Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold steady. Slaughter Bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Steers sharply higher. Feeder Bulls steady. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Bull Calves and Steer Claves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.85/cwt on 40 head, up $7.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.22 against this barn's trailing median of $398.07.

Average price

$319.85

▲ 7.01 vs prior sale

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$42.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	345.00	1,904	7thin
Medium and Large 2	552	322.56	1,779	20
Medium and Large 3	540	302.13	1,632	13thin

One grade step is worth $42.87/cwt here — about $272 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 sale40 hd

319.85

—

GA average13 barns · 338 hd

308.25

+11.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.07

−78.22

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	1,490	199.89	2,979	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	156.08	1,905	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	149.43	1,588	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	147.65	2,030	2thin

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)	1,108	$2,403	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,217	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,908	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,058	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	450–500	471	331.35/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,561	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	449.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	300.71/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	357.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	319.49/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	359.94/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	466.67/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	368.75/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.32/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	376.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	461.62/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	327.37/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,889	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	340.81/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	416.44/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	354.72/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,135	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,403.39/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	290.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,904	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	328.76/cwt	322.50–332.00	2,229	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	320.49/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	137.05/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	155.44/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,704	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	145.45/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,398	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	146.48/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,859	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	165.39/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	258.43/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	317.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	337.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,598	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	299.02/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	380.80/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	300.49/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	314.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	347.94/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,663	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	263.38/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	285.19/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	346.66/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	376.92/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	351.66/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	314.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	364.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	312.72/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	386.05/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	445.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	2,082.32/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,272.48/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,272	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,577.72/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,578	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	329.45/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,707	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	336.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,422	14
Bulls	—	—	1,565	212.02/cwt	202.00–225.00	3,318	21
Bulls	—	—	1,223	173.56/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	188.67/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,704	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	158.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,906	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,351.52/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	1,897.81/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,898	8

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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