Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-07-07

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▲ 276 vs last sale 378▲ 63 vs year ago 591 · +10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 72▼ 47 vs year ago 118 · −39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 50▲ 46 vs year ago 35 · +131.4%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to the market being closed for the July 4th Holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.33/cwt on 76 head, down $3.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 35 comparable sales and sits +23.25 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.
Average price
$397.33
▼ 3.88 vs prior sale
76 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.87
vs GA average
−18.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525427.922,24616thin
Medium and Large 2540402.822,17441
Medium and Large 3540359.701,94319thin
One grade step is worth $68.22/cwt here — about $303 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 sale76 hd
397.33
—
GA average10 barns · 304 hd
383.45
+13.87
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−18.79
This barn, trailing median35 sales
374.07
+23.25
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—Low1,626213.143,46625
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252182.872,29011
CowsLean 85-90%High1,089163.481,78118

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,72930
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$2,6955
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$2,3927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$3,0001thin

Every lot

73 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324567.18/cwt550.00–585.001,8384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381550.73/cwt535.00–560.002,09824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413432.30/cwt420.00–440.001,7854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420538.18/cwt515.00–545.002,26022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428487.26/cwt465.00–495.002,08510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468484.79/cwt470.00–510.002,26918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471449.84/cwt440.00–465.002,1194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526467.20/cwt457.50–475.002,45723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575445.41/cwt440.00–450.002,56124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2769
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1648405.68/cwt392.50–410.002,62915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,6284
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4779
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5775
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285512.76/cwt505.00–520.001,4612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336527.68/cwt525.00–540.001,7735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364486.66/cwt482.50–495.001,77116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379450.91/cwt445.00–465.001,7095
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417451.82/cwt430.00–462.501,88415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421416.31/cwt410.00–420.001,7534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429483.18/cwt467.50–495.002,07324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477403.68/cwt385.00–422.501,92610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478447.21/cwt430.00–457.502,13831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519432.27/cwt422.50–435.002,24314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530412.27/cwt395.00–417.502,18532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3534362.13/cwt340.00–375.001,93416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573346.77/cwt340.00–350.001,9873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574369.21/cwt365.00–372.502,1199
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624368.46/cwt360.00–380.002,29922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,2492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665348.25/cwt325.00–352.502,31613
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6966
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330466.52/cwt455.00–485.001,5403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332527.75/cwt525.00–545.001,7529
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340573.58/cwt570.00–585.001,9504
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366499.10/cwt490.00–515.001,8275
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421445.13/cwt440.00–450.001,8744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427488.26/cwt480.00–495.002,0853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427403.47/cwt400.00–410.001,7233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470466.78/cwt450.00–480.002,19426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484392.65/cwt375.00–410.001,9004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515439.81/cwt420.00–455.002,2655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532404.83/cwt390.00–415.002,1543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568363.75/cwt360.00–370.002,0664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572392.12/cwt375.00–400.002,2436
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618364.16/cwt350.00–370.002,25112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663353.77/cwt350.00–355.002,3454
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712332.55/cwt322.50–345.002,3687
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770317.45/cwt315.00–320.002,4442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483207.23/cwt196.00–210.003,07310
Bulls——1,520181.06/cwt174.00–187.002,7522
Bulls——1,753222.63/cwt211.00–233.003,90313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%981147.00/cwt130.00–155.001,4426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125163.09/cwt158.00–168.001,8354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153176.04/cwt170.00–185.002,0308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253185.82/cwt183.00–193.002,3288
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37051,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5502
Bred Cows—Small 2-38781,749.57/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7502
Bred Cows—Small 1-29102,747.53/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,800.47/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1081,933.75/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2092,331.55/head1,750.00–2,650.002,33211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2243,101.84/head2,750.00–3,500.003,10217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3323,202.07/head3,050.00–3,350.003,2023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.