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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 2

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

685 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 714▼ 7 vs year ago 692 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 115▼ 90 vs year ago 183 · −49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 39 vs year ago 10 · +390.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows, Slaughter Bulls and Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Bulls 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Bull Calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer Calves and Steer Calves 8.00 - 10.00 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 $377.21/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 20 of 35 comparable sales and sits +3.14 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$377.21

23 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.37

vs GA average

+5.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	380.29	1,986	20
Medium and Large 2	530	356.67	1,890	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $96 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 sale23 hd

377.21

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

+30.37

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+5.70

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+3.14

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	—	Average	1,543	188.07	2,903	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	167.98	2,448	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	161.64	2,006	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	150.52	1,587	21

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)	1,119	$2,335	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,962	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	499.10/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,412	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	395.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,262	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	516.82/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,654	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	457.06/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,499	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	470.65/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,737	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	439.40/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,679	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	411.21/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,616	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	469.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,948	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	417.21/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,761	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,664	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	457.69/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,115	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	398.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,866	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	352.37/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,674	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	413.96/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,132	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,723	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	368.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,913	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	383.19/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,169	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	351.82/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,012	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,246	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,160	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	351.58/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,419	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	400.72/cwt	380.00–410.00	914	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	427.58/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,018	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	428.99/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,167	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	281	377.09/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,060	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	422.58/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,234	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	431.77/cwt	415.00–505.00	1,377	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	405.68/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,318	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	357.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,172	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	396.28/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,478	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	416.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,561	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	355.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,340	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	417.91/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,734	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	379.95/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,611	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	321.55/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,383	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	395.04/cwt	375.00–411.00	1,884	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	354.32/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,722	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	383.66/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,980	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,890	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,740	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	347.85/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,115	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	313.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,964	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	327.23/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,271	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	917	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	579.34/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,437	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	440.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,233	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	538.59/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,530	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	479.94/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,401	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	438.35/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,390	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	510.10/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,627	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	472.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,583	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	459.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,692	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	439.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,650	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	411.06/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,554	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	429.64/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,843	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	400.06/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,716	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,537	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	396.50/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,887	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	374.95/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,811	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	328.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,609	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,591	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	362.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,865	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	341.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,781	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,918	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	353.53/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,043	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	309.70/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,914	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	327.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,073	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,105	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	287.47/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,992	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,027	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	185.32/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,787	7
Bulls	—	—	1,589	206.43/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,559	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	155.71/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,632	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,538	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	166.03/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,045	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	156.17/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,968	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	151.99/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,917	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	172.71/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,653	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	935	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	935	1,725.40/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	975	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,248.89/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,249	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	2,103.85/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,104	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,516.68/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,517	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,375	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 714Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 115Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	470.00–485.00	479.94
4	300–350	335	450.00–490.00	472.65
11	350–400	375	425.00–450.00	439.96
5	400–450	429	390.00–410.00	400.06
19	450–500	483	350.00–382.50	374.95
5	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	341.16
6	550–600	577	330.00–335.00	332.47
4	600–650	618	285.00–320.00	309.70
2	650–700	693	280.00–295.00	287.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	550.00–585.00	579.34
7	250–300	284	525.00–545.00	538.59
8	300–350	319	500.00–535.00	510.10
3	350–400	368	455.00–465.00	459.80
16	400–450	429	420.00–440.00	429.64
18	450–500	476	385.00–420.00	396.50
7	500–550	514	350.00–365.00	362.81
14	550–600	578	345.00–365.00	353.53
6	600–650	633	325.00–335.00	327.47
2	650–700	658	315.00–325.00	319.98
2	700–750	705	280.00–295.00	287.50
2	800–850	825	255.00–265.00	259.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	445.00–450.00	447.56
2	250–300	280	430.00–450.00	440.18
8	300–350	317	400.00–445.00	438.35
6	350–400	378	395.00–420.00	411.06
3	400–450	435	350.00–360.00	353.41
3	450–500	490	310.00–345.00	328.27
2	500–550	505	310.00–320.00	315.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	425.00–430.00	427.58
6	250–300	292	410.00–430.00	422.58
14	300–350	325	385.00–410.00	405.68
12	350–400	373	375.00–410.00	396.28
23	400–450	424	360.00–390.00	379.95
7	450–500	486	335.00–370.00	354.32
3	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	356.67
3	600–650	627	305.00–325.00	313.31
2	650–700	678	300.00–310.00	304.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	400.00–445.00	428.99
16	300–350	319	415.00–505.00	431.77
26	350–400	375	410.00–430.00	416.35
22	400–450	415	400.00–427.50	417.91
32	450–500	477	375.00–411.00	395.04
18	500–550	516	370.00–389.00	383.66
2	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	608	340.00–354.00	347.85
16	650–700	694	315.00–328.00	327.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	380.00–410.00	400.72
4	250–300	281	355.00–390.00	377.09
9	300–350	328	350.00–375.00	357.31
3	350–400	377	340.00–365.00	355.35
3	400–450	430	315.00–325.00	321.55
2	600–650	605	280.00–295.00	287.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	455.00–457.50	457.06
11	350–400	382	432.50–450.00	439.40
18	400–450	422	400.00–430.00	417.21
20	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	398.71
4	500–550	519	355.00–375.00	368.61
3	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	351.82
2	600–650	633	340.00–342.50	341.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	495.00–505.00	499.10
3	300–350	320	505.00–530.00	516.82
7	350–400	369	460.00–477.50	470.65
10	400–450	415	450.00–485.00	469.40
13	450–500	462	445.00–460.00	457.69
22	500–550	515	390.00–420.00	413.96
21	550–600	566	375.00–392.00	383.19
2	600–650	603	372.50	372.50
10	650–700	688	346.00–360.00	351.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	375.00–410.00	395.74
4	350–400	393	410.00–415.00	411.21
2	400–450	435	375.00–390.00	382.50
2	450–500	475	340.00–365.00	352.37
2	500–550	518	330.00–335.00	332.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.40

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,248.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,178	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,516.68

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)	2	—	1,170	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	171.00–174.00	172.71
2	—	1,260	145.00–167.00	156.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	144.00–159.00	151.99
22	—	1,232	160.00–175.00	166.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,062	140.00–150.00	144.81
11	—	1,048	150.00–163.00	155.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	180.00–192.00	185.32
2	—	1,590	160.00–162.00	160.97
4	—	1,589	202.00–212.00	206.43

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.