Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2025-07-08

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 467▼ 354 vs year ago 945 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 73▼ 34 vs year ago 152 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 45 vs year ago 80 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.93/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.68 against this barn's trailing median of $375.60.
Average price
$321.93
59 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511344.401,76010thin
Medium and Large 2548322.381,76729
Medium and Large 3539310.031,67220
One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $88 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 sale59 hd
321.93
—
GA average10 barns · 293 hd
314.94
+6.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.60
−53.68
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

34 sales
448398347297median 375.6003/0305/0507/1409/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.74, low $311.24, median $375.60 across 34 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,467188.332,7639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383179.242,47922
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154168.361,94228
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050153.991,61730

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,8004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,7823thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,9501thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295390.00/cwt385.00–395.001,1512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323401.63/cwt390.00–415.001,2972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363360.14/cwt340.00–380.001,3072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388406.67/cwt390.00–417.501,5789
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430348.33/cwt335.00–355.001,4983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439397.48/cwt392.00–405.001,7457
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470350.11/cwt340.00–355.001,6463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477360.95/cwt360.00–365.001,72210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1497387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524346.28/cwt340.00–350.001,8154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536366.09/cwt360.00–379.001,9629
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3542330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3584334.01/cwt320.00–340.001,9514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627343.22/cwt334.00–348.002,15216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677304.12/cwt304.00–305.002,0598
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230375.33/cwt370.00–380.008632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265379.91/cwt375.00–385.001,0072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3279351.00/cwt340.00–360.009796
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325344.30/cwt340.00–347.501,1196
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326374.80/cwt370.00–385.001,2225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332357.53/cwt350.00–362.501,1878
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366355.62/cwt350.00–360.001,3028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373331.85/cwt315.00–340.001,2383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378374.07/cwt365.00–389.001,41411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418354.06/cwt350.00–360.001,48023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425338.02/cwt330.00–345.001,43713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,5642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466309.03/cwt305.00–310.001,4405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471327.05/cwt320.00–335.001,54024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521329.55/cwt325.00–332.501,71710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578318.79/cwt315.00–325.001,84310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,7774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628281.64/cwt275.00–290.001,7693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638297.49/cwt295.00–300.001,8982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662261.60/cwt250.00–265.001,7328
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1832258.33/cwt257.50–260.002,1493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314430.58/cwt420.00–445.001,3526
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315386.05/cwt375.00–395.001,21612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328360.32/cwt340.00–370.001,1827
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376361.54/cwt320.00–375.001,35922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381384.76/cwt380.00–390.001,46610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425375.40/cwt370.00–390.001,59528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428342.92/cwt330.00–355.001,46811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435305.02/cwt300.00–310.001,3273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472326.02/cwt310.00–330.001,53914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480356.61/cwt350.00–360.001,71217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492343.93/cwt340.00–346.001,69225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511344.40/cwt342.50–355.001,76010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511334.76/cwt325.00–341.001,71111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522317.38/cwt310.00–320.001,65713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571314.82/cwt308.00–320.001,79818
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571296.39/cwt290.00–305.001,6927
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629286.32/cwt280.00–300.001,80113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680304.93/cwt300.00–310.002,0742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,291185.90/cwt181.00–195.002,4004
Bulls——1,338163.99/cwt153.00–174.002,1942
Bulls——1,788207.80/cwt199.00–214.003,7153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011133.89/cwt127.50–142.501,3546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041163.52/cwt159.00–174.001,70215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091151.50/cwt145.00–156.001,6539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131164.97/cwt160.00–169.001,8669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134175.14/cwt170.00–182.501,98615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278150.56/cwt140.00–156.001,9244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366174.67/cwt170.00–180.002,38612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404184.73/cwt181.00–194.002,59410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Small 1-29631,622.08/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,986.20/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,977.66/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.