Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement Cattle sold steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.85/cwt on 50 head, down $12.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.34 against this barn's trailing median of $386.19.

Average price

$320.85

▼ 12.17 vs prior sale

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$70.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs GA average

−35.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	331.52	1,841	25
Medium and Large 2	531	319.49	1,696	21
Medium and Large 3	530	261.28	1,385	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.25/cwt here — about $456 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 sale50 hd

320.85

—

GA average14 barns · 435 hd

319.93

+0.92

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−35.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.19

−65.34

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	1,622	175.58	2,848	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	151.00	1,818	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	150.38	2,340	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	146.54	1,621	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,346	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$3,275	13

Every lot, as filed

85 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	550–600	587	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	315.03/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	333.40/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	326.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	333.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	328.25/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.41/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	317.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	485.64/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	381.81/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	290.06/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	281.69/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	455.91/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	314.92/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	357.46/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	336.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	419.81/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	307.49/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,544	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	2,368.34/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,368	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,721.31/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	343.54/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,154	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	386.26/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,503	8
Bulls	—	—	1,799	201.29/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	135.86/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,634	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	162.31/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,886	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	145.34/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,401	148.93/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,087	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	180.77/cwt	170.00–192.00	3,033	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	145.63/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,625	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	156.40/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,601	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	148.12/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,245	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	155.22/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,594	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	878	3,148.67/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	353.42/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,703	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.58/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,771	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	933	2,323.59/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	325.51/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,145	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	357.59/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,859	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,916.03/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,916	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,414.00/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	364.58/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	462.79/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	423.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	312.31/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	383.57/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,025	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	376.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.18/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,344	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	324.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	404.69/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	390.45/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,663	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	331.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	409.00/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	274.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	358.98/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,946	19

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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