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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 29

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

495 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 525▼ 399 vs year ago 894 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 85▼ 164 vs year ago 258 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 68▲ 8 vs year ago 38 · +21.1%

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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 steady. All Calf Classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.55/cwt on 34 head, up $9.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.39 against this barn's trailing median of $421.94.

Average price

$370.55

▲ 9.40 vs prior sale

34 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$71.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

vs GA average

−44.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	383.62	2,053	24
Medium and Large 2	545	345.96	1,885	8thin
Medium and Large 3	573	312.01	1,788	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.61/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

370.55

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

362.42

+8.13

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−44.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

421.94

−51.39

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $421.94 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	1,575	182.14	2,868	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	153.80	2,348	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	151.97	1,976	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	139.23	1,483	20

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)	1,230	$2,266	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,123	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,258	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	548.68/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,580	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,465	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,665	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	419.65/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,796	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,530	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	407.88/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,921	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	365.50/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,758	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,728	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,040	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	347.90/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,938	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	312.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,788	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	364.89/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,138	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	356.79/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,198	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	342.70/cwt	337.50–346.00	2,282	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,159	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	290.16/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,051	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,068	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	430.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,131	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	458.89/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,239	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	447.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,467	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,182	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	384.36/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,411	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	347.60/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,297	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	410.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,535	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	361.05/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,527	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	383.86/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,631	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	364.11/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,726	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	338.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,653	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	316.73/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,647	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	325.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,816	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,034	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	278.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,887	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,082	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,524	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	451.85/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,423	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	454.94/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,706	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	433.37/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,664	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	396.02/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,544	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	371.93/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,640	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	335.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,508	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	378.67/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,768	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	357.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,680	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,914	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	299.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,590	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	282.86/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,607	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,744	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,931	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	258.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,824	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	266.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,061	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	160.50/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,594	201.77/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	180.86/cwt	171.00–191.00	3,062	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	132.27/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,391	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	154.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,673	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	158.61/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,022	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	145.41/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,889	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,433	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	149.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,263	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	156.91/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,413	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	3,257.96/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,258	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,208	1,909.01/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,909	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	2,265.85/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,266	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 525Year ago 894

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 85Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 68Year ago 38

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	440.00–450.00	445.00
2	250–300	263	420.00–440.00	430.10
6	350–400	367	380.00–395.00	384.36
5	400–450	423	355.00–367.50	361.05
8	450–500	489	330.00–345.00	338.12
3	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	316.73
3	650–700	678	275.00–280.00	278.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	445.00–475.00	458.89
2	300–350	328	440.00–455.00	447.33
19	350–400	374	400.00–430.00	410.42
25	400–450	425	375.00–397.50	383.86
28	450–500	474	350.00–372.50	364.11
2	500–550	533	335.00–345.00	339.88
11	550–600	558	315.00–335.00	325.43
2	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	678	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	718	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	360.38
9	350–400	373	330.00–365.00	347.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	440.00–460.00	451.85
6	350–400	384	425.00–442.50	433.37
2	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.42
5	550–600	572	300.00–310.00	304.94
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	705	250.00–275.00	258.70
2	750–800	775	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	375	445.00–460.00	454.94
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
10	450–500	467	370.00–385.00	378.67
3	500–550	507	377.50	377.50
3	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	666	285.00–295.00	289.96
4	750–800	774	260.00–270.00	266.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	390	375.00–410.00	396.02
7	400–450	441	345.00–377.50	371.93
2	450–500	450	325.00–345.00	335.00
4	500–550	530	280.00–310.00	299.93
5	550–600	568	275.00–295.00	282.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	288	535.00–550.00	548.68
2	350–400	360	462.50	462.50
13	450–500	471	392.50–430.00	407.88
21	500–550	528	382.50–390.00	386.30
3	550–600	586	362.50–370.00	364.89
8	600–650	616	340.00–367.50	356.79
16	650–700	666	337.50–346.00	342.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	455.00	455.00
25	400–450	428	412.50–425.00	419.65
5	450–500	481	362.50–375.00	365.50
2	500–550	508	330.00–350.00	340.15
6	550–600	557	337.50–360.00	347.90
2	650–700	680	315.00–320.00	317.54
19	700–750	707	289.00–310.00	290.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	450	330.00–350.00	340.00
2	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	312.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	150.00–159.00	154.79
13	—	1,052	123.00–140.00	132.27
2	—	1,113	144.00–147.00	145.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	140.00–154.00	149.66
8	—	1,538	155.00–162.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,275	157.00–164.00	158.61
2	—	1,448	168.00	168.00
16	—	1,299	134.00–155.00	145.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	196.00–206.00	201.77
4	—	1,285	154.00–166.00	160.50
9	—	1,693	171.00–191.00	180.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,288	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,257.96

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	—	1,240	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,909.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,265.85

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.