Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2026-08-11

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 372▼ 399 vs year ago 874 · −45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 68▼ 59 vs year ago 104 · −56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 77▼ 18 vs year ago 61 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.23/cwt on 53 head, down $18.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.37 against this barn's trailing median of $375.60.
Average price
$328.23
▼ 18.28 vs prior sale
53 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2564335.041,89041
Medium and Large 3541304.981,64912thin
One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $242 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 sale53 hd
328.23
—
GA average13 barns · 400 hd
344.04
−15.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.60
−47.37
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
448398347297median 375.6003/0305/0507/1409/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,349189.722,5609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204179.582,16316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,087162.791,76915

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)1,005$3,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,74110

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325479.92/cwt475.00–485.001,5602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3427394.58/cwt392.50–397.501,6855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442412.56/cwt405.00–420.001,8246
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482406.51/cwt402.50–415.001,95920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3491368.62/cwt367.50–370.001,8109
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3506356.99/cwt345.00–360.001,8067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516391.26/cwt390.00–392.502,0194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,06010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3576334.70/cwt300.00–347.501,9285
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1601367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2095
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3218473.36/cwt460.00–490.001,0323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273491.34/cwt485.00–500.001,3413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325412.65/cwt395.00–420.001,3414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329447.55/cwt445.00–450.001,4724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379414.08/cwt410.00–415.001,56911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381397.26/cwt380.00–405.001,51411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430358.37/cwt355.00–360.001,5416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432380.38/cwt375.00–385.001,64315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462381.51/cwt377.50–392.521,7638
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472367.63/cwt355.00–370.001,73511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,5702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515319.88/cwt300.00–340.001,6475
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524352.91/cwt345.00–360.001,84915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555308.92/cwt300.00–320.001,7155
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623328.35/cwt325.00–335.002,0469
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725230.10/cwt225.00–235.001,6682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287500.78/cwt495.00–520.001,4374
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3287459.88/cwt440.00–470.001,3203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5183
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326452.27/cwt447.50–465.001,4747
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375383.56/cwt375.00–400.001,4383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384433.56/cwt415.00–455.001,6657
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1401429.17/cwt427.50–432.501,7219
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428398.43/cwt380.00–410.001,7057
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430367.34/cwt350.00–375.001,5807
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467400.21/cwt397.50–407.501,8699
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469384.95/cwt375.00–390.001,8058
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481328.89/cwt320.00–340.001,5825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519308.53/cwt300.00–320.001,6017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524341.95/cwt330.00–350.001,7928
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7135
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574333.36/cwt332.50–335.001,91333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618314.76/cwt300.00–330.001,9454
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674319.97/cwt310.00–325.002,1574
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3683291.56/cwt285.00–300.001,9913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,309185.00/cwt170.00–194.002,4227
Bulls——1,490206.24/cwt196.00–213.003,0732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029150.99/cwt146.00–155.001,5546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124177.20/cwt174.00–187.001,9924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126165.42/cwt161.00–170.001,8635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176174.40/cwt169.00–179.002,0519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241186.23/cwt180.00–191.002,3117
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Small 2-38602,157.99/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1582
Bred Cows—Small 1-28753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29383,095.20/head2,900.00–3,300.003,0952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0183,432.82/head3,300.00–3,650.003,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,202.01/head1,800.00–2,500.002,2023

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.