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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▼ 306 vs last sale 576▼ 723 vs year ago 993 · −72.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 76▼ 74 vs year ago 150 · −49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 21 vs year ago 20 · +105.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. Feeder Bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers sold 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers lightly tested. Bull Calves, Heifer Calves and Steer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.64/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −80.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$340.64

4 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.81

vs GA average

−41.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	357.52	1,913	2thin
Medium and Large 3	520	323.76	1,684	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $229 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 sale4 hd

340.64

—

GA average13 barns · 309 hd

362.45

−21.81

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−41.04

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−80.87

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $421.51 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	1,814	185.13	3,357	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	172.86	2,643	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,382	159.75	2,207	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	150.65	1,525	26

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)	1,074	$2,172	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,775	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	462.50/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,388	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	371.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,355	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	451.63/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,689	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	394.97/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,540	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	447.01/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,819	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	391.41/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,636	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	368.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,736	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	400.01/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,920	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	323.76/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,684	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,913	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	364.75/cwt	364.00–365.00	2,232	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	299.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,009	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	334.06/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,262	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	278.28/cwt	265.00–288.00	2,293	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	441.68/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,250	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	406.69/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,342	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	387.01/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,327	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	393.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,420	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	377.70/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.13/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,635	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	356.39/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,547	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	354.32/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,655	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	349.05/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,826	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,623	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,772	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	446.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,282	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,260	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	461.31/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,430	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,457	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	361.10/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,347	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,674	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,689	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	365.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,581	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	376.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,734	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	363.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,731	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	327.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,573	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,852	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	321.73/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,889	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	299.11/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,043	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	168.05/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	185.30/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	201.94/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,847	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	168.92/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,508	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	134.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,238	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	153.26/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,632	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	146.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,858	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	202.55/cwt	194.00–219.00	2,785	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	165.61/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,372	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	178.77/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,785	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	161.00/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,513	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	893	1,528.15/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,528	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	945	2,279.81/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,280	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	1,665.79/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,666	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,166	1,750.30/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,482.05/head	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,482	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 576Year ago 993

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 76Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 27Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	440.00–445.00	441.68
3	300–350	330	400.00–415.00	406.69
6	350–400	361	390.00–400.00	393.28
7	400–450	430	370.00–382.50	380.13
9	450–500	467	345.00–365.00	354.32
7	500–550	523	340.00–352.00	349.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	385.00–395.00	387.01
2	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	377.70
8	400–450	434	340.00–365.00	356.39
3	500–550	537	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	300.00–315.00	307.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00–440.00	437.52
3	400–450	433	350.00–375.00	365.04
8	450–500	476	355.00–365.00	363.74
4	500–550	548	338.00	338.00
7	550–600	587	320.00–322.00	321.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	373	353.00–370.00	361.10
2	450–500	480	320.00–335.00	327.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	440.00–450.00	446.63
4	300–350	310	445.00–470.00	461.31
13	350–400	380	425.00–455.00	440.44
2	400–450	425	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	460	370.00–385.00	376.93
6	650–700	683	290.00–305.00	299.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	390.00–397.50	394.97
3	400–450	418	375.00–405.00	391.41
4	450–500	471	360.00–375.00	368.62
2	500–550	535	355.00–360.00	357.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	360.00–375.00	371.15
2	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	520	322.50–325.00	323.76
2	650–700	670	295.00–305.00	299.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	460.00–465.00	462.50
3	350–400	374	450.00–455.00	451.63
10	400–450	407	420.00–450.00	447.01
12	450–500	480	390.00–415.00	400.01
20	600–650	612	364.00–365.00	364.75
3	650–700	677	330.00–336.00	334.06
4	800–850	824	265.00–288.00	278.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,189	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,482.05

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	—	1,018	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,665.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,166	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,279.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,528.15

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	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	129.00–140.00	134.12
3	—	893	164.00–176.00	168.92
17	—	1,065	148.00–160.00	153.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,558	176.00–182.00	178.77
10	—	1,561	152.00–167.00	161.00
3	—	1,375	194.00–219.00	202.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	138.00–150.00	146.56
9	—	1,432	161.00–171.00	165.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	161.00–175.00	168.05
2	—	1,905	198.00–205.00	201.94
3	—	1,863	183.00–187.00	185.30

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.