Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and 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 $381.20/cwt on 36 head, up $4.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −8.94 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$381.20

▲ 4.93 vs prior sale

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$86.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs GA average

−23.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	416.85	2,180	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	370.08	2,018	20
Medium and Large 3	579	329.90	1,910	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.95/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

381.20

—

GA average13 barns · 428 hd

375.04

+6.16

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−23.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−8.94

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	1,942	214.72	4,171	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	181.93	2,287	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	178.36	2,790	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	164.78	1,821	16

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)	1,100	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,717	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,344	15

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	500–550	530	380.51/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,017	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	543.76/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	482.87/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,825	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	503.50/cwt	497.50–530.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	343.50/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,150	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	443.75/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	445.15/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	468.46/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	380.24/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	316.32/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	372.54/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,306	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	438.29/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	567.51/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	446.69/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	363.05/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	360.74/cwt	356.00–364.00	2,587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	486.23/cwt	477.50–492.50	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	472.06/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	308.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	416.85/cwt	416.00–418.00	2,180	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	534.94/cwt	530.00–542.50	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,389.46/head	2,500.00–3,900.00	3,389	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	2,474.81/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,560.22/head	2,750.00–4,300.00	3,560	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	755	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	168.77/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	188.38/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,357	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	175.48/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,216	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	194.34/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	208.34/cwt	195.00–216.00	3,865	12
Bulls	—	—	1,666	187.95/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	436.51/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,265	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	434.26/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	373.25/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,512	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	350.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	341.60/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	503.05/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	418.73/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	326.66/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	306.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	406.67/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	407.31/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	372.48/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	460.07/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	394.03/cwt	375.00–406.00	1,899	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	516.13/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	442.59/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	480.78/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	312.53/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.72/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	381.70/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	438.49/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	315.53/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,152	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	2,181.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	392.72/cwt	385.00–406.00	2,470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	329.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,910	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	223.90/cwt	219.00–235.00	4,590	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	164.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	174.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,869	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	156.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,785	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	3,674.36/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,074.03/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,074	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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