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Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
970 head
▲ 285 vs last sale 685▼ 129 vs year ago 1,099 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 93▼ 139 vs year ago 223 · −62.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 49▲ 53 vs year ago 13 · +407.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.65/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −21.42 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$352.65
99 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.19
vs GA average
−15.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533368.961,96753
Medium and Large 2535347.861,86220
Medium and Large 3543323.081,75326
One grade step is worth $45.88/cwt here — about $213 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 sale99 hd
352.65
—
GA average14 barns · 620 hd
345.46
+7.19
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−15.69
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
−21.42
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
423376329282median 374.0703/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,708186.243,1808thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439167.832,41511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,304165.642,16030
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060147.661,56525

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,28118
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$1,8995
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$2,1756

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303512.64/cwt495.00–530.001,5532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337471.20/cwt450.00–480.001,5884
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365440.07/cwt435.00–445.001,6063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385415.02/cwt410.00–420.001,5983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408459.44/cwt445.00–465.001,8759
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3412398.07/cwt385.00–405.001,6405
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419428.87/cwt410.00–440.001,79717
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473359.81/cwt345.00–370.001,7023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474437.07/cwt425.00–457.502,07231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474402.16/cwt400.00–410.001,9067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523406.60/cwt395.00–420.002,12713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3529330.06/cwt320.00–345.001,7468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536376.23/cwt355.00–385.002,01720
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563382.23/cwt377.50–385.002,15222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580362.63/cwt355.00–370.002,1032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624367.02/cwt355.00–375.002,29022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633343.87/cwt330.00–350.002,1774
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657356.65/cwt350.00–365.002,3433
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657331.25/cwt330.00–332.502,1764
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709335.80/cwt320.00–340.002,3815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220509.09/cwt500.00–520.001,1202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268411.62/cwt400.00–430.001,1034
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285352.91/cwt330.00–375.001,0065
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290442.37/cwt435.00–450.001,2832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327433.94/cwt420.00–440.001,4195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329401.73/cwt385.00–412.501,32215
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3334375.05/cwt365.00–380.001,2537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370389.53/cwt375.00–405.001,44114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374363.25/cwt345.00–410.001,3595
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377419.95/cwt410.00–430.001,58311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424411.59/cwt397.50–425.001,74539
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430352.44/cwt350.00–355.001,5152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437384.35/cwt360.00–395.001,68017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476382.20/cwt375.00–410.001,81929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476360.44/cwt350.00–370.001,71610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519376.17/cwt370.00–380.001,95239
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525353.84/cwt350.00–360.001,85815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527332.89/cwt320.00–340.001,75414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561311.63/cwt300.00–320.001,74812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566329.94/cwt325.00–335.001,8675
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572348.87/cwt340.00–360.001,99614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614335.85/cwt335.00–337.502,06212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615291.22/cwt275.00–305.001,7914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622324.96/cwt320.00–330.002,0213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667323.68/cwt320.00–325.002,1599
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709307.35/cwt290.00–320.002,1799
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727275.17/cwt260.00–285.002,0005
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778274.90/cwt265.00–285.002,1392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230584.02/cwt570.00–600.001,3432
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269502.51/cwt500.00–505.001,3524
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270437.36/cwt430.00–445.001,1812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278541.95/cwt535.00–555.001,5073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317511.66/cwt500.00–520.001,6223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335420.34/cwt400.00–440.001,4084
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337459.96/cwt455.00–480.001,5508
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370466.22/cwt460.00–480.001,72523
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375420.05/cwt410.00–425.001,5755
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386438.34/cwt430.00–450.001,69212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414430.80/cwt420.00–450.001,78437
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427401.85/cwt385.00–415.001,71619
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440359.92/cwt350.00–370.001,5843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473409.56/cwt400.00–430.001,93725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480336.21/cwt320.00–355.001,6144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485384.44/cwt370.00–395.001,86513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517343.39/cwt340.00–345.001,7756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521369.01/cwt360.00–380.001,92324
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533319.24/cwt310.00–330.001,7026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564358.90/cwt345.00–362.502,02412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574331.11/cwt320.00–340.001,9018
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3574297.53/cwt280.00–310.001,7086
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608263.36/cwt250.00–275.001,6013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0165
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633310.11/cwt297.50–320.001,96319
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665323.69/cwt315.00–330.002,1534
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675307.54/cwt305.00–310.002,0762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720306.47/cwt295.00–315.002,2073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727266.51/cwt260.00–280.001,9383
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775288.62/cwt275.00–300.002,2374
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1836288.80/cwt285.00–290.002,4144
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6961
Bulls——1,770181.73/cwt174.00–193.003,2174
Bulls——1,840201.01/cwt199.00–204.003,6993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046142.24/cwt135.00–148.001,48813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075153.54/cwt150.00–163.001,65112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250152.13/cwt144.00–158.001,90210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323169.71/cwt161.00–175.002,24516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353160.43/cwt140.00–169.002,1715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364183.12/cwt182.00–184.002,4984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511174.00/cwt172.00–176.002,6296
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,625.00/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28702,200.77/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2013
Bred Cows—Small 2-38881,630.58/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6313
Bred Cows—Small 1-29082,302.62/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1421,916.09/head1,550.00–2,250.001,9166
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,645.78/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6468

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.