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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 21

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

778 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 709▲ 40 vs year ago 738 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 124▼ 61 vs year ago 157 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 141▲ 6 vs year ago 45 · +13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with undertone.

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 $404.45/cwt on 82 head, down $0.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 35 comparable sales and sits +30.37 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$404.45

▼ 0.40 vs prior sale

82 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$75.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs GA average

−17.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	425.90	2,255	40
Medium and Large 2	526	399.25	2,100	29
Medium and Large 3	547	350.01	1,913	13thin

One grade step is worth $75.89/cwt here — about $342 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 sale82 hd

404.45

—

GA average13 barns · 482 hd

395.24

+9.21

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−17.72

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+30.37

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	1,694	207.27	3,511	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	172.45	2,205	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	170.92	2,680	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	157.91	1,731	39

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$2,908	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,717	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,696	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,241	3thin

Every lot

91 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	303	507.52/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,538	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	549.29/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,939	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	485.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,811	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	525.12/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,006	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	457.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,892	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	490.11/cwt	482.50–515.00	2,122	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	522.68/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,315	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	461.30/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,154	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	480.82/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,250	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	432.91/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,117	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	410.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,158	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	475.52/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,525	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	456.78/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,448	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,516	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	430.20/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,448	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	598	401.11/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,399	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	393.34/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,368	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	413.02/cwt	410.00–421.50	2,614	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	401.32/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,657	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	356.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,560	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	216	492.77/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,064	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	466.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,260	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	444.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,387	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	469.35/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,544	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	458.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,695	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	434.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,647	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	425.90/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,802	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	469.97/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,011	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	442.69/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,895	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	432.52/cwt	415.00–442.50	1,998	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	401.04/cwt	375.00–416.00	1,865	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	451.37/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,121	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	434.57/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,238	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	363.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,883	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	400.31/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,090	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	338.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,933	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	399.90/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,291	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,239	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	322.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,960	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	359.05/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,258	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	363.29/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,412	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	301.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,045	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,203	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	298.39/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,113	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	291.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,249	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	548.56/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,278	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,237	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	251	574.02/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,441	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	517.57/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,413	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	602.63/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,717	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	588.02/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,852	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	520.74/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,755	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	494.46/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,795	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	518.97/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,925	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	471.38/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,791	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	434.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,796	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	456.67/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,941	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	486.28/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,110	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	436.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,997	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	466.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,174	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	401.24/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,978	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	408.64/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,100	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	437.39/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,257	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,165	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	378.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,338	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	399.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,494	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	363.38/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,438	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,531	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	187.89/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	207.27/cwt	197.00–215.00	3,260	11
Bulls	—	—	2,066	221.12/cwt	216.00–230.00	4,568	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	180.00/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,899	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	146.28/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,584	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	164.09/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,844	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	175.49/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,209	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	162.29/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,077	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	187.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,493	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	163.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,526	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,781	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	187.77/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,141	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	868	2,908.21/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,908	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,811.85/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,812	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,716.57/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,717	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,298	2,186.80/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,187	2

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 709Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 124Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 141Year ago 45

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	460.00–490.00	469.35
16	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	458.12
35	400–450	428	435.00–450.00	442.69
22	450–500	462	415.00–442.50	432.52
27	500–550	522	380.00–410.00	400.31
2	550–600	578	385.00	385.00
8	600–650	629	357.50–360.00	359.05
2	650–700	683	320.00–325.00	322.51
3	700–750	708	285.00–310.00	298.39
4	750–800	772	285.00–300.00	291.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	480.00–500.00	492.77
3	250–300	270	450.00–475.00	466.67
7	300–350	312	420.00–455.00	444.42
12	350–400	379	420.00–445.00	434.64
7	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	425.90
15	450–500	465	375.00–416.00	401.04
6	500–550	518	350.00–375.00	363.44
7	550–600	571	330.00–350.00	338.50
2	600–650	608	315.00–330.00	322.41
4	650–700	679	300.00–305.00	301.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	428	467.50–475.00	469.97
13	450–500	470	447.50–455.00	451.37
30	500–550	515	415.00–440.00	434.57
10	550–600	573	390.00–406.00	399.90
2	600–650	605	365.00–375.00	370.00
25	650–700	664	362.50–372.50	363.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	233	545.00–560.00	548.56
5	250–300	251	550.00–580.00	574.02
8	350–400	363	485.00–500.00	494.46
13	400–450	425	450.00–470.00	456.67
15	450–500	457	425.00–445.00	436.96
4	500–550	514	400.00–415.00	408.64
3	550–600	570	375.00–385.00	379.91
3	600–650	618	375.00–380.00	378.38
3	650–700	663	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	595.00–610.00	602.63
6	300–350	315	570.00–595.00	588.02
5	350–400	371	515.00–530.00	518.97
4	400–450	434	480.00–490.00	486.28
19	450–500	466	460.00–470.00	466.58
17	500–550	516	420.00–455.00	437.39
3	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	625	390.00–415.00	399.09
8	650–700	671	340.00–390.00	363.38
2	700–750	718	350.00–355.00	352.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00–510.00	505.00
2	250–300	273	510.00–525.00	517.57
6	300–350	337	500.00–525.00	520.74
3	350–400	380	460.00–480.00	471.38
13	400–450	413	420.00–440.00	434.80
4	450–500	493	395.00–410.00	401.24
3	500–550	532	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	353	545.00–550.00	549.29
13	400–450	443	520.00–525.00	522.68
14	450–500	468	475.00–485.00	480.82
21	500–550	531	470.00–485.00	475.52
4	550–600	553	455.00	455.00
14	600–650	633	410.00–421.50	413.02
13	650–700	662	395.00–405.00	401.32
5	700–750	719	350.00–360.00	356.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	505.00–510.00	507.52
11	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	485.61
7	400–450	414	450.00–460.00	457.07
7	450–500	489	420.00–437.50	432.91
10	500–550	525	400.00–425.00	410.97
9	550–600	598	400.00–402.50	401.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	382	510.00–540.00	525.12
14	400–450	433	482.50–515.00	490.11
8	450–500	467	450.00–470.00	461.30
32	500–550	536	445.00–462.50	456.78
9	550–600	569	422.50–442.50	430.20
3	600–650	602	380.00–405.00	393.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,124	160.00–172.00	164.09
18	—	1,083	130.00–156.00	146.28
5	—	1,055	175.00–190.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	178.00–179.00	178.49
7	—	1,541	158.00–170.00	163.94
2	—	1,673	186.00–190.00	187.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	170.00–181.00	175.49
3	—	1,333	186.00–190.00	187.01
7	—	1,280	157.00–168.00	162.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	184.00–190.00	187.89
11	—	1,573	197.00–215.00	207.27
7	—	2,066	216.00–230.00	221.12

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)	3	—	1,350	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,811.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,716.57

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)	1	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,908.21

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	—	1,140	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,186.80

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.