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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 475▼ 272 vs year ago 615 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 45▼ 58 vs year ago 113 · −51.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 43▼ 35 vs year ago 51 · −68.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle mostly steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.70/cwt on 22 head, down $22.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −48.37 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$325.70

▼ 22.43 vs prior sale

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.55

vs GA average

−25.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	345.84	1,876	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	318.15	1,765	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $111 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 sale22 hd

325.70

—

GA average13 barns · 389 hd

336.25

−10.55

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−25.22

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−48.37

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

35 sales

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,538	191.15	2,939	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	169.23	2,063	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	160.70	2,331	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	153.44	1,683	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,128	4thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	289	466.66/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,349	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	455.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,529	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	431.00/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,448	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	424.19/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,595	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	422.17/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,706	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	386.81/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,810	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	362.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,718	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	337.33/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,741	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	333.83/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,889	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	318.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,029	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	454.77/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,492	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	408.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,349	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	382.45/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,434	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	410.51/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,617	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	411.31/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,695	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	355.06/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,466	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	373.66/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,569	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	359.08/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,645	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	331.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,521	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,903	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	351.69/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,769	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	317.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,645	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	318.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,819	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,979	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	350.83/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,224	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,444	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,353	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	443.13/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,285	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	418.94/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,299	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	429.65/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,581	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	398.36/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,486	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	416.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,732	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	391.23/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,647	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	357.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,558	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	377.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,753	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	347.91/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,677	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	347.36/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,824	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	326.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,845	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	277.58/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,585	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	311.65/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,085	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	287.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,939	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	173.76/cwt	162.00–187.00	2,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	202.75/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,228	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	151.49/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,669	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,817	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	176.95/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,323	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	167.06/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,394	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	154.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,266	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	955	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	1,931.16/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,490	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 475Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 51

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle mostly steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	400.00–420.00	408.86
4	350–400	375	375.00–390.00	382.45
4	400–450	420	370.00–377.50	373.66
18	450–500	458	345.00–367.50	359.08
3	500–550	503	345.00–365.00	351.69
3	550–600	582	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	445.00–465.00	454.77
9	350–400	394	400.00–425.00	410.51
13	400–450	412	390.00–418.00	411.31
8	450–500	488	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	634	350.00–352.50	350.83
4	650–700	679	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	780	300.00–302.50	301.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	310.00–330.00	318.51
2	400–450	413	345.00–365.00	355.06
4	450–500	459	320.00–335.00	331.28
5	500–550	519	310.00–325.00	317.04
11	550–600	571	310.00–330.00	318.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	450.00–470.00	455.13
7	400–450	404	405.00–425.00	422.17
23	450–500	468	375.00–392.00	386.81
4	500–550	510	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	289	455.00–470.00	466.66
5	300–350	336	410.00–445.00	431.00
4	350–400	376	405.00–430.00	424.19
4	450–500	474	355.00–365.00	362.44
5	500–550	516	300.00–362.00	337.33
10	550–600	566	310.00–345.00	333.83
7	700–750	713	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	368	420.00–455.00	429.65
4	400–450	421	390.00–395.00	391.23
7	450–500	464	370.00–385.00	377.83
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.36
6	550–600	565	320.00–330.00	326.60
2	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	327.43
6	650–700	669	305.00–315.00	311.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	430.00–447.50	443.13
4	300–350	310	400.00–430.00	418.94
6	350–400	373	385.00–405.00	398.36
4	400–450	436	350.00–370.00	357.36
6	450–500	482	345.00–350.00	347.91
4	550–600	571	265.00–295.00	277.58
2	650–700	675	275.00–300.00	287.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	415.00–420.00	416.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	995	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,931.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,456	162.00–187.00	173.76
3	—	1,592	199.00–206.00	202.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,102	144.00–157.00	151.49
3	—	1,070	160.00–165.00	163.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	166.00–168.00	167.06
3	—	1,468	150.00–160.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	161.00–162.00	161.50
2	—	1,313	176.00–178.00	176.95

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.