Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-07-14

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 654▼ 207 vs year ago 843 · −24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 71▼ 46 vs year ago 135 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 81▲ 31 vs year ago 21 · +147.6%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $422.38/cwt on 67 head, down $32.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +0.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.
Average price
$422.38
▼ 32.42 vs prior sale
67 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.19
vs GA average
−16.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2537425.722,28561
Medium and Large 3556388.402,1616thin
One grade step is worth $37.32/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale67 hd
422.38
—
GA average14 barns · 506 hd
436.57
−14.19
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−16.77
This barn, trailing median35 sales
421.51
+0.87
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
487430374317median 421.5103/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $421.51 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—Low1,474202.222,98019
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,288188.192,42321
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,613185.572,9932thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057170.731,80430

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)1,125$2,53411
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,3993thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,2673thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8076
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371504.35/cwt495.00–525.001,87122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3398452.21/cwt450.00–470.001,8009
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420477.07/cwt460.00–497.502,00436
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425447.44/cwt445.00–450.001,9022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9965
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474452.19/cwt430.00–465.002,14318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519435.50/cwt425.00–447.502,26038
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566409.56/cwt400.00–420.002,31823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578382.60/cwt360.00–390.002,2114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613350.04/cwt340.00–360.002,1462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617398.36/cwt390.00–410.002,4587
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638374.86/cwt370.00–385.002,3929
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,5026
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737336.18/cwt335.00–345.002,47817
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,1502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268499.54/cwt495.00–500.001,33911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356481.01/cwt470.00–485.001,71222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375430.20/cwt420.00–435.001,6133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384448.83/cwt440.00–460.001,72413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420435.72/cwt427.50–447.501,83024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426409.88/cwt400.00–425.001,7465
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478438.98/cwt425.00–442.502,09827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478405.59/cwt380.00–412.001,93923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520423.57/cwt420.00–425.002,2037
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525398.25/cwt386.00–417.502,09127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525369.69/cwt360.00–382.501,9415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565342.52/cwt340.00–345.001,9352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568356.39/cwt350.00–365.002,0244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574376.80/cwt370.00–390.002,1639
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3226
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3313
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2213584.71/cwt580.00–590.001,2452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265553.02/cwt540.00–570.001,4663
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1291602.43/cwt595.00–620.001,75314
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295492.50/cwt490.00–495.001,4532
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303557.44/cwt550.00–565.001,6892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338491.67/cwt480.00–505.001,6623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365510.02/cwt505.00–515.001,8624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6704
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387472.28/cwt460.00–480.001,82821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415488.75/cwt470.00–495.002,0284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428459.73/cwt457.50–465.001,9689
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455451.26/cwt450.00–455.002,0534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478422.54/cwt420.00–425.002,0202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512393.26/cwt390.00–400.002,0133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513381.27/cwt375.00–385.001,9566
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563349.94/cwt340.00–355.001,9703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580366.95/cwt360.00–370.002,1285
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611333.66/cwt320.00–340.002,0394
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685326.37/cwt315.00–335.002,2364
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215182.77/cwt180.00–186.002,2213
Bulls——1,361200.62/cwt194.00–208.002,73011
Bulls——1,877217.41/cwt212.00–232.004,0815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980144.80/cwt135.00–150.001,4194
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021166.24/cwt158.00–170.001,69710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098180.02/cwt171.00–191.001,97716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265192.47/cwt184.00–199.002,43516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360174.51/cwt166.00–181.002,3735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613185.57/cwt184.00–187.002,9932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1192,333.07/head1,800.00–2,650.002,3334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1602,223.49/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,823.69/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.