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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 9

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 593▼ 195 vs year ago 834 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 136▼ 97 vs year ago 194 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 24▲ 43 vs year ago 42 · +102.4%

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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 steady. All Calf Classes sold 6.00 - 10.00 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 $351.70/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −22.38 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$351.70

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.24

vs GA average

−26.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	357.20	1,950	64
Medium and Large 2	545	329.67	1,798	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $152 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 sale80 hd

351.70

—

GA average13 barns · 405 hd

334.46

+17.24

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−26.26

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−22.38

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	1,324	175.97	2,330	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	158.08	1,979	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	151.82	2,184	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	140.67	1,535	43

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)	1,188	$2,293	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,286	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$1,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	444.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,192	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	493.52/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,333	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	452.23/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,443	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	501.71/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,701	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	434.22/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,615	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	398.97/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,496	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	470.15/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,782	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	475.04/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,933	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	427.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,766	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	394.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	444.17/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,012	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	401.85/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,861	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	350.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,721	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	392.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,033	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	341.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,782	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,959	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	379.99/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,147	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	349.75/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,008	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,920	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	351.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,203	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	346.46/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,280	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	318.86/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,344	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,377	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	465.11/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,046	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	226	357.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	809	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	237	417.25/cwt	400.00–435.00	989	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,195	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	392.48/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,068	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	429.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,202	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	379.08/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,213	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	421.51/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,383	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,080	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	378.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,405	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	414.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,576	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	405.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,676	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	327.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,362	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	377.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,614	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	392.74/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,834	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	367.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,770	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	365.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,889	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	334.52/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,746	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	350.46/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,998	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	318.99/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,904	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,943	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,664	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	322.41/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,034	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	303.10/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,049	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.18/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,155	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	289.10/cwt	277.50–291.00	2,226	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,037	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	434.01/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,172	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	411.75/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,120	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	471.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,345	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	397.13/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,259	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	466.96/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,550	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	438.17/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,455	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	492.32/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,767	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	405.31/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,471	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	472.46/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,776	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	363.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,491	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	432.53/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,808	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	409.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	397.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,882	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	373.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,780	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	399.48/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,049	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,772	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	360.13/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,898	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	341.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	364.98/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,142	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	333.74/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,083	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	319.16/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,145	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	299.40/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,159	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,269	175.31/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,225	8
Bulls	—	—	1,356	158.56/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,386	190.96/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,647	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	156.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,665	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	144.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,575	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	128.76/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,423	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	147.72/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,714	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	169.31/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,033	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	153.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,033	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	156.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,176	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	145.71/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,189	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	868	1,593.75/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,594	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	973	2,299.23/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,299	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,114	1,781.20/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,781	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	1,895.36/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,895	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,593.61/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,594	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,510.77/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,511	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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 →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 593Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 136Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 24Year ago 42

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes steady. All Calf Classes sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	440.00–450.00	444.95
7	250–300	270	425.00–445.00	434.01
3	300–350	332	430.00–445.00	438.17
8	350–400	376	465.00–475.00	472.46
6	400–450	424	400.00–420.00	409.87
3	450–500	477	350.00–385.00	373.25
5	500–550	527	345.00–370.00	360.13
7	550–600	566	330.00–350.00	341.39
2	600–650	633	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	410.00–415.00	411.75
5	300–350	317	380.00–405.00	397.13
2	350–400	363	390.00–420.00	405.31
3	400–450	410	350.00–375.00	363.62
2	500–550	525	335.00–340.00	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	460.00–480.00	471.78
3	300–350	332	455.00–475.00	466.96
6	350–400	359	480.00–510.00	492.32
8	400–450	418	425.00–455.00	432.53
15	450–500	474	390.00–405.00	397.13
15	500–550	513	380.00–410.00	399.48
4	550–600	587	362.50–370.00	364.98
25	600–650	624	325.00–337.50	333.74
6	650–700	672	315.00–320.00	319.16
8	700–750	721	285.00–320.00	299.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	400.00–435.00	417.25
7	250–300	280	420.00–440.00	429.30
5	300–350	320	365.00–400.00	379.08
4	350–400	371	370.00–385.00	378.69
14	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	377.09
25	450–500	482	350.00–375.00	367.25
11	500–550	522	310.00–345.00	334.52
5	550–600	597	317.50–325.00	318.99
3	600–650	620	310.00–315.00	313.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	350.00–375.00	357.98
3	250–300	272	365.00–405.00	392.48
2	300–350	335	320.00–325.00	322.46
4	400–450	416	320.00–340.00	327.42
2	600–650	628	260.00–270.00	265.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	460.00–470.00	465.11
2	250–300	253	470.00–475.00	472.52
15	300–350	328	410.00–435.00	421.51
9	350–400	380	400.00–425.00	414.74
11	400–450	413	390.00–420.00	405.81
21	450–500	467	380.00–412.50	392.74
29	500–550	517	350.00–380.00	365.34
35	550–600	570	335.00–362.50	350.46
19	600–650	631	318.00–327.50	322.41
9	650–700	676	300.00–308.00	303.10
5	700–750	730	280.00–300.00	295.18
14	750–800	770	277.50–291.00	289.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	435.00–455.00	444.95
5	300–350	319	440.00–470.00	452.23
6	350–400	372	430.00–435.00	434.22
4	400–450	413	420.00–445.00	427.59
11	450–500	463	380.00–410.00	401.85
4	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.54
6	550–600	574	335.00–362.50	349.75
2	600–650	600	315.00–325.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	370.00–415.00	398.97
2	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	394.79
16	450–500	491	350.00–355.00	350.61
4	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	341.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	475.00–515.00	493.52
4	300–350	339	475.00–515.00	501.71
4	350–400	379	460.00–485.00	470.15
3	400–450	407	465.00–485.00	475.04
6	450–500	453	442.50–445.00	444.17
6	500–550	518	380.00–395.00	392.49
9	550–600	565	365.00–387.50	379.99
9	600–650	627	330.00–360.00	351.28
10	650–700	658	340.00–352.00	346.46
12	700–750	735	302.50–325.00	318.86
2	750–800	773	307.50	307.50

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)	4	—	1,114	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,781.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,895.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	2	—	973	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,299.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	868	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,593.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,220	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,593.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,258	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,510.77

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	—	1,135	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	136.00–165.00	147.72
8	—	1,201	161.00–179.00	169.31
11	—	1,323	150.00–158.00	153.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,105	116.00–139.00	128.76
7	—	1,064	151.00–160.00	156.47
20	—	1,089	141.00–148.00	144.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	144.00–149.00	145.71
4	—	1,391	155.00–158.00	156.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	186.00–202.00	190.96
8	—	1,269	167.00–184.00	175.31
4	—	1,356	148.00–165.00	158.56

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.