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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 12

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 600▼ 45 vs year ago 597 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 142▼ 23 vs year ago 115 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 73▲ 38 vs year ago 43 · +88.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady to 2.00 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 $365.64/cwt on 34 head, down $16.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 35 comparable sales and sits −8.43 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$365.64

▼ 16.59 vs prior sale

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$52.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs GA average

−51.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	410.00	2,091	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	380.00	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 3	541	357.76	1,935	26

One grade step is worth $52.24/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

365.64

—

GA average14 barns · 342 hd

389.54

−23.90

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−51.47

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−8.43

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	1,574	213.41	3,360	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	181.71	2,331	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	181.07	2,865	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	163.03	1,753	28

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)	1,249	$2,711	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,666	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,378	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,375	2thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	507.16/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,385	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	530.08/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,606	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	576.34/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,815	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	481.72/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,797	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	535.42/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,217	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	467.50/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,940	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,150	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	505.17/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,374	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	461.21/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,218	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	471.67/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,382	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	442.07/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,277	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	444.97/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,470	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,148	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	431.42/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,485	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	425.29/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,671	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	387.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,478	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,596	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,729	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	207	598.19/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,238	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,226	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	445.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,418	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	477.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,580	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	478.91/cwt	470.00–482.50	1,762	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	451.16/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,705	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,658	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	471.79/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,934	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	411.31/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,728	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	443.16/cwt	425.00–452.20	1,901	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	464.19/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,168	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	430.78/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,016	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	395.62/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,859	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	369.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,942	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	334.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,912	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	390.84/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,372	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	347.83/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,153	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	321.13/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,997	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	320.09/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,292	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	585.69/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,201	15
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	549.91/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,243	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	279	512.16/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,429	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	507.33/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,593	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	456.72/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,694	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	487.02/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,831	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	500.48/cwt	485.00–507.50	2,037	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	415.01/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,706	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	456.60/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,941	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	474.87/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,199	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	419.00/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,961	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	436.11/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,067	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	448.15/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,286	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	415.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,181	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	362.39/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,066	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	393.91/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,257	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	382.96/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,371	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	373.75/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,314	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	363.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,400	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	321.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,140	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,500	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	326.98/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,501	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	205.67/cwt	197.00–213.00	2,871	10
Bulls	—	—	1,513	182.53/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	227.32/cwt	217.00–242.00	4,012	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	146.09/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,496	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	176.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,894	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	165.01/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,863	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	185.77/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,344	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	177.14/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,313	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	166.48/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,397	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	178.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,763	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	186.78/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,067	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	905	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	945	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,111	2,260.52/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,261	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	2,026.18/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	2,190.07/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,190	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	2,690.06/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,690	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	2,965.54/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	2,966	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,782.29/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,782	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 600Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 142Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 73Year ago 43

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00–475.00	462.50
6	300–350	318	435.00–455.00	445.88
2	350–400	390	420.00–430.00	425.06
5	400–450	420	395.00–420.00	411.31
8	450–500	470	387.50–410.00	395.62
17	500–550	525	360.00–380.00	369.85
9	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	334.92
11	600–650	622	317.50–340.00	321.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	580.00–630.00	598.19
11	350–400	368	470.00–482.50	478.91
6	400–450	410	455.00–482.50	471.79
16	450–500	467	450.00–472.50	464.19
3	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	607	377.50–400.00	390.84
5	700–750	716	310.00–335.00	320.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	470.00–495.00	477.20
6	350–400	378	435.00–465.00	451.16
18	400–450	429	425.00–452.20	443.16
11	450–500	468	420.00–442.50	430.78
3	500–550	532	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
7	600–650	619	345.00–355.00	347.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	205	580.00–615.00	585.69
13	400–450	407	485.00–507.50	500.48
6	450–500	463	460.00–490.00	474.87
6	500–550	510	430.00–467.50	448.15
5	550–600	573	385.00–410.00	393.91
5	600–650	619	380.00–395.00	382.96
4	650–700	660	350.00–370.00	363.69
6	750–800	765	325.00–328.00	326.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	540.00–570.00	549.91
5	350–400	376	480.00–505.00	487.02
13	400–450	425	440.00–475.00	456.60
6	450–500	474	425.00–455.00	436.11
11	500–550	525	400.00–425.00	415.40
4	550–600	570	355.00–375.00	362.39
8	600–650	619	372.50–375.00	373.75
4	650–700	666	315.00–330.00	321.30
2	700–750	730	340.00–345.00	342.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	500.00–540.00	512.16
4	300–350	314	485.00–525.00	507.33
8	350–400	371	440.00–470.00	456.72
5	400–450	411	400.00–425.00	415.01
5	450–500	468	395.00–450.00	419.00
2	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	345.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	520.00–540.00	530.08
2	400–450	420	512.00	512.00
20	450–500	481	440.00–475.00	461.21
12	500–550	515	440.00–442.50	442.07
9	550–600	576	430.00–432.50	431.42
5	600–650	640	375.00–390.00	387.12
3	650–700	697	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	700	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	570.00–590.00	576.34
15	400–450	414	530.00–540.00	535.42
15	450–500	470	480.00–510.00	505.17
6	500–550	505	470.00–472.50	471.67
5	550–600	555	437.50–450.00	444.97
18	600–650	628	412.50–440.00	425.29
4	700–750	723	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.16
3	350–400	373	465.00–500.00	481.72
2	400–450	415	455.00–480.00	467.50
4	550–600	569	370.00–380.00	377.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,306	171.00–182.00	177.14
9	—	1,262	184.00–189.00	185.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	160.00–168.00	165.01
9	—	1,024	133.00–155.00	146.09
10	—	1,073	170.00–186.00	176.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	175.00–180.00	178.36
2	—	1,440	166.00–167.00	166.48
7	—	1,642	185.00–189.00	186.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	197.00–213.00	205.67
2	—	1,513	176.00–190.00	182.53
10	—	1,765	217.00–242.00	227.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,150.00	2,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,326	2,700.00–3,450.00	2,965.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,201	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,690.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,388	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,782.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	4	—	1,170	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,190.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,026.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,111	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,260.52

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	—	840	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	1,305	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.