Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All Calf Classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.15/cwt on 71 head, down $30.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.00 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$360.15

▼ 30.00 vs prior sale

71 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs GA average

−15.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	376.00	2,124	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	373.87	2,030	38
Medium and Large 3	554	342.30	1,896	31

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $228 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 sale71 hd

360.15

—

GA average13 barns · 503 hd

357.66

+2.48

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−15.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−30.00

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	1,528	213.60	3,264	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	189.32	2,490	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	185.12	2,837	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	171.98	1,936	31

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)	1,308	$2,291	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$2,165	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,600	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	465.46/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	323.98/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	489.19/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	351.59/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	409.03/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	400.63/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	413.61/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,233	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	359.85/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,990	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	404.25/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	333.38/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,282	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	354.27/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,565	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	434.32/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	367.10/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,388	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	963	1,449.87/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	336.26/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,762	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	800	1,822.50/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,852	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	152.96/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,491	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	221.84/cwt	216.00–231.00	3,649	8
Bulls	—	—	1,394	204.18/cwt	195.00–213.00	2,846	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	183.36/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,849	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	166.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	462.41/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	313.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	415.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	350.74/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,346	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	415.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	358.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,053	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	496.74/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	360.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	334.41/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,909	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	392.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	380.35/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	415.93/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	501.65/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	460.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	466.80/cwt	440.00–472.50	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	375.23/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	460.85/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,516	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	340.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	371.02/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,952	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	323.39/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	436.01/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	405.55/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,711	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,308	2,290.64/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	354.80/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	729	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	358.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,859	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	193.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,981	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	181.97/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	183.87/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,302	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	192.04/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,587	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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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