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Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 16

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

977 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 970▲ 228 vs year ago 749 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 84▼ 15 vs year ago 126 · −11.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $354.32/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −19.75 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$354.32

89 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$54.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs GA average

−5.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	370.30	1,969	43
Medium and Large 2	548	349.53	1,915	32
Medium and Large 3	541	316.17	1,712	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $257 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 sale89 hd

354.32

—

GA average16 barns · 750 hd

344.36

+9.96

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−5.34

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−19.75

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	1,464	184.50	2,700	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,243	169.41	2,106	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	163.98	2,060	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	148.83	1,632	41

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,866	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,587	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,404	5

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	464.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,520	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	435.08/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,427	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	461.79/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,676	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	406.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,496	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	436.57/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,624	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	419.76/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,771	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	394.10/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,854	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	353.22/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,685	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	436.36/cwt	427.50–452.50	2,086	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	342.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,997	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	400.12/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,157	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	388.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,178	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	358.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,041	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	343.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,004	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,175	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,978	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	342.92/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,277	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	318.69/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,119	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	305.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,160	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,332	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	312.72/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,420	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	291.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,405	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	283.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,474	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	261.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,404	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	347.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	967	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	410.35/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,157	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	451.29/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,286	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	398.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,319	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	359.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,216	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	347.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,263	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	420.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,539	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	398.24/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,533	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	381.07/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,597	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	412.43/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,757	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	350.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,509	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	376.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,769	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	363.56/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,745	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	337.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,639	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	321.81/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,661	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	372.78/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,950	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	357.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,929	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	362.11/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,028	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	324.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,861	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	306.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,796	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	336.70/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,044	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	287.65/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,763	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	326.45/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,017	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	307.16/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,101	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	273.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,988	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	297.91/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,291	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	604.96/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,301	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	243	474.74/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,154	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	461.81/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,445	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	432.64/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,410	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	494.74/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,672	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	443.15/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,653	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	413.69/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,597	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	417.80/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,788	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	396.25/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,728	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	360.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,573	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.54/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,888	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	386.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,812	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	344.36/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,629	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	366.32/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,894	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	341.87/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,767	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	321.42/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,675	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	345.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,931	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	304.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,739	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	329.84/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,910	37
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	274.24/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,692	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	316.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,987	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,054	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,945	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	259.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,788	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,048	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	784	250.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,960	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	187.61/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	202.35/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,312	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	155.30/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,581	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	143.76/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,665	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	167.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,954	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	189.02/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,264	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	149.51/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,860	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	165.60/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,098	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,341	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	935	1,560.12/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,560	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,139.37/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,139	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,178	2,454.78/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,455	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	1,749.16/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	2,606.17/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,606	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 970Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 84Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 66Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	460.00–470.00	464.92
3	350–400	372	425.00–445.00	436.57
10	400–450	422	410.00–435.00	419.76
3	450–500	455	407.50	407.50
5	500–550	522	382.50	382.50
5	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	358.02
6	650–700	664	340.00–345.00	342.92
2	700–750	708	295.00–315.00	305.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–445.00	435.08
6	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	406.51
5	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	394.10
3	450–500	477	340.00–375.00	353.22
8	500–550	514	330.00–350.00	342.47
4	550–600	583	340.00–350.00	343.71
2	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.49
4	650–700	665	310.00–325.00	318.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	455.00–465.00	461.79
24	450–500	478	427.50–452.50	436.36
8	500–550	539	392.50–402.50	400.12
18	550–600	561	375.00–395.00	388.22
2	600–650	600	362.50	362.50
3	700–750	723	322.50	322.50
7	750–800	774	295.00–330.00	312.72
4	800–850	826	290.00–295.00	291.21
3	850–900	873	275.00–290.00	283.40
4	900–950	920	250.00–275.00	261.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	400.00–425.00	410.35
10	300–350	331	385.00–415.00	398.40
24	350–400	385	375.00–405.00	398.24
13	400–450	419	340.00–395.00	381.07
30	450–500	480	350.00–380.00	363.56
24	500–550	539	350.00–360.00	357.95
8	550–600	574	320.00–330.00	324.29
22	600–650	618	310.00–332.50	326.45
5	650–700	684	295.00–312.50	307.16
5	700–750	726	260.00–285.00	273.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	340.00–350.00	347.70
9	300–350	338	350.00–375.00	359.65
5	350–400	363	330.00–360.00	347.80
6	400–450	431	340.00–360.00	350.13
11	450–500	485	325.00–345.00	337.85
9	500–550	516	310.00–335.00	321.81
5	550–600	587	300.00–310.00	306.01
2	600–650	613	275.00–300.00	287.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	440.00–465.00	451.29
14	350–400	366	410.00–425.00	420.59
31	400–450	426	397.50–420.00	412.43
7	450–500	470	375.00–385.00	376.37
33	500–550	523	367.50–382.50	372.78
10	550–600	560	357.50–370.00	362.11
9	600–650	607	335.00–340.00	336.70
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
7	750–800	769	290.00–307.50	297.91
2	850–900	890	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	313	450.00–470.00	461.81
3	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	443.15
13	400–450	436	380.00–410.00	396.25
9	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	386.26
14	500–550	517	335.00–350.00	341.87
37	550–600	579	315.00–340.00	329.84
22	600–650	628	300.00–320.00	316.38
2	650–700	665	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	700–750	725	280.00–285.00	282.48
2	800–850	835	235.00–250.00	242.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	450.00–500.00	474.74
7	300–350	326	410.00–445.00	432.64
14	350–400	386	400.00–425.00	413.69
8	400–450	436	340.00–375.00	360.73
15	450–500	473	325.00–360.00	344.36
15	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	321.42
5	550–600	572	300.00–310.00	304.09
6	600–650	617	250.00–285.00	274.24
6	650–700	690	250.00–270.00	259.20
4	750–800	784	240.00–260.00	250.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	580.00–650.00	604.96
6	300–350	338	490.00–520.00	494.74
5	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	417.80
13	450–500	460	400.00–417.50	410.54
15	500–550	517	357.50–375.00	366.32
5	550–600	558	345.00–350.00	345.99
3	650–700	652	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,454.78

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)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	6	—	935	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,560.12

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)	3	—	1,160	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,139.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	3	—	1,107	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,606.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,267	158.00–178.00	165.60
8	—	1,244	142.00–156.00	149.51
3	—	1,198	188.00–190.00	189.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,158	130.00–156.00	143.76
18	—	1,018	150.00–162.00	155.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	161.00–170.00	167.01
2	—	1,353	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	198.00–210.00	202.35
4	—	1,548	184.00–192.00	187.61
2	—	1,035	150.00–153.00	151.51

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.