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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 503▼ 313 vs year ago 685 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 59▼ 25 vs year ago 93 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 25▲ 28 vs year ago 49 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.51/cwt on 40 head, up $21.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.10 against this barn's trailing median of $375.60.

Average price

$346.51

▲ 21.71 vs prior sale

40 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$44.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	354.65	1,999	29
Medium and Large 2	545	337.58	1,838	6thin
Medium and Large 3	521	310.01	1,615	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $384 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 sale40 hd

346.51

—

GA average13 barns · 333 hd

350.47

−3.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

375.60

−29.10

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

34 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.74, low $311.24, median $375.60 across 34 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	1,566	210.13	3,291	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	179.63	2,304	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	178.47	2,557	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	166.28	1,757	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$3,142	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$3,016	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,230	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,977	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,583	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	455.14/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,684	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	445.63/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,903	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	415.28/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,798	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,931	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,017	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	370.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,777	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	382.03/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,975	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	400.55/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,251	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,190	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	385.04/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,364	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,444	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	445.06/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,260	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	442.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,407	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	366.27/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,179	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	392.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,451	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	376.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,587	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	351.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,499	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	360.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,682	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	342.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,637	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,014	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	327.81/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,760	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,976	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	312.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,770	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,990	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,201	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	584.06/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,273	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	504.40/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,417	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	493.75/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,620	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	481.76/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,739	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	394.26/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,463	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	439.28/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,687	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	430.42/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,803	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	397.93/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,695	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	362.54/cwt	337.50–377.50	1,573	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,835	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	339.67/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,607	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	382.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,832	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	341.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,767	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	364.10/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,893	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	310.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,615	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	333.35/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,907	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	352.18/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,025	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,161	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	342.40/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,119	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,509	185.95/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,806	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	204.78/cwt	195.00–212.00	3,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,592	221.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	3,532	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	145.85/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,467	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	167.25/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,719	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	181.31/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,032	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	173.12/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,150	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	188.74/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,529	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	178.47/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,557	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	4,320.94/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,321	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	817	1,884.23/head	1,250.00–2,350.00	1,884	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	836	3,700.54/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,701	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	905	1,994.75/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,174	2,486.89/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,487	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,278	2,409.13/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,409	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	3,090.52/head	2,700.00–4,450.00	3,091	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,950.03/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,950	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	858	2,778.72/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 503Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 59Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 25Year ago 49

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	480.00–485.00	482.56
2	350–400	370	445.00–465.00	455.14
10	400–450	433	400.00–426.00	415.28
3	450–500	477	400.00–410.00	404.86
6	500–550	517	378.00–395.00	382.03
3	550–600	592	365.00–375.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	427	440.00–447.50	445.63
3	450–500	478	422.00	422.00
1	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	562	390.00–414.00	400.55
7	600–650	614	365.00–390.00	385.04
2	650–700	675	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	430.00–440.00	434.97
2	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	370.16
2	600–650	613	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	580.00–585.00	584.06
9	300–350	328	490.00–505.00	493.75
8	350–400	361	475.00–490.00	481.76
10	400–450	419	420.00–440.00	430.42
2	450–500	453	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	520	362.50–370.00	364.10
23	550–600	575	350.00–352.50	352.18
2	600–650	613	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	281	490.00–515.00	504.40
11	350–400	384	420.00–452.50	439.28
5	400–450	426	380.00–410.00	397.93
20	450–500	479	365.00–390.00	382.39
3	500–550	517	330.00–350.00	341.81
3	550–600	572	320.00–340.00	333.35
6	600–650	619	335.00–352.50	342.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	387.50–410.00	394.26
16	400–450	434	337.50–377.50	362.54
5	450–500	473	300.00–355.00	339.67
5	500–550	521	300.00–320.00	310.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	430.00–450.00	442.54
4	500–550	519	388.00	388.00
2	700–750	710	305.00–315.00	309.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	380.00–405.00	392.27
5	400–450	421	370.00–385.00	376.93
8	450–500	467	355.00–370.00	360.26
2	500–550	545	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	609	325.00–330.00	326.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	435.00–450.00	445.06
3	300–350	322	355.00–385.00	366.27
9	400–450	426	330.00–360.00	351.77
10	450–500	478	320.00–350.00	342.46
19	500–550	537	310.00–332.00	327.81
4	550–600	566	300.00–320.00	312.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,045	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,360	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,950.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,348	2,700.00–4,450.00	3,090.52

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)	6	—	836	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,700.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	800	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,320.94

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	817	1,250.00–2,350.00	1,884.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,994.75

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)	7	—	1,174	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,486.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,278	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,409.13

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	2	—	858	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,778.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,055	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,121	177.00–186.00	181.31
8	—	1,028	159.00–172.00	167.25
7	—	1,006	136.00–154.00	145.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	162.00–179.00	173.12
5	—	1,340	182.00–198.00	188.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	174.00–184.00	178.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,592	215.00–230.00	221.89
6	—	1,558	195.00–212.00	204.78
5	—	1,509	180.00–194.00	185.95

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.