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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 28

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

852 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 778▲ 153 vs year ago 699 · +21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 96▼ 47 vs year ago 138 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 51▲ 122 vs year ago 5 · +2,440.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and all Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sharply 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 $391.17/cwt on 56 head, down $13.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 35 comparable sales and sits +17.10 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$391.17

▼ 13.27 vs prior sale

56 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$55.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs GA average

−32.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	411.22	2,346	25
Medium and Large 2	535	389.14	2,080	18thin
Medium and Large 3	542	355.43	1,927	13thin

One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale56 hd

391.17

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

−6.08

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−32.90

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+17.10

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	—	Average	1,580	195.90	3,095	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	167.33	2,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	164.97	2,382	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	157.56	1,701	43

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,575	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,433	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,898	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$2,981	19

Every lot

101 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,302	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	562.43/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,592	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	552.62/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,768	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	514.96/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,663	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	565.52/cwt	545.00–567.50	2,047	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	516.84/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,979	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	547.83/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,252	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	504.88/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,110	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,014	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	511.82/cwt	480.00–522.00	2,385	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	470.27/cwt	450.00–478.00	2,215	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	426.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,071	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	414.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,115	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	460.95/cwt	450.00–464.00	2,452	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,537	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,547	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	427.47/cwt	422.50–434.00	2,514	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	385.99/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,416	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	423.76/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,682	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	389.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,624	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	372.19/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,743	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	357.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,709	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	264	462.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,220	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,377	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	541.25/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,488	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	511.38/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,616	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	454.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,444	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	482.76/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,545	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	432.95/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,602	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	488.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,811	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	460.28/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,754	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	474.14/cwt	455.00–484.00	1,996	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	442.24/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,902	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	418.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,799	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	462.45/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,174	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,046	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	403.75/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,946	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	414.04/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,186	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	362.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,916	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	392.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,088	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,012	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	338.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,944	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	410.52/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,385	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,524	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	362.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,188	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	332.73/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,073	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	334.96/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,217	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,084	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,109	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	320.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,333	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	587.27/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,362	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	598.20/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,615	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	532.59/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,438	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	568.28/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,574	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	588.94/cwt	580.00–602.50	1,784	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	547.97/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,737	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	514.88/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,673	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,921	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	492.37/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,846	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	465.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,760	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	425.30/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,778	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	495.85/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,088	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	467.11/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,065	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	473.15/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,229	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	437.71/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,075	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	411.24/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,953	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	420.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,141	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	407.15/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,109	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	409.01/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,323	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	365.07/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,103	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	347.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,130	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,318	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	358.13/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,356	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	340.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,346	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	333.59/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,415	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	319.61/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,477	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	176.79/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,667	202.85/cwt	194.00–213.00	3,382	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	161.92/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,673	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	177.18/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,901	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,914	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	148.03/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,670	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	163.33/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,051	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	174.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,232	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	163.84/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,436	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	923	1,806.78/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,807	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	933	1,843.30/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	985	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,148	2,170.59/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,171	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	2,232.61/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,233	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,168	2,142.37/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,142	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,843.18/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,843	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,666.86/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,667	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	902	3,071.53/head	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,072	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	927	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	980	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,966.44/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,966	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,518.10/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,518	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 778Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 96Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 51Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	514.96
3	400–450	424	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	486	420.00–440.00	426.11
4	500–550	510	400.00–420.00	414.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	600.00	600.00
23	350–400	362	545.00–567.50	565.52
25	400–450	411	525.00–555.00	547.83
50	450–500	466	480.00–522.00	511.82
13	500–550	537	472.50	472.50
7	550–600	561	454.00	454.00
41	600–650	633	410.00–437.00	423.76
3	650–700	673	380.00–400.00	389.93
6	700–750	737	355.00–378.00	372.19
2	750–800	758	350.00–365.00	357.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	560.00–565.00	562.43
4	300–350	320	550.00–555.00	552.62
8	350–400	383	510.00–540.00	516.84
3	400–450	418	495.00–515.00	504.88
18	450–500	471	450.00–478.00	470.27
35	500–550	532	450.00–464.00	460.95
7	550–600	588	422.50–434.00	427.47
5	600–650	626	385.00–390.00	385.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	275	530.00–555.00	541.25
4	300–350	316	500.00–530.00	511.38
21	350–400	371	475.00–500.00	488.17
43	400–450	421	455.00–484.00	474.14
11	450–500	470	450.00–466.00	462.45
5	500–550	528	412.50–415.00	414.04
20	550–600	581	390.00–428.00	410.52
7	600–650	601	420.00	420.00
5	700–750	727	320.00–325.00	320.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	500.00–505.00	502.58
13	300–350	320	470.00–495.00	482.76
14	350–400	381	450.00–470.00	460.28
17	400–450	430	430.00–450.00	442.24
32	450–500	474	420.00–440.00	431.59
16	500–550	532	390.00–405.00	392.47
2	550–600	555	355.00–370.00	362.50
9	600–650	604	360.00–365.00	362.21
3	650–700	662	320.00–342.50	334.96
2	700–750	703	290.00–310.00	299.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	450.00–475.00	462.09
10	300–350	318	440.00–465.00	454.10
13	350–400	370	415.00–440.00	432.95
3	400–450	430	410.00–425.00	418.43
15	450–500	482	375.00–415.00	403.75
9	500–550	528	350.00–375.00	362.85
4	550–600	574	320.00–350.00	338.73
6	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	332.73
2	650–700	678	300.00–315.00	307.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	570.00–620.00	587.27
5	250–300	270	590.00–615.00	598.20
10	300–350	303	580.00–602.50	588.94
2	350–400	373	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	421	480.00–510.00	495.85
10	450–500	471	455.00–485.00	473.15
7	500–550	509	420.00–425.00	420.70
6	550–600	568	390.00–420.00	409.01
4	650–700	658	357.50–360.00	358.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	555.00–580.00	568.28
5	300–350	317	535.00–555.00	547.97
2	350–400	375	490.00–495.00	492.37
10	400–450	442	450.00–475.00	467.11
7	450–500	474	425.00–450.00	437.71
9	500–550	518	400.00–415.00	407.15
4	550–600	576	355.00–375.00	365.07
2	600–650	618	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	690	335.00–345.00	340.01
7	700–750	724	320.00–345.00	333.59
2	750–800	775	305.00–335.00	319.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–535.00	532.59
6	300–350	325	495.00–530.00	514.88
10	350–400	378	450.00–480.00	465.56
3	400–450	418	410.00–440.00	425.30
4	450–500	475	400.00–420.00	411.24
2	600–650	613	340.00–355.00	347.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	174.00	174.00
8	—	1,487	156.00–171.00	163.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,033	157.00–169.00	161.92
19	—	1,128	130.00–156.00	148.03
5	—	1,073	174.00–180.00	177.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	172.00–179.00	174.52
9	—	1,256	152.00–169.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,667	194.00–213.00	202.85
4	—	1,340	172.00–182.00	176.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,232.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,170.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,168	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,142.37

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	923	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,806.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	933	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,843.30

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)	17	—	1,257	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,666.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,218	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,843.18

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	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	2	—	1,105	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,518.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,080	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,966.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	—	1,230	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	980	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	902	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,071.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.