Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-06-23

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jun 23
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 705▼ 89 vs year ago 467 · −19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 98▼ 1 vs year ago 73 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 41▲ 21 vs year ago 29 · +72.4%
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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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.21/cwt on 38 head, up $9.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 35 comparable sales and sits +27.14 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$401.21
▲ 9.85 vs prior sale
38 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.09
vs GA average
−14.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533420.332,24223
Medium and Large 2542371.892,01615thin
One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about $227 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
401.21
—
GA average12 barns · 378 hd
385.12
+16.09
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−14.62
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
+27.14
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
423376329282median 374.0703/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,329191.982,55111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,296182.192,36217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488176.962,6348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,101163.711,80220

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,4428
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$2,3594thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$3,17911

Every lot

75 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5263
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364544.58/cwt520.00–550.001,9829
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428487.22/cwt470.00–500.002,08511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464445.08/cwt440.00–450.002,0656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469472.77/cwt465.00–477.502,2176
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525448.64/cwt440.00–452.502,3558
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565433.91/cwt430.00–436.002,4529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3587375.14/cwt365.00–380.002,2023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592417.49/cwt387.50–427.002,47211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615357.32/cwt350.00–365.002,1982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626406.85/cwt385.00–430.002,54711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680368.81/cwt355.00–380.002,5084
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708358.85/cwt355.00–362.002,5416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765356.27/cwt355.00–357.502,7252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323432.44/cwt425.00–440.001,3972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343506.56/cwt485.00–510.001,7387
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379409.14/cwt395.00–420.001,5515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380473.20/cwt470.00–475.001,79813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393440.06/cwt430.00–450.001,7292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417468.25/cwt460.00–472.501,9537
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423381.17/cwt360.00–400.001,6124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431432.09/cwt420.00–455.001,8625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464453.02/cwt452.00–455.002,1026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470386.49/cwt375.00–395.001,8173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518387.75/cwt375.00–395.002,0097
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520428.20/cwt422.50–435.002,22718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563358.01/cwt345.00–365.002,0168
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1641375.38/cwt355.00–378.002,40614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683325.09/cwt320.00–330.002,2202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268515.05/cwt510.00–520.001,3802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273556.59/cwt555.00–560.001,5196
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325535.61/cwt530.00–545.001,7417
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333500.08/cwt495.00–505.001,6653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390454.94/cwt450.00–460.001,7742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425445.14/cwt430.00–450.001,8925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434481.17/cwt475.00–490.002,0884
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435405.06/cwt400.00–410.001,7622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458444.16/cwt440.00–450.002,0346
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475403.53/cwt390.00–415.001,9174
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515397.82/cwt380.00–415.002,0495
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517424.37/cwt420.00–430.002,1948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558372.80/cwt360.00–380.002,0807
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605374.96/cwt370.00–380.002,2692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667344.80/cwt330.00–352.002,3003
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733274.91/cwt270.00–280.002,0152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773334.56/cwt320.00–350.002,5862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225185.98/cwt174.00–193.002,2787
Bulls——1,510202.49/cwt199.00–206.003,0584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097141.66/cwt132.00–156.001,5545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098176.09/cwt170.00–187.001,9339
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108163.53/cwt158.00–168.001,8126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251177.16/cwt171.00–181.002,2165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315188.47/cwt182.00–194.002,47810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315163.38/cwt161.00–165.002,1482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450172.52/cwt170.00–176.002,5025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552184.37/cwt183.00–187.002,8613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37601,500.66/head1,100.00–1,800.001,5012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2913,876.77/head3,500.00–4,200.003,8774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4133,705.13/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1562,239.97/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,642.94/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3583,018.51/head2,600.00–3,350.003,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.