Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.64/cwt on 34 head, down $16.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.51 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$365.64

▼ 16.59 vs prior sale

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$52.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs GA average

−51.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	410.00	2,091	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	380.00	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 3	541	357.76	1,935	26

One grade step is worth $52.24/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

365.64

—

GA average14 barns · 342 hd

389.54

−23.90

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−51.47

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−24.51

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	1,574	213.41	3,360	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	181.71	2,331	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	181.07	2,865	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	163.03	1,753	28

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)	1,249	$2,711	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,666	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,378	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	350–400	390	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	411.31/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	363.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	471.79/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	321.13/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	445.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	535.42/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	334.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	395.62/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	443.16/cwt	425.00–452.20	1,901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	464.19/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,168	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	471.67/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	461.21/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,218	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	478.91/cwt	470.00–482.50	1,762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	477.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	425.29/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,671	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	576.34/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	444.97/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	430.78/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,016	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	598.19/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	481.72/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	387.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	442.07/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,277	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	507.16/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	467.50/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	530.08/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.17/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	431.42/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,485	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	474.87/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	382.96/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.91/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	585.69/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,201	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	500.48/cwt	485.00–507.50	2,037	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	448.15/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,286	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	177.14/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,313	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	165.01/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,863	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	146.09/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,496	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	178.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	185.77/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,344	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	176.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,894	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	166.48/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	186.78/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,067	7
Bulls	—	—	1,396	205.67/cwt	197.00–213.00	2,871	10
Bulls	—	—	1,513	182.53/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	227.32/cwt	217.00–242.00	4,012	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,965.54/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	2,966	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	945	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,690.06/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,690	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,190.07/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,190	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,026.18/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,111	2,260.52/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,261	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,782.29/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,782	20
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	549.91/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	507.33/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	456.60/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	456.72/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	487.02/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,181	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	415.01/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	373.75/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,314	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	326.98/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	321.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	436.11/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	320.09/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	390.84/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	362.39/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	512.16/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	419.00/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	347.83/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	451.16/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	369.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,942	17

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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