Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Replacement Cattle sold mostly steady. All Calf Classes and Feeder Classes sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.13/cwt on 30 head, up $9.41 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.94 against this barn's trailing median of $398.07.

Average price

$323.13

▲ 9.41 vs prior sale

30 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	328.51	1,787	24
Medium and Large 3	548	301.60	1,652	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $135 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $438.55, low $312.84, median $398.07 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 sale30 hd

323.13

—

GA average13 barns · 352 hd

322.70

+0.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.07

−74.94

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	1,611	184.12	2,967	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	158.75	1,849	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	158.38	2,458	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	156.07	1,586	41

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)	1,113	$2,482	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,403	43
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,200	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,200	1thin

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	400–450	419	378.62/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	311.08/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	336.24/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	307.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	319.96/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	373.04/cwt	372.50–374.00	1,787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	351.29/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,066	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,849.38/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,849	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,400.82/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,401	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	355.86/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	382.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,605	15
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	922	1,915.13/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,915	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	993	2,099.33/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	292.91/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	449.00/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	158.75/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,849	13
Bulls	—	—	1,675	168.58/cwt	154.00–180.00	2,824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	149.13/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,500	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	161.51/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,654	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,354	9
Bulls	—	—	1,576	192.76/cwt	187.00–201.00	3,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	266.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	448.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	386.50/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	335.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	316.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	358.02/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	304.20/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	364.90/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	446.84/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	327.32/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	368.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	321.06/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	392.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	416.19/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	292.47/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	319.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	336.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	353.47/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,304	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	164.17/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,699	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	2,243.89/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,244	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,437.46/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,437	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,136	2,522.22/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,733	2

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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