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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 20

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

972 head

▲ 375 vs last sale 597▲ 162 vs year ago 810 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 115▼ 123 vs year ago 231 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 43▼ 4 vs year ago 32 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement Cattle were steady. All Feeder Classes were steady. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Steer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 lower.

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 $326.57/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −47.50 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$326.57

97 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs GA average

−7.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	337.48	1,824	59
Medium and Large 2	555	313.45	1,739	23
Medium and Large 3	537	303.76	1,632	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd

326.57

—

GA average15 barns · 463 hd

314.77

+11.79

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−7.69

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−47.50

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	—	High	1,551	179.32	2,781	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	154.74	2,312	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	145.94	1,816	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	144.34	1,489	36

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)	1,112	$1,908	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,889	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,674	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

89 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,218	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	426.93/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,554	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	390.63/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,727	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	396.57/cwt	396.00–398.00	1,840	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,647	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	389.99/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,907	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	386.30/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,993	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	363.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,940	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	339.07/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,831	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	359.45/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,049	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,993	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,994	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	333.60/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,105	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,079	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,292	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,265	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,102	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,256	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	477.22/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,050	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	405.90/cwt	390.00–425.00	905	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	411.70/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,165	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	289	374.05/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,081	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	363.13/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,195	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,348	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	385.02/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,436	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	348.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,299	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	367.96/cwt	364.00–377.50	1,406	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,545	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	357.60/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,520	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	344.90/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,507	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,538	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	318.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,480	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,651	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	323.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,700	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	312.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,649	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	338.21/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,809	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	278.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,575	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	332.84/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,917	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	305.42/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,765	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	305.14/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,901	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,224	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	268.32/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,811	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	248.29/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,899	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	453.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,239	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	426.62/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,165	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,108	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	378.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,237	15
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	426.06/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,397	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	406.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,392	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	414.96/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,498	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	403.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,483	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	370.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,372	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	371.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,533	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.34/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,704	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	348.19/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,518	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	377.00/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,697	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	358.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,683	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	330.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,592	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	349.56/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,783	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	298.86/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,569	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	323.83/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,720	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	272.59/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,548	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	317.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,823	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	305.77/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,761	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	284.96/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,798	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	306.87/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,958	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	287.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,901	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	240.68/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,716	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	266.06/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,964	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,701	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	164.27/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,321	7
Bulls	—	—	1,496	176.57/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	190.14/cwt	185.00–214.00	3,164	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	160.27/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,572	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,448	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	137.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,482	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	144.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,791	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	153.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,916	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	136.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,708	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	155.35/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,218	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	144.13/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,186	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	171.20/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,719	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,674.34/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	1,649.44/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,649	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	1,677.11/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,677	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	2,037.45/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,037	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,242.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,242	3

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 →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 597Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 115Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	453.76
9	300–350	328	422.50–430.00	426.06
13	350–400	361	412.50–417.50	414.96
9	400–450	430	390.00–398.00	396.34
6	450–500	450	375.00–378.00	377.00
10	500–550	510	344.00–362.00	349.56
11	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.00
9	600–650	638	306.00–310.00	306.87
4	700–750	738	260.00–268.00	266.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	420.00–430.00	426.62
8	300–350	342	400.00–415.00	406.89
13	350–400	368	395.00–410.00	403.02
11	400–450	413	360.00–380.00	371.28
4	450–500	469	350.00–365.00	358.76
16	500–550	531	315.00–330.00	323.83
6	550–600	576	295.00–310.00	305.77
4	600–650	631	275.00–295.00	284.96
4	650–700	661	280.00–300.00	287.57
4	700–750	713	235.00–245.00	240.68
2	800–850	810	200.00–220.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	400.00	400.00
15	300–350	327	370.00–395.00	378.37
8	350–400	370	360.00–385.00	370.73
12	400–450	436	335.00–380.00	348.19
5	450–500	481	320.00–335.00	330.99
4	500–550	525	285.00–310.00	298.86
4	550–600	568	265.00–285.00	272.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	465.00–490.00	477.22
6	350–400	373	384.00–390.00	385.02
7	400–450	422	366.00	366.00
11	450–500	469	352.00	352.00
51	500–550	535	335.00–341.00	338.21
8	550–600	576	318.00–338.00	332.84
37	600–650	623	295.00–310.00	305.14
2	650–700	658	338.00	338.00
3	750–800	765	235.00–255.00	248.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	410.00–412.50	411.70
3	300–350	337	400.00	400.00
26	350–400	382	364.00–377.50	367.96
31	400–450	425	350.00–362.50	357.60
7	450–500	459	330.00–340.00	334.98
10	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	323.88
13	550–600	578	295.00–316.00	305.42
7	650–700	675	265.00–275.00	268.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	390.00–425.00	405.90
7	250–300	289	350.00–385.00	374.05
13	300–350	329	350.00–375.00	363.13
8	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	348.18
11	400–450	437	325.00–348.00	344.90
6	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	318.32
11	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	312.87
4	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	278.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	364	417.50–430.00	426.93
16	400–450	442	390.00–392.00	390.63
10	450–500	489	388.00–392.00	389.99
29	500–550	533	360.00–365.00	363.97
8	550–600	571	348.00–350.00	349.00
13	600–650	608	328.00	328.00
4	700–750	740	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	396.00–398.00	396.57
29	500–550	516	371.00–391.00	386.30
18	550–600	570	358.00–360.00	359.45
10	600–650	631	330.00–339.00	333.60
3	650–700	682	336.00	336.00
6	700–750	727	311.50	311.50
13	750–800	778	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	330.00–350.00	340.23
4	400–450	443	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	474	345.00–350.00	347.49
5	500–550	540	320.00–360.00	339.07
5	650–700	658	316.00	316.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,244	151.00–157.00	153.99
7	—	1,255	130.00–139.00	136.08
10	—	1,237	140.00–149.00	144.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,004	140.00–149.00	144.18
15	—	1,081	130.00–140.00	137.06
7	—	981	154.00–166.00	160.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,517	138.00–147.00	144.13
3	—	1,588	168.00–176.00	171.20
6	—	1,428	152.00–158.00	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,664	185.00–214.00	190.14
7	—	1,413	159.00–171.00	164.27
5	—	1,496	174.00–182.00	176.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	1,038	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,649.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,044	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,677.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,149	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,037.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,242.00

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.