Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

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 with undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.45/cwt on 82 head, down $0.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$404.45

▼ 0.40 vs prior sale

82 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$75.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs GA average

−17.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	425.90	2,255	40
Medium and Large 2	526	399.25	2,100	29
Medium and Large 3	547	350.01	1,913	13thin

One grade step is worth $75.89/cwt here — about $342 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 sale82 hd

404.45

—

GA average13 barns · 482 hd

395.24

+9.21

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−17.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+14.30

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	1,694	207.27	3,511	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	172.45	2,205	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	170.92	2,680	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	157.91	1,731	39

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)	868	$2,908	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,717	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,696	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,241	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	494.46/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	442.69/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,895	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	434.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	425.90/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	359.05/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	322.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	301.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	399.90/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,291	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	466.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	432.52/cwt	415.00–442.50	1,998	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	400.31/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,090	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	458.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,695	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	522.68/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	469.35/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	363.29/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,412	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	298.39/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	485.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	291.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	507.52/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	410.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,158	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	457.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	480.82/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	393.34/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	469.97/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	432.91/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	490.11/cwt	482.50–515.00	2,122	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	461.30/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	456.78/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,448	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	356.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	598	401.11/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	413.02/cwt	410.00–421.50	2,614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	401.32/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	549.29/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	475.52/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,525	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	430.20/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	525.12/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	436.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,997	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	486.28/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	399.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	437.39/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,257	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	588.02/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,852	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	164.09/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,844	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	163.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,526	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	175.49/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,209	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	146.28/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,584	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	187.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	180.00/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,899	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	187.77/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	162.29/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,077	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	187.89/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	207.27/cwt	197.00–215.00	3,260	11
Bulls	—	—	2,066	221.12/cwt	216.00–230.00	4,568	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,811.85/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,716.57/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	2,186.80/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,187	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	2,908.21/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	602.63/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	517.57/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	466.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,174	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	471.38/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	456.67/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	520.74/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	434.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	401.24/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	251	574.02/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	408.64/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	518.97/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	378.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	434.57/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,238	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	216	492.77/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	451.37/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,121	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	548.56/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	363.38/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	401.04/cwt	375.00–416.00	1,865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	338.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	444.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	363.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,883	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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