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Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▼ 485 vs last sale 1,223▲ 3 vs year ago 735 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 225▲ 68 vs year ago 124 · +54.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 59▼ 77 vs year ago 101 · −76.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.60/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$152.60
266 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.46
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497161.8180493
Medium and Large 2484149.29722117
Medium and Large 3463144.2266756
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale266 hd
152.60
—
GA average16 barns · 2,011 hd
148.14
+4.46
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,76397.661,72110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42969.2999026
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20967.3581436
CowsLean 85-90%Low93661.2857455

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$7963thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$9234thin

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3312189.89/cwt185.00–195.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1319214.38/cwt210.00–218.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 2336203.13/cwt200.00–205.006838
Steers—Medium and Large 1372211.24/cwt209.00–215.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 3372185.38/cwt180.00–188.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 2381194.03/cwt190.00–200.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 2430190.20/cwt185.00–195.0081814
Steers—Medium and Large 3436177.42/cwt173.00–180.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 1464189.60/cwt187.00–193.008808
Steers—Medium and Large 3468165.48/cwt162.00–170.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 2480180.70/cwt175.00–185.0086711
Steers—Medium and Large 2515173.30/cwt170.00–178.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1525182.65/cwt180.00–184.0095927
Steers—Medium and Large 3533164.18/cwt160.00–168.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 1569175.72/cwt170.00–180.001,00020
Steers—Medium and Large 2576167.50/cwt167.00–168.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 1604172.80/cwt171.00–174.001,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 3610149.98/cwt145.00–155.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 2616164.23/cwt162.00–168.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1655160.84/cwt160.00–165.001,0546
Steers—Medium and Large 1721161.63/cwt153.00–163.001,16510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3309151.76/cwt148.00–158.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326161.58/cwt160.00–165.0052715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359161.06/cwt160.00–168.0057816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373155.50/cwt148.00–158.0058016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413165.28/cwt160.00–166.0068314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422145.14/cwt140.00–149.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431154.35/cwt150.00–159.0066518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457167.74/cwt160.00–170.0076736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465153.25/cwt150.00–155.0071325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480144.39/cwt138.00–148.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509152.57/cwt150.00–154.007777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517159.95/cwt158.00–165.0082720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528142.81/cwt140.00–148.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560131.01/cwt130.00–132.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573143.36/cwt140.00–148.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591155.09/cwt150.00–158.0091718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603141.00/cwt140.00–145.008505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615134.72/cwt132.00–139.0082918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624119.01/cwt115.00–125.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670130.11/cwt125.00–135.008728
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675117.43/cwt115.00–120.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718124.96/cwt120.00–126.008976
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2291193.25/cwt192.00–195.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308187.48/cwt185.00–190.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329201.50/cwt200.00–203.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362182.36/cwt180.00–185.006606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375198.50/cwt193.00–203.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378173.09/cwt170.00–177.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421161.47/cwt158.00–165.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422183.07/cwt180.00–188.007736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433174.02/cwt170.00–176.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465162.86/cwt160.00–165.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470172.49/cwt170.00–175.008118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515162.81/cwt160.00–168.008386
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520143.27/cwt140.00–145.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523153.87/cwt150.00–158.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565162.54/cwt160.00–165.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567152.59/cwt145.00–154.008658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617143.85/cwt140.00–149.008885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645134.00/cwt130.00–138.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3672129.57/cwt129.00–130.008717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3773115.56/cwt113.00–118.008932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72694.93/cwt92.00–98.001,6387
Bulls——1,848104.02/cwt102.00–107.001,9223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91062.96/cwt59.00–66.0057326
Cows—Lean 85-90%91270.37/cwt68.00–74.006429
Cows—Lean 85-90%98155.00/cwt51.00–58.0054020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20868.60/cwt66.00–73.0082917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20961.57/cwt58.00–65.0074414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21079.26/cwt77.00–83.009595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42084.49/cwt82.00–87.001,2002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42964.65/cwt60.00–67.0092413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43172.00/cwt68.00–75.001,03011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,200796.25/head675.00–900.007963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,445923.44/head900.00–950.009234

This sale against other markets

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.