Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

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 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.36/cwt on 50 head, up $17.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +1.21 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$391.36

▲ 17.29 vs prior sale

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$71.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.34

vs GA average

−20.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	421.31	2,269	22
Medium and Large 2	534	372.73	1,990	22
Medium and Large 3	539	349.87	1,887	6thin

One grade step is worth $71.44/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

391.36

—

GA average14 barns · 433 hd

378.02

+13.34

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−20.14

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+1.21

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	1,586	206.03	3,268	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	182.82	2,433	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	175.03	2,628	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	164.33	1,815	36

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,466	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,304	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,543	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	517.97/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	422.47/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	446.86/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	570.91/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	378.31/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	393.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	483.72/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	398.46/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,287	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	504.10/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	485.60/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,059	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	379.60/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	337.44/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	312.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	361.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	488.56/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,817	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	458.63/cwt	440.00–472.00	2,133	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	468.54/cwt	460.00–476.00	2,048	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	578.25/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.97/cwt	405.00–436.00	2,255	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	347.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	580.30/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	577.87/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	461.45/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	534.56/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	479.29/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	541.76/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	483.25/cwt	465.00–494.00	2,295	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	444.25/cwt	437.00–460.00	2,563	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	341.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	461.86/cwt	445.00–474.00	2,406	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	424.54/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,161	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	940	2,348.67/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	187.65/cwt	182.00–195.00	2,449	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	164.38/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,904	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	152.67/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,533	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	176.92/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,061	12
Bulls	—	—	1,586	206.03/cwt	196.00–214.00	3,268	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	177.53/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,562	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,542.83/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	581.67/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,205.09/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,205	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	176.38/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,408	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	186.41/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	164.33/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	447.39/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	390.23/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,873	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,716.60/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	454.10/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	356.05/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	435.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	442.40/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	414.61/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,015	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	421.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	381.06/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	402.44/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	469.74/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	406.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	503.17/cwt	480.00–512.50	1,947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	455.14/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	528.22/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	446.98/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,891	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	378.35/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,979	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	356.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	360.70/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	313.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	520.21/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	546.12/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,699	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	446.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	393.92/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	403.35/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	465.40/cwt	450.00–468.00	1,983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	426.01/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,241	6

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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