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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 14
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 724▼ 105 vs year ago 766 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 77▼ 122 vs year ago 211 · −57.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 59▼ 13 vs year ago 69 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.20/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −38.40 against this barn's trailing median of $375.60.
Average price
$337.20
37 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534369.201,9738thin
Medium and Large 2546340.831,86020
Medium and Large 3558300.701,6779thin
One grade step is worth $68.50/cwt here — about $296 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 sale37 hd
337.20
—
GA average14 barns · 422 hd
337.21
−0.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.60
−38.40
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

34 sales
448398347297median 375.6003/0305/0507/1409/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.74, low $311.24, median $375.60 across 34 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—High1,521184.862,81215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,456160.692,3406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269160.012,03043
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026148.911,52821

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)1,117$3,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,2959
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,9001thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385421.33/cwt400.00–430.001,6227
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3426402.27/cwt370.00–410.001,71410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472372.43/cwt350.00–390.001,75810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475413.15/cwt400.00–420.001,9625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484429.20/cwt425.00–430.002,0776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513375.50/cwt350.00–385.001,92610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566357.96/cwt355.00–360.002,0265
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579381.83/cwt370.00–395.002,21113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622375.42/cwt362.50–387.502,3358
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625342.56/cwt340.00–345.002,1412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3627319.04/cwt300.00–330.002,0005
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685357.47/cwt340.00–365.002,44912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,3712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,6716
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885306.07/cwt290.00–308.002,7099
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,8032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220469.70/cwt460.00–485.001,0333
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233407.90/cwt395.00–420.009502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3269374.15/cwt360.00–400.001,0067
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278415.05/cwt410.00–420.001,1542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318426.57/cwt425.00–430.001,3563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321399.87/cwt390.00–415.001,2846
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333359.20/cwt350.00–380.001,1966
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372349.05/cwt330.00–375.001,29817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373384.01/cwt380.00–395.001,43216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430383.73/cwt370.00–405.001,65024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471326.69/cwt300.00–345.001,53911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472391.06/cwt385.00–400.001,8469
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476361.01/cwt350.00–380.001,71828
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524306.09/cwt285.00–320.001,6045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525357.57/cwt330.00–370.001,87710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563343.31/cwt342.50–345.001,9333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571325.95/cwt320.00–335.001,8615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608312.59/cwt305.00–320.001,9012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610336.98/cwt335.00–345.002,0565
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6832
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677298.30/cwt295.00–300.002,0193
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708270.02/cwt260.00–280.001,9123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210671.90/cwt610.00–740.001,4112
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3242473.03/cwt450.00–495.001,1453
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270478.96/cwt460.00–495.001,2934
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278561.35/cwt550.00–565.001,5614
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278521.58/cwt500.00–530.001,4505
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315416.53/cwt390.00–425.001,3124
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322505.45/cwt485.00–545.001,62812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332453.87/cwt435.00–470.001,50714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370409.53/cwt400.00–425.001,51516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374375.64/cwt360.00–385.001,40511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405416.65/cwt415.00–417.501,6873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422367.01/cwt345.00–385.001,54918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426395.70/cwt390.00–410.001,6867
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471336.97/cwt315.00–350.001,58714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475364.36/cwt355.00–380.001,73129
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476401.97/cwt385.00–410.001,91314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513303.13/cwt285.00–315.001,5553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519370.70/cwt360.00–387.501,9245
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530345.56/cwt325.00–355.001,83113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560366.70/cwt360.00–370.002,0543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575332.05/cwt325.00–340.001,9097
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580299.48/cwt270.00–310.001,7376
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615329.96/cwt325.00–332.502,0295
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660321.26/cwt320.00–322.502,1204
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710293.96/cwt285.00–305.002,0875
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393178.02/cwt168.00–192.002,48010
Bulls——1,777198.53/cwt195.00–204.003,5285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%983163.98/cwt162.00–166.001,6126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034137.78/cwt130.00–146.001,42510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063153.10/cwt147.00–159.001,6275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250144.97/cwt138.00–153.001,81210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252161.95/cwt155.00–169.002,02823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325170.59/cwt170.00–173.002,26010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453170.54/cwt168.00–173.002,4782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458155.76/cwt150.00–160.002,2714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 2-37151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28831,624.79/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred Cows—Small 1-29802,900.26/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9002
Bred Cows—Small 1-29852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0202,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,760.78/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.