Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.23/cwt on 53 head, down $18.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.43 against this barn's trailing median of $399.66.

Average price

$328.23

▼ 18.28 vs prior sale

53 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	335.04	1,890	41
Medium and Large 3	541	304.98	1,649	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $242 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 sale53 hd

328.23

—

GA average13 barns · 400 hd

344.04

−15.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.66

−71.43

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	1,349	189.72	2,560	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	179.58	2,163	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	162.79	1,769	15

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)	1,005	$3,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,741	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	398.43/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	384.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	380.38/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	433.56/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	412.65/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	319.97/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	452.27/cwt	447.50–465.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	397.26/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	391.26/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	500.78/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	328.35/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	406.51/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,959	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	367.63/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	383.56/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	352.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	308.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	459.88/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	334.70/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	356.99/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	479.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	319.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	291.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	328.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	394.58/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	367.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	368.62/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	358.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	308.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	473.36/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	206.24/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	2,202.01/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,432.82/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,309	185.00/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,422	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	174.40/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,051	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	186.23/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,311	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	165.42/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,863	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	177.20/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	150.99/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,554	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	3,095.20/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	491.34/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	447.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	414.08/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,518	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	2,157.99/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	400.21/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	381.51/cwt	377.50–392.52	1,763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	429.17/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	333.36/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,913	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	412.56/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	341.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	314.76/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,945	4

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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