Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.70/cwt on 22 head, down $22.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.45 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$325.70

▼ 22.43 vs prior sale

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.55

vs GA average

−25.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	345.84	1,876	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	318.15	1,765	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $111 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

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 sale22 hd

325.70

—

GA average13 barns · 389 hd

336.25

−10.55

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−25.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−64.45

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	1,538	191.15	2,939	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	169.23	2,063	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	160.70	2,331	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	153.44	1,683	18

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)	1,490	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,128	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	650–700	679	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	416.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,732	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,931.16/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	176.95/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	398.36/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	318.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	355.06/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	277.58/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	411.31/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	454.77/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	317.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	466.66/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	337.33/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	331.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	347.91/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	287.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	418.94/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	359.08/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,645	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	443.13/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	357.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	362.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	431.00/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	318.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	333.83/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	424.19/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	351.69/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	386.81/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,810	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	382.45/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	391.23/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	422.17/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	408.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	377.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	326.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	373.66/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	350.83/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	311.65/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	455.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	429.65/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	347.36/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	410.51/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,617	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,490	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	173.76/cwt	162.00–187.00	2,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	202.75/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	151.49/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,669	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,746	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	167.06/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	154.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,266	3

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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