Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-01-13

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jan 13
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,202 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 879▲ 540 vs year ago 662 · +81.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 105▼ 129 vs year ago 213 · −60.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 117▲ 34 vs year ago 72 · +47.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder Steers steady. Bull Calves sold sharply higher. Heifer Calves sold steady to 4.00 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 $364.11/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 17 of 35 comparable sales and sits −9.96 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$364.11
105 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.17
vs GA average
−49.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570375.672,14345
Medium and Large 2550359.801,98045
Medium and Large 3531342.341,81815thin
One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $325 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 sale105 hd
364.11
—
GA average15 barns · 601 hd
359.94
+4.17
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−49.37
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
−9.96
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—High1,648183.053,01833
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,368162.502,22320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439159.722,2987thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,102148.071,63218

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)1,150$2,5988
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$2,26210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,0703thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$3,5669

Every lot

102 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285552.72/cwt540.00–565.001,5752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2314520.66/cwt515.00–535.001,6356
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379436.07/cwt430.00–445.001,6535
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383500.41/cwt495.00–520.001,9179
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3409466.28/cwt450.00–475.001,9078
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,26810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426500.69/cwt480.00–505.002,1339
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476452.74/cwt435.00–465.002,1556
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3484409.93/cwt385.00–425.001,9847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1491474.93/cwt472.50–490.002,33220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514432.06/cwt410.00–437.502,22115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525448.94/cwt445.00–450.002,35733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3549385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1145
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557434.33/cwt415.00–452.502,4197
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575353.72/cwt350.00–360.002,0344
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579401.32/cwt370.00–412.502,32435
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625342.52/cwt340.00–345.002,1412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626404.28/cwt390.00–407.502,53110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640366.34/cwt350.00–370.002,34519
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695349.20/cwt340.00–350.002,42737
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770322.53/cwt320.00–325.002,4832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2771304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3445
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820337.48/cwt337.00–339.002,76749
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235557.71/cwt540.00–595.001,3114
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3271443.53/cwt435.00–450.001,2024
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276493.34/cwt485.00–510.001,3627
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321484.72/cwt470.00–495.001,55618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3331458.16/cwt420.00–500.001,5175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368493.23/cwt475.00–500.001,8159
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383439.32/cwt430.00–450.001,68323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384418.16/cwt400.00–425.001,6068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422403.61/cwt380.00–415.001,70315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427434.58/cwt420.00–455.001,85634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,0938
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466419.51/cwt410.00–425.001,95518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483388.79/cwt375.00–405.001,87819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518350.02/cwt340.00–360.001,81312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527378.29/cwt367.50–390.001,99424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575372.32/cwt357.50–376.002,14141
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577338.67/cwt330.00–350.001,95421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583311.64/cwt300.00–320.001,8173
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609368.16/cwt345.00–377.502,24210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622322.43/cwt310.00–335.002,00613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674341.14/cwt334.00–365.002,29932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677308.26/cwt290.00–320.002,0875
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712326.32/cwt300.00–328.002,32331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715290.03/cwt285.00–295.002,0742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773318.23/cwt305.00–320.002,46024
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1806292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3584
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205649.76/cwt640.00–660.001,3322
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2229606.15/cwt600.00–625.001,3884
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233576.39/cwt565.00–590.001,3433
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268585.82/cwt570.00–605.001,5705
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273546.46/cwt530.00–560.001,4923
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283512.26/cwt500.00–515.001,45012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308569.92/cwt560.00–580.001,7552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337511.92/cwt500.00–530.001,72517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3347477.47/cwt470.00–495.001,6574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368496.56/cwt490.00–505.001,82710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374436.02/cwt425.00–450.001,6315
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377473.47/cwt460.00–485.001,78510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408495.54/cwt495.00–500.002,0229
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426409.78/cwt390.00–445.001,74613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436462.23/cwt450.00–475.002,01526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477422.13/cwt410.00–430.002,0147
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479377.94/cwt360.00–400.001,8107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483441.02/cwt440.00–445.002,1305
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518399.24/cwt390.00–410.002,06812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520352.45/cwt350.00–355.001,8336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531381.18/cwt375.00–385.002,0244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568346.16/cwt340.00–355.001,9664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573385.00/cwt370.00–400.002,2063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626340.13/cwt335.00–345.002,1299
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680334.90/cwt320.00–345.002,2773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690296.69/cwt290.00–300.002,0473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720296.79/cwt285.00–302.502,1373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9502
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604166.73/cwt156.00–175.002,6749
Bulls——1,643201.30/cwt196.00–208.003,3075
Bulls——1,671185.98/cwt176.00–193.003,10819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055148.99/cwt144.00–154.001,5727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079131.34/cwt126.00–138.001,4176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,197166.85/cwt160.00–171.001,9975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336174.83/cwt171.00–178.002,3366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,372159.94/cwt155.00–163.002,19411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,416147.21/cwt146.00–149.002,0843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439159.72/cwt155.00–164.002,2987
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small 2-39601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small 2-39752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1252,130.56/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,682.59/head1,550.00–1,850.001,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,739.66/head2,400.00–3,100.002,7406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,603.03/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,599.35/head3,250.00–4,000.003,5997

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.