Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.23/cwt on 38 head, down $8.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −7.92 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$382.23

▼ 8.95 vs prior sale

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$56.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

vs GA average

−45.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	411.10	2,129	9thin
Medium and Large 2	540	391.03	2,110	15thin
Medium and Large 3	552	354.23	1,956	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.87/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

382.23

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

−14.82

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−45.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−7.92

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	1,564	206.32	3,227	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	171.65	2,222	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	168.57	2,550	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	153.84	1,681	44

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)	1,181	$2,902	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,493	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,334	5

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	300–350	342	545.02/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	447.73/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	479.95/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	449.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	377.37/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	362.09/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	401.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	439.10/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,108	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	343.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	446.80/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,912	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	512.67/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	529.91/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	516.04/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	457.83/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,119.80/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	499.22/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	368.22/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	462.61/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	409.09/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	416.58/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,804	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	428.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	465.32/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	456.76/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,407	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	161.08/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	173.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,944	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	143.22/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,554	25
Bulls	—	—	1,514	203.70/cwt	194.00–213.00	3,084	15
Bulls	—	—	1,687	186.50/cwt	179.00–191.00	3,146	5
Bulls	—	—	1,577	218.89/cwt	214.00–230.00	3,452	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	161.70/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,356	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	189.02/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,055	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	175.55/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	162.58/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,144	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	175.17/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,170	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	188.69/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	403.52/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	297.43/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	400.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	421.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,417	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	509.94/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	491.03/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,367	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	476.61/cwt	472.50–479.00	2,469	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	357.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	401.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,241	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	432.40/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,279	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	471.38/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,942	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	480.70/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	501.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	400.03/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	484.19/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,038	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	461.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	531.59/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,259	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	576.55/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	615.04/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,556	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	418.75/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	526.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,975	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,644.95/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	3,042.43/head	2,450.00–3,650.00	3,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	485.93/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,429.02/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	3,380.04/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	555.51/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	411.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	449.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	407.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	430.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,062	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	498.98/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,856	14

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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