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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 345 vs last sale 817▼ 606 vs year ago 1,078 · −56.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 71▼ 77 vs year ago 148 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 3 vs year ago 44 · +6.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Bull Calves steady. Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady. Feeder Steers and Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $401.45/cwt on 44 head, down $1.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 35 comparable sales and sits +27.38 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$401.45

▼ 1.68 vs prior sale

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$86.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs GA average

−14.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	430.04	2,271	20
Medium and Large 2	536	394.42	2,113	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	344.03	1,882	8thin

One grade step is worth $86.01/cwt here — about $389 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 sale44 hd

401.45

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

389.65

+11.80

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.67

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+27.38

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	—	Low	1,567	202.81	3,178	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	172.01	2,614	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	170.11	2,126	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	153.39	1,635	11

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)	1,203	$2,391	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	866	$1,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,057	7

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	548.61/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,509	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	501.67/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,681	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	541.08/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,942	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,991	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	513.68/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,978	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	511.52/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,179	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	484.18/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,106	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,208	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	499.78/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,454	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	385.12/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,995	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	460.69/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,405	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,499	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,422	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	416.91/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,410	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,282	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,253	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	386.90/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,437	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,329	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	326.48/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,377	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	510.02/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,637	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,465	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	504.71/cwt	495.00–512.50	1,883	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	487.61/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,819	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	459.90/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,771	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	417.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,758	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	449.56/cwt	447.50–470.00	1,978	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,139	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	435.02/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,110	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	409.64/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,110	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	363.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,893	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	434.22/cwt	434.00–436.00	2,275	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,217	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	324.75/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,861	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	360.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,097	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,891	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,278	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	547.38/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,149	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	552.69/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,592	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	539.98/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,701	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	512.84/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,677	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	492.74/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,843	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	493.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,123	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	469.72/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,269	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	414.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,087	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	388.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,020	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	372.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,261	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	349.04/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,195	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,148	164.15/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	204.16/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	220.11/cwt	213.00–226.00	3,689	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	163.30/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,649	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	149.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,627	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	161.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,993	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	198.82/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,614	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	191.20/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,816	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	165.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,542	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	841	1,683.35/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	2,174.31/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	2,210.88/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,211	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,570.35/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,570	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	3,199.73/head	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,200	3

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 817Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 71Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	480.00–520.00	510.02
13	350–400	373	480.00–490.00	487.61
17	400–450	440	447.50–470.00	449.56
11	450–500	485	432.50–440.00	435.02
11	500–550	515	395.00–420.00	409.64
5	550–600	581	350.00–380.00	360.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	373	495.00–512.50	504.71
24	450–500	457	468.00	468.00
18	500–550	524	434.00–436.00	434.22
2	550–600	565	390.00–395.00	392.43
6	600–650	603	370.00	370.00
5	700–750	703	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	446.75
5	350–400	385	450.00–470.00	459.90
4	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	417.69
4	500–550	521	350.00–380.00	363.31
4	550–600	573	300.00–345.00	324.75
2	600–650	610	300.00–320.00	309.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	362	550.00	550.00
10	450–500	491	487.50–505.00	499.78
11	500–550	526	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	560	432.50	432.50
4	600–650	630	385.00–387.50	386.90
2	700–750	725	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	540.00–555.00	548.61
9	350–400	359	535.00–550.00	541.08
6	400–450	426	507.50–525.00	511.52
2	450–500	480	450.00–470.00	460.00
14	500–550	522	445.00–470.00	460.69
4	550–600	578	415.00–417.50	416.91
2	600–650	613	360.00–375.00	367.47
2	650–700	670	345.00–350.00	347.56
3	700–750	728	310.00–335.00	326.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	500.00–505.00	501.67
6	350–400	385	495.00–520.00	513.68
9	400–450	435	465.00–495.00	484.18
2	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	385.12
2	550–600	585	385.00–395.00	390.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	545.00–550.00	547.38
8	250–300	288	545.00–585.00	552.69
4	300–350	315	530.00–545.00	539.98
22	400–450	430	470.00–500.00	493.75
2	450–500	483	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	503	400.00–425.00	414.97
2	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	629	335.00–355.00	349.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	490.00–520.00	512.84
11	350–400	374	470.00–500.00	492.74
3	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	388.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	483	460.00–485.00	469.72
8	600–650	607	370.00–390.00	372.49
2	750–800	753	320.00–330.00	324.98

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)	6	—	1,218	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,570.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	6	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,210.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174.31

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)	6	—	841	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,683.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	3	—	1,233	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,199.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	—	650	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	162.50–166.00	164.15
4	—	1,676	213.00–226.00	220.11
6	—	1,634	195.00–208.00	204.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	162.00–164.00	163.30
8	—	1,087	140.00–158.00	149.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	186.00–196.00	191.20
6	—	1,535	160.00–171.00	165.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	156.00–166.00	161.91
2	—	1,315	192.00–205.00	198.82

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.