Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $461.21/cwt ≈ $2,218/hd at 481 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $443.16/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 429 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.29/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,671/hd at 628 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	725	815	755
Feeder cattle	552	600	597
Slaughter cattle	92	142	115
Replacement cattle	81	73	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▲ Feeder cattle: All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–323	315	3	570.00–590.00	$576.34	$1,815	-0.21
406–421	414	15	530.00–540.00	$535.42	$2,217	+3.83
450–479	470	15	480.00–510.00	$505.17	$2,374	+14.14
505	505	6	470.00–472.50	$471.67	$2,382	-4.94
553–558	555	5	437.50–450.00	$444.97	$2,470	+4.97
603–646	628	18	412.50–440.00	$425.29	$2,671	+6.54
715–730	723	4	377.50	$377.50	$2,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	520.00–540.00	$530.08	$1,606	—
420	420	2	512.00	$512.00	$2,150	-0.50
450–497	481	20	440.00–475.00	$461.21	$2,218	—
504–535	515	12	440.00–442.50	$442.07	$2,277	-5.66
550–597	576	9	430.00–432.50	$431.42	$2,485	+3.91
615–646	640	5	375.00–390.00	$387.12	$2,478	—
697	697	3	372.50	$372.50	$2,596	—
700	700	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,415	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	500.00–515.00	$507.16	$1,385	—
350–385	373	3	465.00–500.00	$481.72	$1,797	-17.50
415	415	2	455.00–480.00	$467.50	$1,940	+2.18
565–570	569	4	370.00–380.00	$377.52	$2,148	-34.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	450.00–475.00	$462.50	$1,226	-0.11
305–340	318	6	435.00–455.00	$445.88	$1,418	-10.88
385–395	390	2	420.00–430.00	$425.06	$1,658	+3.67
400–445	420	5	395.00–420.00	$411.31	$1,728	+10.50
460–480	470	8	387.50–410.00	$395.62	$1,859	-7.90
505–540	525	17	360.00–380.00	$369.85	$1,942	+1.63
550–590	571	9	320.00–350.00	$334.92	$1,912	-8.82
615–630	622	11	317.50–340.00	$321.13	$1,997	-8.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	6	470.00–495.00	$477.20	$1,580	-2.75
350–395	378	6	435.00–465.00	$451.16	$1,705	+1.23
400–446	429	18	425.00–452.20	$443.16	$1,901	-3.64
455–490	468	11	420.00–442.50	$430.78	$2,016	-8.32
532	532	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,075	-11.41
570–580	575	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,099	+2.52
605–640	619	7	345.00–355.00	$347.83	$2,153	-14.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	207	3	580.00–630.00	$598.19	$1,238	—
355–382	368	11	470.00–482.50	$478.91	$1,762	-7.02
400–430	410	6	455.00–482.50	$471.79	$1,934	+0.41
452–478	467	16	450.00–472.50	$464.19	$2,168	+2.72
510	510	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,091	-1.10
600–618	607	5	377.50–400.00	$390.84	$2,372	—
700–725	716	5	310.00–335.00	$320.09	$2,292	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	205	15	580.00–615.00	$585.69	$1,201	—
400–445	407	13	485.00–507.50	$500.48	$2,037	+16.29
450–480	463	6	460.00–490.00	$474.87	$2,199	-5.83
500–520	510	6	430.00–467.50	$448.15	$2,286	+15.75
555–585	573	5	385.00–410.00	$393.91	$2,257	-7.66
610–625	619	5	380.00–395.00	$382.96	$2,371	-17.07
650–670	660	4	350.00–370.00	$363.69	$2,400	+6.25
759–785	765	6	325.00–328.00	$326.98	$2,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	226	5	540.00–570.00	$549.91	$1,243	-10.09
370–395	376	5	480.00–505.00	$487.02	$1,831	-11.96
405–445	425	13	440.00–475.00	$456.60	$1,941	+6.65
460–490	474	6	425.00–455.00	$436.11	$2,067	+5.73
505–535	525	11	400.00–425.00	$415.40	$2,181	+8.12
555–595	570	4	355.00–375.00	$362.39	$2,066	-14.98
600–645	619	8	372.50–375.00	$373.75	$2,314	+8.75
660–680	666	4	315.00–330.00	$321.30	$2,140	—
720–740	730	2	340.00–345.00	$342.53	$2,500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	6	500.00–540.00	$512.16	$1,429	-17.75
300–320	314	4	485.00–525.00	$507.33	$1,593	-2.61
350–390	371	8	440.00–470.00	$456.72	$1,694	-1.11
400–435	411	5	400.00–425.00	$415.01	$1,706	-1.57
450–490	468	5	395.00–450.00	$419.00	$1,961	+9.91
610–630	620	2	340.00–350.00	$345.08	$2,139	+0.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1300	1024	85-90%	9	133.00–155.00	$146.09	$1,496	—
915–1200	1073	85-90%	10	170.00–186.00	$176.48	$1,894	+33.26
960–1365	1129	85-90%	9	160.00–168.00	$165.01	$1,863	-8.86

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1505	1262	80-85%	9	184.00–189.00	$185.77	$2,344	—
1195–1415	1306	80-85%	8	171.00–182.00	$177.14	$2,313	-11.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1510	1440	75-80%	2	166.00–167.00	$166.48	$2,397	—
1395–1790	1549	75-80%	4	175.00–180.00	$178.36	$2,763	—
1505–1780	1642	75-80%	7	185.00–189.00	$186.78	$3,067	-2.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1690	1396	10	197.00–213.00	$205.67	$2,871	—
1410–1615	1513	2	176.00–190.00	$182.53	$2,762	-21.17
1220–2350	1765	10	217.00–242.00	$227.32	$4,012	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1245	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,690.06
1010–1495	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,700.00–3,450.00	$2,965.54
1110–1635	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,250.00–3,250.00	$2,782.29

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1200	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,450.00	$2,260.52
1160–1170	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,300.00	$2,026.18
1025–1350	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,190.07

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.