Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.38/cwt on 67 head, down $32.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −14.34 against this barn's trailing median of $436.72.

Average price

$422.38

▼ 32.42 vs prior sale

67 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs GA average

−16.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	425.72	2,285	61
Medium and Large 3	556	388.40	2,161	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.32/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $342.37, median $436.72 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 sale67 hd

422.38

—

GA average14 barns · 506 hd

436.57

−14.19

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−16.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.72

−14.34

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	1,474	202.22	2,980	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	188.19	2,423	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	185.57	2,993	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	170.73	1,804	30

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,534	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,399	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,267	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	200–250	213	584.71/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	472.28/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,828	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	481.01/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,712	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	435.72/cwt	427.50–447.50	1,830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	356.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	333.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	435.50/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,260	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	423.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	452.19/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,143	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	409.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,318	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	459.73/cwt	457.50–465.00	1,968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	510.02/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	336.18/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,478	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	602.43/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,753	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	451.26/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	488.75/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	557.44/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	376.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,163	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	398.36/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,807	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	182.77/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,221	3
Bulls	—	—	1,877	217.41/cwt	212.00–232.00	4,081	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	166.24/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,697	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	185.57/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,993	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	192.47/cwt	184.00–199.00	2,435	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	174.51/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,373	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	553.02/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	504.35/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,871	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	448.83/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	477.07/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,004	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	366.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	374.86/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	398.25/cwt	386.00–417.50	2,091	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	492.50/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	438.98/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,098	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	349.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	381.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	499.54/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,339	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	326.37/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	409.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	447.44/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	369.69/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	452.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	491.67/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	382.60/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	430.20/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	350.04/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	2,223.49/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,119	2,333.07/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	405.59/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,939	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	180.02/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	144.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,361	200.62/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,730	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,823.69/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,824	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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