12/cwt	195.00–214.00	3,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	390.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,255	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	180.17/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,749	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	178.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,263	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	343.24/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	425.89/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,244	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	298.24/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	410.98/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,343	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	477.93/cwt	477.50–480.00	1,792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	512.57/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	484.63/cwt	484.00–486.00	2,341	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	510.91/cwt	485.00–518.00	2,130	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	4,658.42/head	4,000.00–5,400.00	4,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	358.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	436.42/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,095	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	501.03/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	411.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	375.69/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,108	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	4,285.64/head	3,150.00–5,650.00	4,286	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,519.47/head	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,041.28/head	2,050.00–3,450.00	3,041	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,801.40/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	473.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	378.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	427.18/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	453.16/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	576.84/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,806	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,115.15/head	3,250.00–5,300.00	4,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	485.09/cwt	472.50–507.50	1,999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	342.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	362.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	339.16/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,639	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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