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Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Nov 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 805▼ 2 vs year ago 643 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 77▼ 51 vs year ago 155 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 86▼ 7 vs year ago 82 · −8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold sharply higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.63/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −38.45 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$335.63
72 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$82.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.53
vs GA average
−29.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557358.261,99644
Medium and Large 2539318.221,71416thin
Medium and Large 3549275.851,51312thin
One grade step is worth $82.41/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale72 hd
335.63
—
GA average15 barns · 544 hd
317.09
+18.53
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−29.98
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
−38.45
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—Average1,454164.402,39021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574157.932,48612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231148.591,83034
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,063139.211,48028

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)1,157$1,7453thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,5001thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3896
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2399425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6965
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428369.91/cwt355.00–385.001,5836
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431423.72/cwt415.00–430.001,8266
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483421.08/cwt406.00–427.502,03422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483364.18/cwt355.00–385.001,7595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522346.71/cwt345.00–350.001,8103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525311.43/cwt290.00–330.001,6354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531404.10/cwt392.50–410.002,14623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582380.37/cwt370.00–399.002,21425
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583347.62/cwt340.00–350.002,0274
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3608294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,7932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617340.69/cwt335.00–347.502,1027
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620371.81/cwt350.00–382.002,30518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664343.52/cwt326.00–360.002,2819
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767311.23/cwt295.00–320.002,3879
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283390.64/cwt370.00–400.001,1066
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314356.92/cwt350.00–370.001,1217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327335.90/cwt330.00–345.001,0985
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338396.72/cwt387.50–400.001,34118
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367369.47/cwt355.00–380.001,35610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375313.62/cwt300.00–325.001,1764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383404.60/cwt385.00–415.001,55010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417368.16/cwt355.00–382.501,53510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429345.09/cwt325.00–350.001,4809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465318.14/cwt310.00–325.001,4793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476348.85/cwt330.00–360.001,66121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479373.41/cwt362.50–390.001,78935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3514269.76/cwt250.00–280.001,3874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517362.14/cwt340.00–374.001,87216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525320.20/cwt310.00–330.001,68110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561314.92/cwt300.00–330.001,7676
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3566278.89/cwt250.00–290.001,5798
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580356.04/cwt330.00–375.002,06528
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615307.98/cwt305.00–315.001,8945
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625337.53/cwt320.00–352.002,11011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2265
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2774262.99/cwt260.00–264.002,0364
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,51212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828286.22/cwt282.50–290.002,3704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3243456.26/cwt445.00–480.001,1094
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280421.55/cwt415.00–425.001,1803
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288454.35/cwt445.00–457.501,3094
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3334408.82/cwt400.00–415.001,3654
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340430.00/cwt420.00–440.001,4622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370373.13/cwt360.00–395.001,38113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376410.63/cwt400.00–425.001,5447
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420391.70/cwt385.00–415.001,6459
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421321.23/cwt310.00–330.001,3524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427366.54/cwt355.00–380.001,56513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3453307.51/cwt305.00–310.001,3932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464366.55/cwt355.00–375.001,7016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470337.53/cwt335.00–340.001,5864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517364.80/cwt350.00–377.501,88620
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520286.74/cwt260.00–305.001,4915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526332.28/cwt320.00–345.001,7484
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570338.79/cwt330.00–347.501,9316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577318.18/cwt315.00–325.001,8363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633293.77/cwt292.50–300.001,8606
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638308.43/cwt304.00–335.001,96811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683292.47/cwt290.00–295.001,9982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2697267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8643
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712308.30/cwt295.00–325.002,1953
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775279.98/cwt260.00–310.002,1703
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813211.68/cwt205.00–220.001,7213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418150.73/cwt138.00–168.002,13711
Bulls——1,493179.44/cwt170.00–192.002,67910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029150.64/cwt147.00–156.001,5508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077134.64/cwt127.00–145.001,45020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220143.09/cwt130.00–150.001,74621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250157.47/cwt153.00–165.001,96813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574157.93/cwt149.00–166.002,48612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,492.00/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.