Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

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 sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.02/cwt on 42 head, up $14.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.17 against this barn's trailing median of $386.19.

Average price

$333.02

▲ 14.79 vs prior sale

42 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs GA average

−21.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	338.09	1,923	36
Medium and Large 2	583	302.63	1,764	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.46/cwt here — about $158 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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $296.08, median $386.19 across 34 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 sale42 hd

333.02

—

GA average14 barns · 446 hd

322.48

+10.55

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−21.29

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.19

−53.17

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	1,613	197.15	3,180	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,856	157.20	2,918	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	151.21	1,979	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	146.78	1,559	19

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)	1,282	$2,525	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,134	8

Every lot, as filed

77 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	550–600	589	334.77/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,972	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.10/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	466.40/cwt	465.00–467.50	1,721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	368.17/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	332.06/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,358	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,320	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	455.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	387.04/cwt	382.50–393.00	1,986	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	349.66/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,832	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	447.37/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	410.56/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	346.71/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	391.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,576	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	441.80/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	437.23/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	485.92/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	451.97/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,174	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,815.17/head	2,632.00–3,100.00	2,815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	351.75/cwt	343.00–367.50	1,643	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	308.14/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,895	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	492.08/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	146.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,871	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	156.77/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,123	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	155.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	205.50/cwt	198.00–215.00	3,399	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	154.35/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,662	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,856	157.20/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	461.28/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	421.38/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	331.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,633	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	428.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	388.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,454	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	423.75/cwt	420.00–435.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	290.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	400.96/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	326.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	352.58/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	382.13/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	293.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	302.63/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	357.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	346.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	470.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	265.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	331.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	415.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	383.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,481	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	3,292.73/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	372.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	136.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,420	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,251	2,271.56/head	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,272	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,505.19/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	309.63/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,904	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,092.63/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,093	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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