Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.55/cwt on 34 head, up $9.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.17 against this barn's trailing median of $433.72.

Average price

$370.55

▲ 9.40 vs prior sale

34 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$71.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

vs GA average

−43.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	383.62	2,053	24
Medium and Large 2	545	345.96	1,885	8thin
Medium and Large 3	573	312.01	1,788	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.61/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $433.72 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 sale34 hd

370.55

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

362.42

+8.13

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−43.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

433.72

−63.17

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	—	Average	1,575	182.14	2,868	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	153.80	2,348	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	151.97	1,976	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	139.23	1,483	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,266	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,123	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,258	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	2,265.85/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,266	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	145.41/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,889	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	180.86/cwt	171.00–191.00	3,062	9
Bulls	—	—	1,285	160.50/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	312.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,040	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,208	1,909.01/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,257.96/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	371.93/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	282.86/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	316.73/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	347.60/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,297	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	299.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	396.02/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,544	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	258.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	451.85/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	419.65/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,796	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	290.16/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,051	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	365.50/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	384.36/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	357.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.05/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	278.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	407.88/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	548.68/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	338.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	430.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	347.90/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,535	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	454.94/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	433.37/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	266.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	458.89/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	364.89/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	325.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	342.70/cwt	337.50–346.00	2,282	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.86/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,631	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	378.67/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	364.11/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,726	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	356.79/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,198	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	154.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,673	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	149.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,263	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	156.91/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,413	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	132.27/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,391	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	158.61/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,022	11
Bulls	—	—	1,594	201.77/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,216	5

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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