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Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 27

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 713▼ 292 vs year ago 805 · −36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 110▲ 21 vs year ago 77 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 77▲ 15 vs year ago 86 · +17.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $368.32/cwt on 87 head, up $17.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −54.06 against this barn's trailing median of $422.38.

Average price

$368.32

▲ 17.95 vs prior sale

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$50.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs GA average

−66.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	380.52	2,065	39
Medium and Large 2	553	362.40	2,004	42
Medium and Large 3	538	330.35	1,778	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.17/cwt here — about $287 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 sale87 hd

368.32

—

GA average13 barns · 285 hd

371.93

−3.61

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−66.83

This barn, trailing median35 sales

422.38

−54.06

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $422.38 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	1,728	174.74	3,020	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	144.00	1,885	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	137.92	1,912	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	130.50	1,444	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,881	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,261	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,364	8

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	231	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	970	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,549	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	414.87/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,556	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	440.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,914	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,892	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,824	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	331.81/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,742	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	391.12/cwt	386.00–412.50	2,073	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	371.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,972	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	365.29/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,049	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	327.43/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,850	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	350.37/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,039	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,930	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	360.42/cwt	357.50–362.00	2,285	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	332.59/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,258	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,386	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,247	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	405.28/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,289	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	422.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,427	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	398.73/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,475	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	370.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,414	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	328.08/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,355	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	353.26/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,491	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	379.67/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,617	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	363.34/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,708	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	344.91/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,656	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	277.69/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,413	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	348.29/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,801	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	316.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,644	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,674	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	322.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,820	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	284.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,830	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	274.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,817	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	466.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,292	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	438.33/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,429	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	462.34/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,655	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,506	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	419.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,632	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	408.93/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,677	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,755	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	377.80/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,636	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	355.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,626	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	389.00/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,836	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	367.98/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,869	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	318.70/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,651	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	333.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,841	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,591	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,679	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	323.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,035	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	291.42/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,002	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,939	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	174.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,020	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	126.31/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,382	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	139.48/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,582	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	136.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,777	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	135.70/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,798	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	150.04/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,024	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	140.13/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,028	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	843	1,649.55/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	888	1,760.56/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,761	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	2,220.94/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,221	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	2,178.96/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,179	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,213	2,149.18/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,149	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,880.53/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,881	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,650.55/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,651	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,118	2,039.60/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Oct 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 713Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 110Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 77Year ago 86

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

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,175	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,178.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,149.18

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)	5	—	1,275	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,880.53

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)	2	—	843	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,760.56

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)	3	—	955	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,220.94

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	—	1,005	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,039.60

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	1	—	1,665	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,728	170.00–180.00	174.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	138.00–143.00	140.13
3	—	1,325	135.00–136.00	135.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,349	145.00–156.00	150.04
11	—	1,305	130.00–144.00	136.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,094	119.00–134.00	126.31
7	—	1,134	136.00–148.00	139.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	465.00–475.00	466.37
9	300–350	326	435.00–450.00	438.33
6	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	404.87
7	400–450	433	365.00–385.00	377.80
4	500–550	518	310.00–325.00	318.70
2	550–600	563	280.00–285.00	282.53
2	600–650	623	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	358	455.00–470.00	462.34
2	400–450	413	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	472	380.00–405.00	389.00
17	500–550	508	350.00–377.50	367.98
13	550–600	552	320.00–345.00	333.48
7	600–650	630	315.00–325.00	323.04
2	700–750	718	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	389	415.00–420.00	419.51
12	400–450	410	400.00–412.50	408.93
3	450–500	458	350.00–365.00	355.07
2	600–650	605	275.00–280.00	277.52
7	650–700	687	285.00–292.50	291.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	348	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	525	310.00–345.00	331.81
2	550–600	565	320.00–335.00	327.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	410.00–420.00	414.87
2	450–500	483	375.00–380.00	377.54
24	500–550	531	350.00–380.00	371.43
18	550–600	582	347.50–360.00	350.37
3	600–650	608	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	420.00–450.00	440.00
6	450–500	473	400.00	400.00
23	500–550	530	386.00–412.50	391.12
16	550–600	561	357.50–375.00	365.29
42	600–650	634	357.50–362.00	360.42
5	650–700	679	332.00–335.00	332.59
3	700–750	710	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	360.00–375.00	370.16
5	400–450	413	320.00–332.50	328.08
11	500–550	509	265.00–290.00	277.69
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	318	400.00–410.00	405.28
9	350–400	370	385.00–410.00	398.73
9	400–450	422	345.00–370.00	353.26
4	450–500	480	335.00–350.00	344.91
4	500–550	520	310.00–330.00	316.13
2	550–600	558	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	643	275.00–290.00	284.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	415.00–425.00	422.07
2	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
10	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	379.67
3	450–500	470	362.50–365.00	363.34
6	500–550	517	335.00–352.50	348.29
18	550–600	564	310.00–330.00	322.78
6	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	663	270.00–280.00	274.06
3	750–800	778	267.50	267.50

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.