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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 16

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

534 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 639▼ 394 vs year ago 928 · −42.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 97▼ 12 vs year ago 118 · −10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 85▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 6.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply 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 $343.05/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −31.02 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$343.05

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$64.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs GA average

−46.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	364.40	1,951	28
Medium and Large 2	542	329.55	1,786	12thin
Medium and Large 3	541	299.47	1,620	10thin

One grade step is worth $64.93/cwt here — about $330 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 sale50 hd

343.05

—

GA average14 barns · 482 hd

342.98

+0.07

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−46.86

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−31.02

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	—	Average	1,547	185.91	2,876	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	171.59	2,768	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	162.71	2,037	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	140.81	1,521	23

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)	1,315	$3,016	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,771	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	484.72/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,299	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	502.75/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,845	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	469.94/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,758	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	471.76/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,934	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	408.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	466.18/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,196	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	376.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,790	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	429.05/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,085	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,815	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	367.25/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,902	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	415.57/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,198	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	388.64/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,270	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	369.25/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,312	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,322	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	811	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	241	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,145	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	443.19/cwt	420.00–452.00	1,223	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	460.62/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,350	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	348.13/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,114	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	395.89/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,279	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	434.33/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,425	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	390.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,436	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,321	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	433.30/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,664	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	416.66/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,692	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	386.00/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,633	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	354.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,537	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	364.15/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,686	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.63/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,816	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	331.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,618	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	371.61/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,936	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	343.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,788	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	304.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,584	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	294.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,654	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	315.92/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,779	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	346.38/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,978	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,956	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,071	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	313.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,269	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	287.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,229	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	503.19/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,132	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	497.64/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,334	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	294	416.89/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,226	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	492.46/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,536	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	450.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,454	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,420	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	424.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,531	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	495.98/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,805	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	454.44/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,909	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	387.43/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,658	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	423.39/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,816	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	378.52/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,813	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	410.88/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,989	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,676	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	392.68/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,014	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	354.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,877	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	340.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	361.58/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,104	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	338.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,137	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	307.54/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,162	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	164.06/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	178.71/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,679	196.36/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,297	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	128.68/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,323	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,599	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	161.70/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,876	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	142.61/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,703	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	170.37/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,101	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	155.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,069	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	160.50/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,549	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	177.14/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,880	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,955.93/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,956	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,016.41/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,016	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 639Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 97Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 85Year ago 24

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	485.00–510.00	503.19
4	250–300	268	495.00–500.00	497.64
7	300–350	312	485.00–515.00	492.46
4	350–400	364	485.00–530.00	495.98
15	400–450	420	445.00–475.00	454.44
4	450–500	484	395.00–435.00	410.88
2	500–550	513	385.00–400.00	392.68
3	550–600	582	355.00–370.00	361.58
7	600–650	631	325.00–350.00	338.64
2	700–750	703	295.00–320.00	307.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	294	410.00–420.00	416.89
6	300–350	334	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	361	415.00–445.00	424.15
2	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	387.43
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	508	320.00–340.00	329.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	445.00–455.00	450.04
7	400–450	429	405.00–435.00	423.39
7	450–500	479	365.00–390.00	378.52
5	500–550	529	350.00–370.00	354.83
6	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	340.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	475.00–495.00	484.72
3	350–400	367	485.00–515.00	502.75
11	400–450	410	465.00–475.00	471.76
19	450–500	471	455.00–473.00	466.18
38	500–550	529	399.00–425.00	415.57
11	550–600	584	387.50–390.00	388.64
12	600–650	626	345.00–372.50	369.25
3	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	345.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	400.00–420.00	408.56
5	450–500	475	370.00–385.00	376.89
2	500–550	515	350.00–355.00	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	450.00–477.50	469.94
13	450–500	486	400.00–435.00	429.05
2	500–550	518	360.00–375.00	367.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	241	475.00	475.00
5	250–300	293	455.00–485.00	460.62
5	300–350	328	415.00–445.00	434.33
20	350–400	384	415.00–440.00	433.30
27	400–450	406	410.00–435.00	416.66
16	450–500	465	380.00–392.50	390.63
20	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	371.61
8	550–600	571	335.00–348.00	346.38
3	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	321.68
3	650–700	668	305.00–315.00	309.99
4	700–750	723	310.00–315.00	313.79
5	750–800	774	275.00–295.00	287.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	350.00–355.00	352.45
3	300–350	320	340.00–355.00	348.13
2	350–400	380	345.00–350.00	347.50
3	400–450	433	350.00–365.00	354.85
3	450–500	488	325.00–340.00	331.64
5	500–550	521	280.00–310.00	304.07
5	550–600	561	275.00–305.00	294.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	420.00–452.00	443.19
6	300–350	323	385.00–410.00	395.89
4	350–400	368	375.00–400.00	390.17
10	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	386.00
18	450–500	463	350.00–375.00	364.15
6	500–550	521	320.00–350.00	343.17
6	550–600	563	310.00–330.00	315.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	155.00–166.00	161.70
9	—	1,103	140.00–150.00	145.00
10	—	1,028	120.00–136.00	128.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,233	164.00–179.00	170.37
7	—	1,330	150.00–160.00	155.59
4	—	1,194	139.00–145.00	142.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	156.00–162.00	160.50
6	—	1,626	172.00–181.00	177.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,417	173.00–184.00	178.71
2	—	1,408	163.00–165.00	164.06
9	—	1,679	188.00–201.00	196.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,180	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,955.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,016.41

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)	1	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.