Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-02-03

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▲ 493 vs last sale 245▼ 339 vs year ago 1,077 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 50▼ 55 vs year ago 118 · −46.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 15▼ 8 vs year ago 41 · −19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.61/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 36 of 35 comparable sales and sits +35.54 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$409.61
60 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$88.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.37
vs GA average
−21.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525427.902,24738
Medium and Large 2529389.492,05917thin
Medium and Large 3551339.021,8695thin
One grade step is worth $88.88/cwt here — about $378 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 sale60 hd
409.61
—
GA average11 barns · 357 hd
394.24
+15.37
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−21.93
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
+35.54
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—Average1,871209.483,92010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,632199.953,26313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214188.072,28410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069166.301,77714

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)1,070$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$2,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$2,0474thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$3,3524thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330606.60/cwt585.00–610.002,0027
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370520.20/cwt515.00–525.001,9252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370484.73/cwt480.00–490.001,7942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378596.92/cwt585.00–610.002,2562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416568.03/cwt565.00–585.002,36310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420541.48/cwt540.00–550.002,2747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438482.54/cwt475.00–490.002,1142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461487.41/cwt475.00–500.002,2479
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523409.82/cwt395.00–425.002,1436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529451.65/cwt450.00–460.002,38913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565388.45/cwt380.00–395.002,1953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566440.80/cwt415.00–445.002,49533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610360.08/cwt355.00–365.002,1962
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635409.44/cwt404.00–432.502,60034
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710332.46/cwt330.00–335.002,3602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723366.65/cwt361.00–375.002,65127
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776353.30/cwt352.00–356.002,74215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233622.42/cwt615.00–630.001,4502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270559.81/cwt555.00–565.001,5112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331518.10/cwt510.00–527.501,71510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331491.15/cwt480.00–495.001,6264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359495.06/cwt490.00–505.001,7776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367449.86/cwt330.00–482.501,65110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375432.50/cwt415.00–450.001,6222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415477.09/cwt462.50–490.001,98031
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434453.27/cwt435.00–460.001,96712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435417.41/cwt410.00–425.001,8162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470459.29/cwt435.00–462.502,15911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472386.75/cwt385.00–390.001,8253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481431.25/cwt425.00–432.502,07416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512437.80/cwt420.00–447.502,24229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512402.43/cwt385.00–415.002,06013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532348.31/cwt335.00–370.001,8533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567396.02/cwt380.00–406.002,2459
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580325.09/cwt320.00–330.001,8862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583347.42/cwt340.00–360.002,0254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620373.13/cwt355.00–382.002,31314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632339.84/cwt315.00–350.002,14813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667354.24/cwt345.00–366.002,36339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3672291.94/cwt275.00–300.001,9623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675319.48/cwt310.00–330.002,15610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727326.29/cwt310.00–337.502,3729
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733295.18/cwt280.00–305.002,1643
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,9382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774327.05/cwt324.00–329.002,53139
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,5982
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262694.75/cwt685.00–700.001,8203
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287624.91/cwt610.00–645.001,7933
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326566.14/cwt550.00–585.001,8467
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329620.18/cwt600.00–627.502,04011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345520.00/cwt510.00–530.001,7942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376523.95/cwt490.00–630.001,9706
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381548.46/cwt540.00–570.002,09029
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415489.25/cwt485.00–500.002,0306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422551.07/cwt530.00–580.002,32615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428444.85/cwt440.00–450.001,9042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476465.66/cwt450.00–490.002,21720
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478443.81/cwt440.00–445.002,1214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518438.28/cwt435.00–440.002,2703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530418.30/cwt415.00–420.002,2173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3518
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618386.47/cwt380.00–400.002,3883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674363.54/cwt360.00–365.002,4507
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448170.00/cwt168.00–172.002,4622
Bulls——1,660195.75/cwt192.00–200.003,2492
Bulls——2,083227.22/cwt215.00–240.004,7336
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000149.41/cwt140.00–160.001,4946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078170.42/cwt164.00–177.001,8374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163187.50/cwt181.00–193.002,1814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168171.88/cwt165.00–179.002,0084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245198.87/cwt186.00–216.002,4766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,632199.95/cwt186.00–230.003,26313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2322,029.77/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0303
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2383,853.64/head3,650.00–4,050.003,8542

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.