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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 3

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▲ 443 vs last sale 337▼ 251 vs year ago 1,031 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 64▼ 180 vs year ago 313 · −57.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 26 · +76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady. All Calf Classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $399.59/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 28 of 35 comparable sales and sits +25.52 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$399.59

88 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$57.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

vs GA average

−21.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	410.39	2,248	42
Medium and Large 2	534	405.95	2,168	32
Medium and Large 3	542	352.64	1,912	14thin

One grade step is worth $57.75/cwt here — about $335 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale88 hd

399.59

—

GA average13 barns · 492 hd

392.96

+6.63

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−21.37

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+25.52

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	—	Low	1,457	194.74	2,837	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	180.55	2,620	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	179.19	2,282	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	171.09	1,940	45

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,449	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$2,575	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	545.51/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,216	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	540.21/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,961	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	570.75/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,351	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	468.95/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,016	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	536.55/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,323	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,382	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	473.30/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,225	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	421.51/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,403	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,559	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	362.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,516	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,609	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,480	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	486.71/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,134	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	491.51/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,342	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	526.69/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,512	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	494.39/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,562	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	442.60/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,492	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	476.47/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,763	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	441.87/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,657	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	422.29/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,769	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	476.31/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,020	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	454.18/cwt	440.00–467.50	1,953	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	434.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,994	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	403.48/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,929	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,210	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	376.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,923	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	415.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,166	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	399.34/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,260	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	373.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,156	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	321.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,875	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	370.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,250	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	351.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,198	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	320.12/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,001	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,247	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	281.77/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,882	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	324.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,190	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	332.83/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,440	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	326.67/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,479	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	499.78/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,115	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	565.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,356	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,554	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	530.10/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,527	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	550.18/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,799	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	503.38/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,661	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	573.22/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,897	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	571.31/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,062	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	549.80/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,034	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	503.95/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,925	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	442.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,814	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	494.21/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,031	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	543.28/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,265	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,940	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	481.48/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,287	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	434.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,075	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,269	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	413.43/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,183	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	379.20/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,017	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	410.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,390	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	381.61/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,229	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,138	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	326.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,217	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,524	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	312.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,307	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,298	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,344	178.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,398	5
Bulls	—	—	1,439	199.25/cwt	191.00–208.00	2,867	9
Bulls	—	—	1,820	215.14/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,916	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	155.74/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,613	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	181.95/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,111	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	171.65/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,996	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	158.32/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,873	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	197.53/cwt	190.00–208.00	2,501	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	178.02/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,289	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	190.61/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,714	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	172.38/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,539	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	2,323.35/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 337Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 64Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 26

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	170.00–185.00	178.45
2	—	1,820	211.00–219.00	215.14
9	—	1,439	191.00–208.00	199.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,036	144.00–161.00	155.74
13	—	1,160	179.00–187.00	181.95
22	—	1,163	165.00–178.00	171.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,424	188.00–200.00	190.61
16	—	1,473	160.00–180.00	172.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	190.00–208.00	197.53
25	—	1,286	170.00–186.00	178.02
3	—	1,183	157.00–160.00	158.32

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,060	4,050.00	4,050.00

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	—	1,170	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	725	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	490.00–510.00	499.78
10	250–300	288	525.00–550.00	530.10
3	300–350	330	490.00–520.00	503.38
10	350–400	382	485.00–520.00	503.95
4	400–450	410	430.00–450.00	442.38
6	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.06
7	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	379.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00–580.00	565.00
2	250–300	268	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	327	530.00–560.00	550.18
2	350–400	370	545.00–555.00	549.80
17	400–450	411	475.00–505.00	494.21
12	450–500	477	425.00–450.00	434.93
7	500–550	528	405.00–430.00	413.43
13	550–600	584	365.00–395.00	381.61
2	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	344.88
5	650–700	678	315.00–335.00	326.92
2	700–750	738	300.00–325.00	312.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	570.00–580.00	573.22
4	350–400	361	570.00–575.00	571.31
11	400–450	417	520.00–550.00	543.28
15	450–500	475	465.00–495.00	481.48
3	500–550	510	440.00–450.00	444.98
8	550–600	582	400.00–425.00	410.62
17	700–750	736	343.00	343.00
4	750–800	766	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	480.00–500.00	486.71
12	250–300	273	480.00–520.00	491.51
5	300–350	337	430.00–460.00	442.60
16	350–400	375	420.00–460.00	441.87
12	400–450	419	400.00–435.00	422.29
11	450–500	478	380.00–420.00	403.48
8	500–550	511	360.00–390.00	376.36
6	550–600	584	300.00–330.00	321.01
2	600–650	625	305.00–335.00	320.12
3	650–700	668	265.00–300.00	281.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	470.00–477.50	476.31
9	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
14	500–550	511	432.50	432.50
28	550–600	566	390.00–407.50	399.34
26	600–650	607	370.00–375.00	370.60
21	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	340.48
34	700–750	733	329.00–347.50	332.83
15	750–800	759	305.00–330.00	326.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	525.00–530.00	526.69
7	300–350	316	480.00–505.00	494.39
12	350–400	370	465.00–490.00	476.47
48	400–450	430	440.00–467.50	454.18
9	450–500	459	425.00–450.00	434.39
25	500–550	522	395.00–425.00	415.00
7	550–600	577	350.00–380.00	373.63
13	600–650	625	340.00–360.00	351.73
6	650–700	674	320.00–335.00	324.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	555.00–580.00	570.75
2	450–500	458	520.00	520.00
3	600–650	613	417.50	417.50
2	700–750	740	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	530.00–550.00	540.21
24	400–450	433	510.00–545.00	536.55
3	450–500	470	460.00–485.00	473.30
17	550–600	570	415.00–435.00	421.51
26	650–700	695	360.00–370.00	362.01
2	750–800	763	320.00–330.00	325.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	540.00–550.00	545.51
4	400–450	430	450.00–490.00	468.95

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.