Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes steady. All Calf Classes sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.07/cwt on 66 head, down $7.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −16.08 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$374.07

▼ 7.13 vs prior sale

66 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$39.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs GA average

−26.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	385.70	2,178	27
Medium and Large 2	545	374.64	2,043	27
Medium and Large 3	540	346.62	1,872	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.08/cwt here — about $307 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 sale66 hd

374.07

—

GA average14 barns · 353 hd

368.29

+5.78

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−26.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−16.08

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	1,510	212.51	3,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	183.42	2,270	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	179.40	2,779	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	170.43	1,828	38

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)	1,114	$2,513	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	690	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	600–650	605	332.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	390.49/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	445.92/cwt	438.00–455.00	2,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	488.90/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	309.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	457.45/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	408.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	550.79/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	435.82/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	368.35/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	401.13/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,086	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	450.21/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	405.06/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,536	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	447.94/cwt	444.00–450.00	2,325	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	690	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	379.06/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,187	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	344.85/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	378.23/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,243	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	177.34/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,903	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	156.85/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,749	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	165.02/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,741	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	179.40/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,779	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	187.62/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,302	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	176.27/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	481.20/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	354.17/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	275.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	329.16/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	508.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	409.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	459.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	453.33/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	437.92/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	381.81/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,050	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	351.43/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	506.35/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	400.76/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	423.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	470.62/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	428.11/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,278	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	359.33/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	444.44/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	386.53/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	387.56/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	345.11/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	385.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	415.39/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	321.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	411.39/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	458.93/cwt	440.00–467.50	1,950	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	227.47/cwt	223.00–231.00	3,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,399	205.03/cwt	195.00–212.00	2,868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	2,267.37/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,174	4

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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