Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady with higher undertone. 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 $401.21/cwt on 38 head, up $9.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +11.06 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$401.21

▲ 9.85 vs prior sale

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.09

vs GA average

−14.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	420.33	2,242	23
Medium and Large 2	542	371.89	2,016	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about $227 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 sale38 hd

401.21

—

GA average12 barns · 378 hd

385.12

+16.09

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−14.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+11.06

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	1,329	191.98	2,551	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	182.19	2,362	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	176.96	2,634	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	163.71	1,802	20

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)	1,530	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,442	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,359	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,179	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	172.52/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,502	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	163.53/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,812	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	163.38/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	177.16/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,216	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	188.47/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,478	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	184.37/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,861	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	810	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	1,500.66/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,501	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	970	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	556.59/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	544.58/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,982	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,705.13/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	3,876.77/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,266	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	710	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	453.02/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	368.81/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	472.77/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	356.27/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,156	2,239.97/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	481.17/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	375.38/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,406	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	334.56/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	473.20/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	506.56/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	358.85/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	433.91/cwt	430.00–436.00	2,452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	424.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	448.64/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,355	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	445.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	387.75/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	468.25/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	428.20/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,227	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	487.22/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	357.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	372.80/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	344.80/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	515.05/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	500.08/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	358.01/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	535.61/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	397.82/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	406.85/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	386.49/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	454.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	440.06/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	444.16/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	417.49/cwt	387.50–427.00	2,472	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	409.14/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	381.17/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	375.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	432.44/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	432.09/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,862	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	3,018.51/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,642.94/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	403.53/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	176.09/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,933	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	141.66/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,554	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	202.49/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,225	185.98/cwt	174.00–193.00	2,278	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1

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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