Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.90/cwt on 23 head, up $12.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$377.90

▲ 12.26 vs prior sale

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs GA average

−40.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	404.72	2,157	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	353.31	1,960	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $197 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 sale23 hd

377.90

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

392.02

−14.11

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−40.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−12.25

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	1,562	208.86	3,263	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	181.32	2,738	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	176.34	2,269	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	167.58	1,814	29

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)	1,143	$2,653	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,473	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,174	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$2,587	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	456.08/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,970	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	417.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	318.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	480.87/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	373.21/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	388.77/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	457.82/cwt	450.00–479.00	2,417	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	543.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	525.45/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	431.52/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	413.84/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	395.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	480.04/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	547.53/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	372.00/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	305.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	416.16/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	349.59/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	493.37/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	456.86/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	458.86/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	484.93/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	549.23/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	292.18/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,294	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	935	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	580.02/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	587.64/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,980	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	2,399.38/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	179.47/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	166.43/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,383	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	158.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,060	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	179.51/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,975	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	190.30/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,942	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	174.05/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,224	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	188.80/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,447	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	163.16/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,743	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	151.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	224.14/cwt	217.00–229.00	3,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,172	177.83/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	205.40/cwt	197.00–214.00	3,354	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,921.44/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,921	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,833.23/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,833	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,985.27/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	2,127.66/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	307.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	422.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	267.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	409.02/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	292	460.03/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	370.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	452.96/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	505.16/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	340.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	377.53/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	400.71/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	447.57/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	343.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	408.30/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	332.47/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	496.67/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	429.23/cwt	415.00–438.00	2,005	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	444.38/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,124	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	493.23/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,879	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	454.73/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	458.20/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	559.25/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	442.24/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	372.47/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	472.77/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,047	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	376.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	363.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,423	3

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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