Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.51/cwt on 40 head, up $21.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.15 against this barn's trailing median of $399.66.

Average price

$346.51

▲ 21.71 vs prior sale

40 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$44.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	354.65	1,999	29
Medium and Large 2	545	337.58	1,838	6thin
Medium and Large 3	521	310.01	1,615	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $384 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $438.55, low $313.72, median $399.66 across 32 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 sale40 hd

346.51

—

GA average13 barns · 333 hd

350.47

−3.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.66

−53.15

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	1,566	210.13	3,291	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	179.63	2,304	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	178.47	2,557	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	166.28	1,757	24

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)	1,134	$3,142	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$3,016	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,230	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,977	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	350–400	370	455.14/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	415.28/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	382.03/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	400.55/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	385.04/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	445.63/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.18/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,025	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.42/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,803	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	584.06/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	493.75/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	481.76/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	364.10/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,893	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	836	3,700.54/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,701	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	4,320.94/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,321	7
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	817	1,884.23/head	1,250.00–2,350.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	442.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,407	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	858	2,778.72/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	905	1,994.75/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	181.31/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,032	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	167.25/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,719	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	145.85/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,467	7
Bulls	—	—	1,592	221.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	3,532	13
Bulls	—	—	1,558	204.78/cwt	195.00–212.00	3,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,509	185.95/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	382.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,832	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	376.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	392.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	342.40/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	504.40/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,417	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	341.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	333.35/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	397.93/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	439.28/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	370.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	445.06/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	366.27/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	312.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	339.67/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	310.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	362.54/cwt	337.50–377.50	1,573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	351.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,499	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,950.03/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,174	2,486.89/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	342.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	327.81/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,760	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	394.26/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,463	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	173.12/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,150	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	188.74/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,529	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	178.47/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,278	2,409.13/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	3,090.52/head	2,700.00–4,450.00	3,091	18

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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