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Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 7
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 894▼ 10 vs year ago 734 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 258▼ 85 vs year ago 162 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 72 · −18.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes steady. Bull Calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer Calves unevenly steady to 2.00 higher. Steer Calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.68/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 17 of 35 comparable sales and sits −12.40 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$361.68
39 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$86.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.62
vs GA average
−22.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524387.302,02922
Medium and Large 2540348.051,88010thin
Medium and Large 3547300.621,6457thin
One grade step is worth $86.68/cwt here — about $384 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 sale39 hd
361.68
—
GA average14 barns · 547 hd
334.06
+27.62
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−22.71
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
−12.40
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—Low1,494181.712,71418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471161.442,3758thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248150.131,87427
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,101141.451,55733

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,02717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)906$1,6624thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260545.58/cwt530.00–560.001,4192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313428.67/cwt420.00–440.001,3423
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315532.05/cwt520.00–535.001,6765
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319479.69/cwt460.00–490.001,5304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381444.89/cwt440.00–450.001,6954
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3384421.81/cwt410.00–435.001,6206
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403467.52/cwt465.00–470.001,8842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418400.99/cwt385.00–420.001,6768
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425446.64/cwt435.00–455.001,8985
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468381.09/cwt370.00–400.001,7846
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470439.64/cwt425.00–455.002,06616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512381.30/cwt350.00–395.001,9527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523323.65/cwt300.00–340.001,69310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533426.45/cwt420.00–435.002,2738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565385.31/cwt380.00–390.002,17711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619343.34/cwt340.00–345.002,1256
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638367.77/cwt365.00–370.002,34611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662341.64/cwt335.00–350.002,2623
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4007
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1211593.37/cwt550.00–640.001,2524
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233439.03/cwt400.00–455.001,0236
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240508.56/cwt465.00–515.001,22112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277433.96/cwt430.00–440.001,20218
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280381.22/cwt355.00–400.001,0673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322411.99/cwt395.00–425.001,3277
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323448.38/cwt430.00–457.501,4487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330374.46/cwt350.00–485.001,23610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371408.01/cwt350.00–450.001,51416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375428.57/cwt420.00–430.001,6077
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376393.76/cwt380.00–405.001,4817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421353.07/cwt335.00–365.001,48610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430420.55/cwt415.00–450.001,80832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430387.37/cwt375.00–420.001,66621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460406.36/cwt390.00–422.501,8696
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473325.40/cwt310.00–355.001,53910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474363.58/cwt350.00–375.001,72311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524387.30/cwt375.00–410.002,02922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525358.43/cwt335.00–387.501,8826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525312.23/cwt300.00–325.001,6394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563332.47/cwt320.00–340.001,8724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577285.13/cwt275.00–300.001,6453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606343.78/cwt335.00–348.002,0835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659354.11/cwt330.00–357.502,33423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668305.06/cwt290.00–320.002,0382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217656.25/cwt600.00–710.001,4245
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220521.21/cwt500.00–540.001,1473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274547.94/cwt500.00–570.001,5016
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283521.92/cwt520.00–525.001,47716
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327493.27/cwt485.00–500.001,6133
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328435.94/cwt425.00–455.001,4304
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368440.99/cwt430.00–450.001,62310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378412.28/cwt400.00–425.001,55810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381379.93/cwt370.00–390.001,4484
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417433.81/cwt425.00–440.001,80910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421397.76/cwt390.00–415.001,67513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426368.10/cwt350.00–385.001,5685
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470343.22/cwt325.00–355.001,61311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478369.01/cwt360.00–380.001,7645
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523339.56/cwt332.50–355.001,77610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525368.13/cwt357.50–372.501,93318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526314.82/cwt300.00–330.001,6569
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3551300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571331.04/cwt320.00–345.001,89010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613331.63/cwt325.00–345.002,0333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616306.67/cwt285.00–315.001,88911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678278.62/cwt265.00–300.001,8894
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720297.34/cwt290.00–305.002,1412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8872
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780250.06/cwt240.00–260.001,9502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815256.56/cwt240.00–265.002,0913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308155.65/cwt145.00–166.002,0364
Bulls——1,529185.93/cwt177.00–193.002,84311
Bulls——1,612200.98/cwt199.00–205.003,2403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053152.83/cwt147.00–157.501,6096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117137.73/cwt128.00–145.001,53826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248157.29/cwt155.00–168.001,96311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248145.21/cwt139.00–153.001,81216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365152.09/cwt140.00–159.002,0763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543165.06/cwt163.00–166.002,5474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37851,349.36/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3492
Bred Cows—Small 1-27901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small 2-39151,332.51/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2081,833.86/head1,400.00–2,100.001,8343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.