Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.27/cwt on 66 head, down $1.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −13.88 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$376.27

▼ 1.63 vs prior sale

66 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$31.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs GA average

−31.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	394.44	2,177	16thin
Medium and Large 2	528	381.87	2,016	20
Medium and Large 3	550	362.85	1,996	30

One grade step is worth $31.59/cwt here — about $181 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 sale66 hd

376.27

—

GA average11 barns · 296 hd

387.15

−10.88

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−31.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−13.88

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	1,707	191.31	3,266	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	183.53	2,310	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	180.99	2,809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	172.74	1,926	9thin

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)	1,039	$2,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	450–500	454	441.16/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	487.63/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	546.22/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	418.51/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	449.93/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	433.46/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	383.63/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,010	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	398.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	344.31/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,297	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	369.74/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	449.28/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,703	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,822.75/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	452.48/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,559	181.65/cwt	170.00–192.00	2,832	7
Bulls	—	—	1,966	208.22/cwt	197.00–216.00	4,094	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	178.75/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,068	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	165.23/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,756	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,809	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	187.63/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	312.53/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	389.80/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,273	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	342.38/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	444.20/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,039	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.29/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	417.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	407.54/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	420.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	446.88/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	448.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	340.67/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	409.41/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	397.79/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	403.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	370.92/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,003	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	422.74/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,076	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	364.85/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	290.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	409.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	486.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	178.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,237	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,400.11/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	2,030.98/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,596	7

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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