Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.04/cwt on 68 head, down $18.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.11 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$342.04

▼ 18.11 vs prior sale

68 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$53.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs GA average

−18.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	384.00	1,993	14thin
Medium and Large 2	573	348.00	1,994	2thin
Medium and Large 3	553	330.51	1,826	52

One grade step is worth $53.49/cwt here — about $167 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 sale68 hd

342.04

—

GA average13 barns · 442 hd

335.10

+6.93

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−18.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−48.11

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	1,576	208.30	3,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	190.53	2,311	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	181.67	2,738	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	166.50	1,647	13

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)	1,325	$2,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	432.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	483.03/cwt	480.00–487.50	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	368.20/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	359.17/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	395.10/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	383.83/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	391.87/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	479.91/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	437.99/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	468.20/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	371.21/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,123	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	325.49/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,865	20
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	378.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	344.15/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	498.95/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	145.23/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	182.83/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,491	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	183.09/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	167.93/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	191.87/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	363.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	376.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,931	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	330.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	431.89/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	370.72/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	359.96/cwt	344.00–365.00	1,890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	335.38/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,784	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	338.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,630	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	337.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,076	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	430.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	404.21/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	308.55/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	323.32/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,885	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,993	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	350.28/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,443	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	363.86/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,350	20
Bulls	—	—	1,637	206.01/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,372	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	223.54/cwt	219.00–227.00	3,749	6
Bulls	—	—	1,312	180.12/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,363	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	190.53/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,311	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	2,385.00/head	2,385.00–2,385.00	2,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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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