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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

667 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 441▼ 310 vs year ago 977 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 101▼ 37 vs year ago 111 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 48▼ 16 vs year ago 72 · −22.2%

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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 sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

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 $333.02/cwt on 42 head, up $14.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.15 against this barn's trailing median of $375.17.

Average price

$333.02

▲ 14.79 vs prior sale

42 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs GA average

−21.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	338.09	1,923	36
Medium and Large 2	583	302.63	1,764	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.46/cwt here — about $158 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 sale42 hd

333.02

—

GA average14 barns · 446 hd

322.48

+10.55

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−21.29

This barn, trailing median34 sales

375.17

−42.15

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $409.07, low $296.08, median $375.17 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	—	Low	1,613	197.15	3,180	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,856	157.20	2,918	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	151.21	1,979	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	146.78	1,559	19

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)	1,282	$2,525	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,134	8

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	470.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,119	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	485.92/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,565	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	466.40/cwt	465.00–467.50	1,721	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	382.13/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,597	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	447.37/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,892	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	421.38/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,812	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	410.56/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,971	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,695	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,658	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	387.04/cwt	382.50–393.00	1,986	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	326.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,905	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,320	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	265.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,811	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	332.06/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,358	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	423.75/cwt	420.00–435.00	932	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	264	415.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,097	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	455.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,213	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,272	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	437.23/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,443	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	372.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	388.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,454	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	352.58/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,368	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	391.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,576	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	368.17/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,528	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	331.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,404	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	351.75/cwt	343.00–367.50	1,643	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	331.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,633	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	346.71/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,789	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	302.63/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,764	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	334.77/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,972	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	308.14/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,895	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,174	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	461.28/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,259	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,291	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.10/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,463	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	492.08/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,609	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,355	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	451.97/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,614	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	383.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,481	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	428.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,671	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	441.80/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,794	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	400.96/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,668	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	357.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,539	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	375.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,759	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	346.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,630	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,741	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,741	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	349.66/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,832	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,613	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	309.63/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,904	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	293.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,836	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	290.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,960	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,051	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	155.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	205.50/cwt	198.00–215.00	3,399	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	136.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,420	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	154.35/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,662	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	146.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,871	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	156.77/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,123	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,856	157.20/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,918	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,251	2,271.56/head	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,272	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,815.17/head	2,632.00–3,100.00	2,815	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,505.19/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	3,292.73/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,293	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,092.63/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,093	2

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 441Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 101Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 72

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	450.00–470.00	455.94
9	300–350	330	435.00–437.50	437.23
23	400–450	402	380.00–400.00	391.93
37	450–500	467	343.00–367.50	351.75
10	500–550	516	330.00–354.00	346.71
26	550–600	589	325.00–338.00	334.77
12	600–650	615	307.50–310.00	308.14
10	650–700	673	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	420.00–435.00	423.75
3	300–350	318	390.00–410.00	400.00
29	350–400	374	370.00–400.00	388.71
3	400–450	415	355.00–375.00	368.17
32	450–500	492	320.00–340.00	331.99
6	550–600	583	285.00–315.00	302.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	400.00–430.00	415.69
2	300–350	338	360.00–385.00	372.41
2	350–400	388	340.00–365.00	352.58
5	400–450	424	325.00–340.00	331.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	455.00–470.00	461.28
3	300–350	325	445.00–455.00	450.10
6	350–400	390	420.00–440.00	428.44
9	400–450	416	385.00–405.00	400.96
9	450–500	477	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	336.74
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	625	285.00–305.00	293.84
5	650–700	676	280.00–300.00	290.01
2	700–750	720	280.00–290.00	284.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	460.00–495.00	492.08
5	350–400	357	445.00–465.00	451.97
11	400–450	406	425.00–450.00	441.80
15	450–500	468	370.00–380.00	375.95
35	500–550	524	342.50–365.00	349.66
5	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
14	600–650	615	307.50–310.00	309.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00–450.00	445.00
2	300–350	343	390.00–400.00	394.96
4	350–400	386	375.00–400.00	383.72
7	400–450	431	350.00–370.00	357.05
8	450–500	471	335.00–350.00	346.16
3	500–550	522	300.00–310.00	306.71
4	550–600	581	270.00–285.00	277.55
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	465.00–490.00	485.92
13	350–400	369	465.00–467.50	466.40
11	400–450	423	437.50–460.00	447.37
10	450–500	480	402.50–412.50	410.56
35	500–550	513	382.50–393.00	387.04
3	550–600	553	377.50	377.50
15	600–650	648	358.00	358.00
11	700–750	710	325.00–336.00	332.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	430	407.50–430.00	421.38
3	450–500	475	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	450.00–480.00	470.14
2	400–450	418	370.00–395.00	382.13
3	450–500	482	350.00–355.00	351.70
2	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	325.05
6	550–600	583	310.00–330.00	326.83
4	650–700	683	250.00–275.00	265.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,251	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,271.56

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,395	2,632.00–3,100.00	2,815.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	3	—	1,192	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,292.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,505.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,092.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	136.00–152.00	146.89
7	—	1,354	154.00–158.00	156.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,077	149.00–159.00	154.35
8	—	1,041	130.00–141.00	136.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	155.00–159.00	157.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	152.50–160.00	155.39
10	—	1,654	198.00–215.00	205.50

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.