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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 19

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 552▼ 329 vs year ago 972 · −33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 92▼ 7 vs year ago 108 · −6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 81▲ 41 vs year ago 28 · +146.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $377.90/cwt on 23 head, up $12.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 35 comparable sales and sits +3.83 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$377.90

▲ 12.26 vs prior sale

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs GA average

−40.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	404.72	2,157	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	353.31	1,960	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $197 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 sale23 hd

377.90

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

392.02

−14.11

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−40.36

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+3.83

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	—	High	1,562	208.86	3,263	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	181.32	2,738	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	176.34	2,269	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	167.58	1,814	29

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)	1,143	$2,653	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,473	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,174	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$2,587	4thin

Every lot

86 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	496.67/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,763	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	493.37/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,072	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	472.77/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,047	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	456.86/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,184	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	457.82/cwt	450.00–479.00	2,417	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	377.53/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,005	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	431.52/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,304	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	376.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,122	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	458.86/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,638	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	408.30/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,380	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	416.16/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,634	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	363.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,423	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,254	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	343.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,454	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,500	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	458.20/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,100	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	525.45/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,466	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	549.23/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,560	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	292	460.03/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,343	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	480.87/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,524	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	454.73/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,496	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	484.93/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,789	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	447.57/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,737	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	442.24/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	409.02/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,751	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	480.04/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,131	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,036	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	429.23/cwt	415.00–438.00	2,005	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	400.71/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,943	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	413.84/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,123	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	370.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,948	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	388.77/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,208	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	340.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,962	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	307.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,905	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	349.59/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,192	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	373.21/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,355	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,370	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	318.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,187	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	305.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,227	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	292.18/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,294	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	547.53/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,221	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,313	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	587.64/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,587	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	559.25/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,532	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	505.16/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,617	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	580.02/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,920	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	543.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,814	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	452.96/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,685	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	493.23/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,879	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,980	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	422.65/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,779	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	456.08/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,970	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,829	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	444.38/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,124	40
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	417.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,239	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	372.47/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,153	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	395.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,386	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	372.00/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,344	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	332.47/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,121	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,371	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	267.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,069	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,172	177.83/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	205.40/cwt	197.00–214.00	3,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	224.14/cwt	217.00–229.00	3,786	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	163.16/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,743	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	179.51/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,975	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	151.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,665	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	174.05/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,224	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	188.80/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,447	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	158.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,060	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	166.43/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,383	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	179.47/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,715	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	190.30/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,942	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	935	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	2,127.66/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,128	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,985.27/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,921.44/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,921	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,833.23/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,833	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	795	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	810	2,399.38/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 552Year ago 972

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 92Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 81Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	545.00–550.00	547.53
4	250–300	274	545.00–570.00	559.25
3	300–350	334	540.00–550.00	543.15
16	350–400	381	485.00–505.00	493.23
13	400–450	432	440.00–475.00	456.08
40	450–500	478	435.00–455.00	444.38
7	500–550	536	400.00–425.00	417.77
4	550–600	578	365.00–375.00	372.47
5	600–650	630	370.00–372.50	372.00
2	700–750	713	330.00–335.00	332.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	585.00–590.00	587.64
4	300–350	331	570.00–590.00	580.02
7	400–450	404	490.00	490.00
5	600–650	604	380.00–400.00	395.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	260	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	320	500.00–510.00	505.16
10	350–400	372	440.00–470.00	452.96
6	400–450	421	400.00–435.00	422.65
2	450–500	463	390.00–400.00	395.03
2	600–650	638	325.00–340.00	332.47
2	750–800	773	260.00–275.00	267.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	510.00–535.00	525.45
11	300–350	317	470.00–490.00	480.87
8	350–400	388	435.00–460.00	447.57
18	400–450	419	425.00–450.00	442.24
51	450–500	467	415.00–438.00	429.23
5	600–650	627	340.00–352.50	349.59
4	650–700	686	315.00–320.00	318.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	284	540.00–560.00	549.23
6	350–400	369	470.00–500.00	484.93
4	400–450	444	465.00–485.00	480.04
2	450–500	450	452.50	452.50
7	500–550	513	400.00–430.00	413.84
4	550–600	568	385.00–392.50	388.77
4	600–650	631	367.50–390.00	373.21
6	650–700	662	358.00	358.00
3	700–750	730	295.00–310.00	305.04
2	750–800	785	275.00–310.00	292.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	445.00–465.00	458.20
5	250–300	292	450.00–480.00	460.03
4	300–350	329	450.00–465.00	454.73
12	400–450	428	385.00–420.00	409.02
14	450–500	485	385.00–410.00	400.71
5	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	370.96
7	550–600	576	330.00–350.00	340.71
2	600–650	620	300.00–315.00	307.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	490.00–495.00	493.37
2	450–500	478	440.00–475.00	456.86
7	500–550	534	415.00–442.50	431.52
3	550–600	583	405.00–410.00	408.30
3	650–700	667	350.00–375.00	363.25
4	700–750	714	340.00–350.00	343.74
3	750–800	773	320.00–325.00	323.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	528	450.00–479.00	457.82
19	550–600	575	440.00–467.50	458.86
13	600–650	633	410.00–418.00	416.16
3	650–700	655	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	495.00–500.00	496.67
19	400–450	433	450.00–480.00	472.77
5	500–550	531	365.00–410.00	377.53
5	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	376.99
2	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	334.91

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	—	935	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	1	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,921.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,833.23

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,985.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,133	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,127.66

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	2	—	810	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,399.38

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	—	795	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	176.00–183.00	179.47
3	—	1,432	159.00–170.00	166.43
6	—	1,546	184.00–198.00	190.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	150.00–164.00	158.00
17	—	1,278	170.00–182.00	174.05
9	—	1,296	184.00–197.00	188.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	170.00–189.00	179.51
16	—	1,068	157.00–168.00	163.16
3	—	1,100	150.00–154.00	151.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	217.00–229.00	224.14
3	—	1,172	166.00–184.00	177.83
4	—	1,633	197.00–214.00	205.40

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.