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Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 23

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

765 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 977▼ 196 vs year ago 961 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 111▼ 42 vs year ago 141 · −29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 72▲ 83 vs year ago 14 · +592.9%

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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 steady. Feeder Heifers and Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Bull Calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer Calves steady. Steer Calves 2.00 - 4.00 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 $349.76/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −24.31 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$349.76

94 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs GA average

−16.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	366.72	1,982	42
Medium and Large 2	553	341.89	1,889	34
Medium and Large 3	532	325.05	1,730	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $252 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 sale94 hd

349.76

—

GA average14 barns · 487 hd

336.39

+13.37

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−16.09

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−24.31

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	1,536	189.55	2,911	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	164.24	2,372	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	160.18	2,013	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	148.05	1,575	28

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)	1,105	$2,298	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,115	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,080	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,617	3thin

Every lot

101 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	547.50/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,643	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,495	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	407.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,518	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	466.51/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,754	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,978	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	433.70/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,869	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	378.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,652	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	358.49/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,678	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	435.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,106	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,791	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	367.07/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,938	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	417.48/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,217	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	321.74/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,811	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	352.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,040	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	378.11/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,220	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	373.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,281	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	334.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,284	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,194	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	270.43/cwt	250.00–282.50	2,309	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	645.06/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,309	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	489.70/cwt	465.00–540.00	1,068	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	407.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	929	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	467.41/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,215	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	407.07/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,087	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	367.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,065	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	403.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,278	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	428.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,367	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	381.50/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,412	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	350.08/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,302	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	411.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,589	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	379.98/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,588	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.25/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,704	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	348.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,497	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	382.73/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,749	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	359.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,724	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	322.88/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,553	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	327.73/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,714	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	374.22/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,983	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	349.24/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,865	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.58/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,916	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,801	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,876	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	342.49/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,171	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	272.72/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,964	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,099	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	638.88/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,329	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	222	556.17/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,235	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	559.06/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,515	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	504.79/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,403	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	531.86/cwt	490.00–565.00	1,691	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	416.01/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,344	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	470.02/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,570	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,637	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	413.80/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,564	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	396.66/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,666	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	439.62/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,877	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	358.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,559	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,805	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	337.06/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,615	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	375.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,804	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	349.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,823	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	365.14/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,917	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	316.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,695	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	358.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,042	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	332.56/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,935	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	301.06/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,755	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	328.09/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,037	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	310.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,932	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,690	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	289.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,919	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,153	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	296.66/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,083	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	200.13/cwt	196.00–204.00	2,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	181.99/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,874	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	139.57/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,475	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	157.84/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,692	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,987	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	166.19/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,079	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	150.05/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,925	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	173.04/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,480	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	161.84/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,342	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	2,254.02/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,254	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	870	1,630.32/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,630	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	907	1,802.30/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	2,371.59/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,372	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,118	2,146.31/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,146	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	1,748.70/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,749	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,297.17/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,297	8

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 977Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 111Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 72Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	475.00–480.00	477.56
8	400–450	431	410.00–445.00	433.70
4	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	528	355.00–385.00	367.07
7	550–600	579	340.00–365.00	352.26
6	650–700	682	330.00–340.00	334.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	407.05
5	400–450	436	370.00–405.00	378.90
4	450–500	468	340.00–375.00	358.49
3	500–550	527	330.00–350.00	339.78
7	550–600	563	315.00–335.00	321.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	525.00–570.00	547.50
4	350–400	376	455.00–470.00	466.51
14	400–450	423	467.50	467.50
12	450–500	484	420.00–440.00	435.12
32	500–550	531	402.50–430.00	417.48
16	550–600	587	370.00–387.50	378.11
9	600–650	611	360.00–380.00	373.38
2	650–700	668	355.00	355.00
2	800–850	828	260.00–270.00	264.98
5	850–900	854	250.00–282.50	270.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	400.00–445.00	416.01
13	350–400	378	395.00–425.00	413.80
3	400–450	435	340.00–375.00	358.33
15	450–500	479	325.00–360.00	337.06
9	500–550	536	300.00–330.00	316.21
4	550–600	583	280.00–310.00	301.06
2	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	274.94
2	650–700	650	255.00–265.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	540.00–570.00	556.17
3	250–300	278	485.00–520.00	504.79
7	300–350	334	450.00–500.00	470.02
4	350–400	370	435.00–450.00	442.50
6	400–450	420	385.00–410.00	396.66
10	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	375.80
7	500–550	521	340.00–355.00	349.88
9	550–600	582	330.00–337.50	332.56
3	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	310.19
3	650–700	662	285.00–300.00	289.91
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	600.00–660.00	638.88
4	250–300	271	530.00–570.00	559.06
5	300–350	318	490.00–565.00	531.86
13	400–450	427	430.00–470.00	439.62
3	450–500	457	395.00	395.00
18	500–550	525	350.00–387.50	365.14
20	550–600	569	350.00–375.00	358.83
12	600–650	621	325.00–332.50	328.09
2	650–700	678	315.00–320.00	317.53
3	700–750	702	295.00–297.50	296.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	465.00–540.00	489.70
10	250–300	267	355.00–425.00	407.07
3	300–350	317	385.00–415.00	403.29
18	350–400	370	365.00–395.00	381.50
11	400–450	418	365.00–390.00	379.98
12	450–500	480	350.00–370.00	359.11
19	500–550	534	340.00–352.50	349.24
15	550–600	576	320.00–346.00	332.58
4	700–750	720	260.00–290.00	272.72
2	750–800	785	260.00–275.00	267.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	400.00–420.00	407.31
2	250–300	290	350.00–385.00	367.20
10	350–400	372	330.00–360.00	350.08
6	400–450	430	330.00–360.00	348.24
5	450–500	481	310.00–340.00	322.88
15	500–550	523	310.00–337.50	327.73
3	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	311.67
2	600–650	610	305.00–310.00	307.54
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	640.00–650.00	645.06
4	250–300	260	455.00–475.00	467.41
8	300–350	319	420.00–440.00	428.38
16	350–400	386	400.00–415.00	411.67
11	400–450	430	392.50–405.00	396.25
7	450–500	457	375.00–395.00	382.73
29	500–550	530	365.00–382.50	374.22
13	550–600	564	350.00	350.00
13	600–650	634	337.50–347.50	342.49
7	700–750	704	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,140	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	1,000	3,400.00	3,400.00

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)	1	—	1,020	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,748.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,146.31

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)	7	—	910	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,371.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,254.02

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)	4	—	870	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,630.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	907	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802.30

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	—	1,080	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,172	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,297.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,072	150.00–166.00	157.84
15	—	1,057	130.00–149.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,447	156.00–167.00	161.84
3	—	1,433	172.00–174.00	173.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,251	157.00–173.00	166.19
18	—	1,283	140.00–156.00	150.05
2	—	1,090	180.00–185.00	182.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	196.00–204.00	200.13
7	—	1,579	180.00–189.00	181.99

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.