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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 6

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 699▲ 81 vs year ago 657 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 138▲ 49 vs year ago 101 · +48.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 5▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers sold 4.00 higher. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 higher. Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.88/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −63.19 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$310.88

81 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs GA average

−21.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	314.58	1,804	54
Medium and Large 2	562	307.11	1,727	21
Medium and Large 3	533	290.85	1,550	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale81 hd

310.88

—

GA average13 barns · 434 hd

311.81

−0.93

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−21.94

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−63.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $409.07, low $296.08, median $374.07 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,452	178.25	2,588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	161.49	2,570	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	155.12	1,872	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	143.01	1,478	31

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)	935	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$2,228	9

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	494.66/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,088	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,352	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,514	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,562	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	382.66/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,420	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,813	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	395.24/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,810	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	343.97/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,603	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	386.91/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,861	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	375.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,965	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,079	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	365.90/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,954	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,084	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,023	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	290.50/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,816	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	335.15/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,111	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,218	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	406.94/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,099	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	363.37/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,163	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,280	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	390.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,289	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	356.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,335	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,471	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	338.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,387	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	367.44/cwt	364.00–375.00	1,569	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	357.96/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,536	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	356.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,659	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	320.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,533	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	338.54/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,625	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	330.60/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,689	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	290.85/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,550	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	314.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,697	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	311.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,825	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	299.31/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,757	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,770	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	278.49/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,855	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,905	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,020	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	237.60/cwt	232.00–243.00	2,193	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	452.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,145	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	445.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,395	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	428.31/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,349	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	401.24/cwt	386.00–410.00	1,352	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	408.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,524	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	381.72/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,496	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.24/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,727	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,396	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	388.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,691	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	382.05/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,765	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	339.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,622	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	360.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,745	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,759	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	326.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,709	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	304.12/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,609	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	324.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,874	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,848	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	277.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,719	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	265.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,782	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,827	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,759	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,954	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,960	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	240.88/cwt	230.00–247.50	2,004	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	156.70/cwt	146.00–167.00	1,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	181.16/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	198.82/cwt	190.00–213.00	3,326	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	153.99/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,521	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	145.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,480	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	130.30/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,422	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	151.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,776	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	133.94/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,574	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	165.92/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,071	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	147.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,160	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	158.25/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,513	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	168.76/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,764	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	875	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,555.26/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,742.50/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,376.51/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,377	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 699Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 138Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
17	450–500	481	385.00–387.50	386.91
11	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	375.64
25	550–600	574	363.00	363.00
13	600–650	630	327.50–337.50	335.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	365.00–395.00	382.66
2	400–450	445	407.50	407.50
4	450–500	466	337.50–350.00	343.97
8	500–550	534	365.00–367.50	365.90
2	550–600	578	345.00–355.00	349.94
4	600–650	625	287.50–300.00	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	490.00–500.00	494.66
3	300–350	348	435.00	435.00
11	350–400	351	445.00	445.00
12	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
35	450–500	458	392.50–397.50	395.24
23	500–550	533	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	672	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	425.00–430.00	428.31
4	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	408.59
14	400–450	435	380.00–395.00	388.63
18	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	360.53
3	500–550	523	320.00–335.00	326.83
2	550–600	580	305.00–310.00	307.46
9	600–650	614	301.00	301.00
2	700–750	713	255.00–257.50	256.25
2	750–800	780	250.00–252.50	251.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	386.00–410.00	401.24
3	350–400	392	375.00–390.00	381.72
2	400–450	420	330.00–335.00	332.38
5	450–500	477	335.00–350.00	339.99
6	500–550	529	295.00–310.00	304.12
2	600–650	620	270.00–285.00	277.26
8	650–700	670	260.00–275.00	265.98
2	700–750	733	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00–465.00	452.62
8	300–350	313	440.00–450.00	445.55
2	350–400	355	422.50	422.50
4	400–450	420	405.00–415.00	411.24
5	450–500	462	375.00–392.50	382.05
14	500–550	507	347.00	347.00
16	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	324.82
2	750–800	755	257.50–260.00	258.75
3	800–850	832	230.00–247.50	240.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	390.00–395.00	390.65
3	350–400	395	372.50	372.50
20	400–450	429	355.00–360.00	357.96
30	450–500	480	334.00–342.50	338.54
11	500–550	540	310.00–320.00	314.20
10	550–600	587	285.00–304.00	299.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	363.37
5	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	356.04
3	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	338.25
9	450–500	478	310.00–330.00	320.63
6	500–550	533	285.00–305.00	290.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00–415.00	406.94
5	300–350	326	392.50	392.50
18	400–450	427	364.00–375.00	367.44
21	450–500	466	350.00–360.00	356.04
9	500–550	511	325.00–338.00	330.60
45	550–600	586	310.00–320.00	311.37
2	600–650	605	292.50	292.50
8	650–700	666	278.00–280.00	278.49
2	750–800	770	240.00–255.00	247.40
2	800–850	833	240.00–245.00	242.52
8	900–950	923	232.00–243.00	237.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,376.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,555.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,742.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	146.00–167.00	156.70
6	—	1,673	190.00–213.00	198.82
2	—	1,530	178.00–185.00	181.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	140.00–152.00	147.76
15	—	1,588	154.00–164.00	158.25
18	—	1,638	165.00–179.00	168.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,091	120.00–140.00	130.30
7	—	1,014	143.00–148.00	145.99
12	—	988	149.00–160.00	153.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	122.00–142.00	133.94
19	—	1,172	145.00–159.00	151.54
22	—	1,248	160.00–178.00	165.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.