Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and all Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.17/cwt on 56 head, down $13.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +1.03 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$391.17

▼ 13.27 vs prior sale

56 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$55.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs GA average

−32.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	411.22	2,346	25
Medium and Large 2	535	389.14	2,080	18thin
Medium and Large 3	542	355.43	1,927	13thin

One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale56 hd

391.17

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

−6.08

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−32.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+1.03

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	1,580	195.90	3,095	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	167.33	2,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	164.97	2,382	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	157.56	1,701	43

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)	1,159	$2,575	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,433	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,898	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$2,981	19

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	414.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	426.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	511.38/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	541.25/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	362.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	389.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	372.19/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	334.96/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	338.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	392.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,088	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	474.14/cwt	455.00–484.00	1,996	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	320.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	414.04/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	403.75/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	488.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,811	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,046	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	454.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.24/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,902	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	332.73/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	460.28/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	462.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	482.76/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	423.76/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,682	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	385.99/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	504.88/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	460.95/cwt	450.00–464.00	2,452	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	427.47/cwt	422.50–434.00	2,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	516.84/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	565.52/cwt	545.00–567.50	2,047	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	470.27/cwt	450.00–478.00	2,215	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	514.96/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	552.62/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	357.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	511.82/cwt	480.00–522.00	2,385	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	562.43/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	547.83/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,252	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	588.94/cwt	580.00–602.50	1,784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	358.13/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	420.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	409.01/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	495.85/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	161.92/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,673	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	148.03/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,670	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	177.18/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,901	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	163.84/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,436	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	174.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,232	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	163.33/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,051	9
Bulls	—	—	1,667	202.85/cwt	194.00–213.00	3,382	11
Bulls	—	—	1,340	176.79/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,369	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,232.61/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,233	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	923	1,806.78/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,807	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	2,170.59/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,171	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	985	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,666.86/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,667	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,518.10/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	2,142.37/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,142	12
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	933	1,843.30/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,843.18/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,843	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,966.44/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,966	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	902	3,071.53/head	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,072	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	927	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	418.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	598.20/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	462.45/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	473.15/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	410.52/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,385	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	362.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	432.95/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,602	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	587.27/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	437.71/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	319.61/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	340.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	492.37/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	568.28/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	465.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	333.59/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	425.30/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	467.11/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	365.07/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	411.24/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	347.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	532.59/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	547.97/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	407.15/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	514.88/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,673	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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