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Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 1
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
261 vs last sale 822 113 vs year ago 674 · 16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
7 vs last sale 89 2 vs year ago 94 · +2.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
31 vs last sale 60 27 vs year ago 56 · 48.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers higher undertone with limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, bull calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.96/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 84.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.
Average price
$305.96
32 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.15
vs GA average
15.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554313.591,73818thin
Medium and Large 2528299.881,58210thin
Medium and Large 3538286.821,5434thin
One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
453406359312median 390.1512/1602/2404/2106/1608/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $325.70, median $390.15 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
305.96
GA average14 barns · 392 hd
305.81
+0.15
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−15.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.15
−84.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,886176.513,3306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,177137.261,61543
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,345133.391,7945thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046127.921,33917

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,4184thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,3062thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,9943thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655282.39/cwt282.00–285.001,8508
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613304.33/cwt300.00–307.001,8666
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550538286.82/cwt282.00–290.001,5434
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365363.38/cwt360.00–365.001,3263
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9944
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567322.96/cwt321.00–325.001,8314
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,5702
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325431.82/cwt425.00–435.001,4033
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523326.18/cwt323.00–335.001,70612
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600584310.86/cwt310.00–315.001,81511
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460354.47/cwt340.00–359.001,63117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1862,418.07/head2,050.00–2,700.002,4184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,305.65/head2,150.00–2,450.002,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330384.18/cwt380.00–390.001,2685
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800772238.25/cwt237.00–242.001,8394
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613276.29/cwt272.00–280.001,6943
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517305.48/cwt295.00–316.001,5798
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368371.34/cwt370.00–375.001,36719
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750716250.75/cwt250.00–252.001,79522
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400369383.98/cwt380.00–390.001,4175
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340407.50/cwt400.00–415.001,3864
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2371,994.34/head1,900.00–2,150.001,9943
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,5822
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395410.32/cwt410.00–415.001,62115
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573318.78/cwt317.00–329.001,82721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160147.04/cwt142.00–154.001,70612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177135.40/cwt132.00–140.001,59422
CowsLean 85-90%1,049123.67/cwt117.00–128.001,2977
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,348128.08/cwt125.00–134.001,7273
Bulls1,623165.18/cwt162.00–168.002,6812
Bulls2,018182.17/cwt177.00–185.003,6764
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485322.55/cwt320.00–325.001,5642
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480326.63/cwt325.00–330.001,5686
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340141.36/cwt138.00–145.001,8942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199128.78/cwt125.00–132.001,5449
CowsLean 85-90%870114.00/cwt114.00–114.009921
CowsLean 85-90%1,064132.77/cwt129.00–137.001,4139
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550518323.45/cwt320.00–327.001,6752
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300268373.48/cwt370.00–380.001,0016
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415391.81/cwt385.00–400.001,6263
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607286.98/cwt282.00–302.001,7424
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674267.37/cwt265.00–271.001,80214
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550538320.07/cwt319.00–321.001,72212
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,66510
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326445.21/cwt440.00–447.001,4515
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550507344.03/cwt340.00–352.001,7443
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325397.54/cwt395.00–400.001,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625331.29/cwt326.00–338.002,07127
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522368.12/cwt360.00–369.001,92210
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670317.87/cwt307.00–327.002,1307
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780272.60/cwt260.00–276.002,1266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8812
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587300.64/cwt295.00–304.001,7656

How this sale compares

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.