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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 26

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 643▼ 43 vs year ago 457 · −9.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 101▼ 61 vs year ago 106 · −57.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 69▲ 13 vs year ago 20 · +65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows, Slaughter Bulls and Replacement Cattle sold steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes sold 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 $376.27/cwt on 66 head, down $1.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +2.20 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$376.27

▼ 1.63 vs prior sale

66 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$31.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs GA average

−31.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	394.44	2,177	16thin
Medium and Large 2	528	381.87	2,016	20
Medium and Large 3	550	362.85	1,996	30

One grade step is worth $31.59/cwt here — about $181 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 sale66 hd

376.27

—

GA average11 barns · 296 hd

387.15

−10.88

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−31.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

+2.20

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	1,707	191.31	3,266	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	183.53	2,310	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	180.99	2,809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	172.74	1,926	9thin

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)	1,039	$2,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,550	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,705	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	486.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,849	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	446.88/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,922	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	444.20/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,039	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	422.74/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,076	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	433.46/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,258	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	397.79/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,088	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	409.41/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,330	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	389.80/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,273	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,419	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,532	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	342.38/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,451	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,596	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	448.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,507	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,706	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	417.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,558	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	449.28/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,703	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,851	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	409.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,763	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	403.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,908	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	383.63/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,010	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	418.51/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,197	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	370.92/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,003	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,061	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	340.67/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,969	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,220	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	312.53/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,010	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	344.31/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,297	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	290.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,995	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,686	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	546.22/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,764	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	449.93/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,660	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	487.63/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,809	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	452.48/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,860	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	420.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,777	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	441.16/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,003	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	407.54/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,972	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	410.29/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,134	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	364.85/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,930	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	398.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,199	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	369.74/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,126	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	340.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,279	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,075	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,401	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	181.65/cwt	170.00–192.00	2,832	7
Bulls	—	—	1,966	208.22/cwt	197.00–216.00	4,094	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	165.23/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,756	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	178.75/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,068	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	178.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,237	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	187.63/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,368	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,809	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	835	1,822.75/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,112	2,030.98/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,031	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	3,400.11/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 643Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 101Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 69Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	540.00–555.00	546.22
4	350–400	371	475.00–495.00	487.63
6	400–450	411	440.00–465.00	452.48
4	450–500	454	430.00–452.50	441.16
5	500–550	520	405.00–420.00	410.29
2	550–600	575	360.00–380.00	369.74
5	650–700	670	330.00–350.00	340.09
2	700–750	733	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	440.00–470.00	449.93
10	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	420.07
5	450–500	484	402.50–420.00	407.54
4	500–550	529	350.00–390.00	364.85
2	650–700	675	300.00–315.00	307.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	380.00–410.00	398.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	467.50	467.50
6	500–550	525	400.00–422.00	418.51
10	550–600	568	380.00	380.00
13	650–700	667	332.00–348.00	344.31
4	750–800	761	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	440.00–455.00	449.28
13	400–450	430	425.00–450.00	430.42
18	500–550	524	377.00–390.00	383.63
2	550–600	563	366.00	366.00
3	600–650	627	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	440.00–450.00	448.51
2	350–400	373	410.00–425.00	417.65
5	400–450	430	380.00–420.00	409.92
9	450–500	473	395.00–410.00	403.46
22	500–550	540	350.00–390.00	370.92
8	550–600	578	320.00–346.00	340.67
2	600–650	643	305.00–320.00	312.53
2	650–700	688	280.00–300.00	290.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	570.00	570.00
14	450–500	459	440.00–470.00	444.20
4	500–550	521	415.00–440.00	433.46
8	550–600	569	405.00–415.00	409.41
2	600–650	640	378.00	378.00
8	700–750	716	342.00–345.00	342.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	380	485.00–490.00	486.62
5	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	446.88
22	450–500	491	415.00–430.00	422.74
9	500–550	525	380.00–410.00	397.79
13	550–600	583	375.00–398.00	389.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	656	386.00	386.00
7	750–800	768	338.00	338.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	920	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,822.75

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	—	875	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	2	—	1,158	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	5	—	1,112	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,030.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	170.00–192.00	181.65
4	—	1,966	197.00–216.00	208.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	169.00–188.00	178.75
4	—	1,063	164.00–166.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	180.00–183.00	180.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	185.00–195.00	187.63
4	—	1,254	174.00–181.00	178.40

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.