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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 5

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 852▼ 138 vs year ago 738 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 91▼ 8 vs year ago 150 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 127▲ 46 vs year ago 27 · +170.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle Steady with higher undertone. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with higher 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 $382.23/cwt on 38 head, down $8.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 35 comparable sales and sits +8.15 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$382.23

▼ 8.95 vs prior sale

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$56.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

vs GA average

−45.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	411.10	2,129	9thin
Medium and Large 2	540	391.03	2,110	15thin
Medium and Large 3	552	354.23	1,956	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.87/cwt here — about $174 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 sale38 hd

382.23

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

−14.82

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−45.67

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+8.15

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	1,564	206.32	3,227	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	171.65	2,222	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	168.57	2,550	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	153.84	1,681	44

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)	1,181	$2,902	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,493	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,334	5

Every lot

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,692	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	576.55/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,862	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	545.02/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,864	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	499.22/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,862	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,086	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	465.32/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,940	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	531.59/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,259	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	428.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,980	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	491.03/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,367	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	476.61/cwt	472.50–479.00	2,469	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	447.73/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,404	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,364	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,556	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,417	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	418.75/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,630	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,199	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	516.04/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,151	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	512.67/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,374	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	462.61/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,355	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	456.76/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,407	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	501.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,585	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	479.95/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,569	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	485.93/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,793	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	449.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,674	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	421.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,593	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	471.38/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,942	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	446.80/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,912	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	400.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,723	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	461.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,127	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	403.52/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,929	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	439.10/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,108	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	411.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,129	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	368.22/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,926	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	401.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,123	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,063	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	343.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,973	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,023	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	362.09/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,249	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	297.43/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,987	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,193	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	529.91/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,457	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	615.04/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,894	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	509.94/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,606	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	555.51/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,767	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	457.83/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,699	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	498.98/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,856	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	526.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,975	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	449.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,863	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	484.19/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,038	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	416.58/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,804	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	480.70/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,202	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	430.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,062	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	409.09/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,984	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	407.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,097	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	432.40/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,279	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	401.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,241	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	377.37/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,170	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	400.03/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,408	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,369	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	357.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	203.70/cwt	194.00–213.00	3,084	15
Bulls	—	—	1,577	218.89/cwt	214.00–230.00	3,452	11
Bulls	—	—	1,687	186.50/cwt	179.00–191.00	3,146	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	143.22/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,554	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	161.08/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,749	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	173.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,944	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	175.17/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,170	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	188.69/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,459	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	162.58/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,144	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	161.70/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,356	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	175.55/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,828	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	189.02/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,055	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	975	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	2,119.80/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,120	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,644.95/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,645	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	3,042.43/head	2,450.00–3,650.00	3,042	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,193	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	3,429.02/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	3,380.04/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,380	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 852Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 91Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 127Year ago 27

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	530.00–550.00	545.02
2	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	407	512.50	512.50
9	500–550	537	435.00–452.50	447.73
2	550–600	553	425.00–430.00	427.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	495.00–500.00	499.22
5	400–450	417	460.00–480.00	465.32
3	450–500	462	420.00–435.00	428.50
10	550–600	586	410.00–415.00	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	617.50	617.50
3	300–350	323	575.00–580.00	576.55
25	400–450	425	525.00–537.50	531.59
12	450–500	482	490.00–492.50	491.03
28	500–550	518	472.50–479.00	476.61
14	550–600	581	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	628	417.50–420.00	418.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	550.00	550.00
6	250–300	268	500.00–515.00	512.67
6	300–350	327	470.00–495.00	479.95
3	350–400	372	445.00–455.00	449.93
19	400–450	428	430.00–452.50	446.80
19	450–500	480	420.00–445.00	439.10
11	500–550	529	385.00–405.00	401.41
4	550–600	569	360.00–365.00	362.48
10	600–650	621	360.00–365.00	362.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	505.00–530.00	516.04
2	250–300	293	450.00–475.00	462.61
3	300–350	308	450.00–460.00	456.76
3	350–400	378	410.00–435.00	421.39
5	400–450	430	390.00–420.00	400.81
4	450–500	478	395.00–410.00	403.52
6	500–550	523	350.00–380.00	368.22
8	550–600	574	320.00–350.00	343.74
2	600–650	613	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	668	280.00–315.00	297.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	500.00–505.00	501.62
11	350–400	369	475.00–495.00	485.93
34	400–450	412	455.00–482.50	471.38
22	450–500	461	450.00–480.00	461.47
9	500–550	518	410.00–420.00	411.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	318	540.00–570.00	555.51
14	350–400	372	490.00–515.00	498.98
5	400–450	414	445.00–455.00	449.95
11	450–500	479	425.00–445.00	430.38
2	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	407.28
11	550–600	575	350.00–380.00	377.37
4	600–650	649	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	520.00–535.00	529.91
9	300–350	315	480.00–525.00	509.94
5	350–400	371	445.00–470.00	457.83
3	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	416.58
6	450–500	485	395.00–420.00	409.09
2	600–650	608	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	308	610.00–620.00	615.04
14	350–400	375	520.00–550.00	526.60
25	400–450	421	480.00–510.00	484.19
7	450–500	458	480.00–485.00	480.70
16	500–550	527	420.00–455.00	432.40
20	550–600	558	395.00–410.00	401.57
3	600–650	602	380.00–410.00	400.03
2	650–700	655	350.00–365.00	357.44

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,119.80

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)	1	—	975	3,550.00	3,550.00

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)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	5	—	1,168	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,644.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,179	2,450.00–3,650.00	3,042.43

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	—	900	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,198	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,429.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,380.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	157.00–166.00	161.08
10	—	1,118	170.00–180.00	173.87
25	—	1,085	130.00–155.00	143.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,457	154.00–170.00	161.70
4	—	1,616	184.00–198.00	189.02
6	—	1,611	173.00–180.00	175.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,319	155.00–170.00	162.58
7	—	1,239	172.00–178.00	175.17
6	—	1,303	183.00–194.00	188.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,514	194.00–213.00	203.70
5	—	1,687	179.00–191.00	186.50
11	—	1,577	214.00–230.00	218.89

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.