Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.70/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 627 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.06/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 658 lb · 34 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.87/cwt ≈ $1,211/hd at 739 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,123	684	973
Feeder cattle	897	471	803
Slaughter cattle	226	178	170
Replacement cattle	—	35	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	334	6	225.00–228.00	$225.49	$753	+7.19
355–380	372	3	213.00–220.00	$215.23	$801	-1.70
405–443	429	8	200.00–208.00	$202.24	$868	-2.53
471–485	474	25	190.00–196.00	$193.51	$917	+2.51
502–510	505	15	190.00–192.00	$191.14	$965	+2.48
570–585	579	30	180.00–185.00	$182.58	$1,057	+4.91
603–637	627	35	174.00–180.00	$177.70	$1,114	+5.96
716–742	739	31	163.00–164.00	$163.87	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	195.00–198.00	$196.50	$648	+1.81
365–390	383	7	190.00–198.00	$193.28	$740	+5.61
410–445	423	13	180.00–188.00	$185.32	$784	—
455–498	489	11	170.00–178.00	$172.76	$845	—
515–540	530	6	170.00–178.00	$174.64	$926	—
565–570	567	3	162.00–168.00	$165.99	$941	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	207.00–213.00	$210.00	$682	+0.43
375–395	388	3	200.00–205.00	$201.61	$782	-5.92
410–435	418	6	190.00–198.00	$195.13	$816	+0.75
465–495	474	4	180.00–184.00	$182.50	$865	—
510–535	518	3	180.00–188.00	$185.25	$960	—
555–595	584	4	173.00–179.00	$177.23	$1,035	+11.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–343	338	7	178.00–181.00	$179.70	$607	+6.05
387–396	394	12	170.00–173.00	$170.74	$673	—
403–433	417	11	170.00–174.00	$171.32	$714	+9.81
460–498	481	16	160.00–165.00	$162.81	$783	+1.91
520–546	528	24	160.00–164.00	$161.58	$853	+1.75
555–585	568	17	155.00–162.00	$158.48	$900	+5.98
603–605	604	3	156.00–160.00	$157.34	$950	—
655–659	658	34	155.00–159.00	$158.06	$1,040	—
708–745	715	5	140.00–143.00	$142.38	$1,018	+6.46
755–795	765	4	130.00–139.00	$136.66	$1,045	+12.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	331	6	160.00–170.00	$162.86	$539	-0.99
351–382	365	16	160.00–169.00	$166.61	$608	+5.14
405–440	429	25	158.00–168.00	$162.94	$699	+9.69
505–540	521	24	150.00–158.00	$154.28	$804	+10.32
575–595	583	3	142.00–150.00	$146.69	$855	+2.70
627–630	628	9	142.00–149.00	$146.55	$920	+5.04
775	775	2	122.00–128.00	$125.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	279	4	155.00–165.00	$160.86	$449	+6.37
320–345	334	5	150.00–158.00	$152.72	$510	-0.05
355–385	366	6	150.00–158.00	$153.95	$563	+1.81
425–445	439	12	140.00–150.00	$143.83	$631	-0.15
465–495	477	5	140.00–150.00	$146.58	$699	+7.42
505–530	513	3	135.00–140.00	$138.28	$709	+2.71
615–645	630	2	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$825	+4.61
655–670	660	3	125.00–135.00	$128.38	$847	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	327	7	208.00–216.00	$211.12	$690	—
360–395	371	5	190.00–200.00	$194.12	$720	-16.86
405–448	432	8	180.00–184.00	$183.02	$791	—
460–495	483	6	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$845	+2.45
522–540	530	8	170.00–178.00	$174.48	$925	+1.73
555–595	562	6	158.00–168.00	$163.11	$917	—
655–670	663	4	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	4	188.00–195.00	$190.78	$631	—
405–440	425	3	170.00–175.00	$172.60	$734	+0.63
465–484	481	10	160.00–169.00	$167.93	$808	—
555–560	556	4	145.00–155.00	$149.99	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	286	4	170.00–180.00	$175.02	$501	—
310–315	313	3	170.00–173.00	$171.66	$537	-1.71
370–385	378	2	170.00–175.00	$172.55	$652	—
465–485	475	2	150.00–155.00	$152.45	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1180	1113	80-85%	15	60.00–66.00	$63.85	$711	—
1105–1290	1206	80-85%	23	67.00–74.00	$70.27	$847	+2.31
1145–1285	1222	80-85%	12	75.00–82.00	$77.95	$953	+9.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1005	897	85-90%	22	61.00–68.00	$65.24	$585	—
730–1005	965	85-90%	10	69.00–76.00	$71.43	$689	+5.18
925–1065	981	85-90%	15	53.00–60.00	$57.22	$561	-9.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1475	1398	75-80%	7	67.00–74.00	$70.38	$984	-4.93
1350–1660	1416	75-80%	15	75.00–82.00	$78.01	$1,105	—
1370–1805	1452	75-80%	10	83.00–90.00	$85.52	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1645	1358	6	92.00–99.00	$94.95	$1,289	—
1435–2020	1784	7	100.00–107.00	$103.39	$1,844	—

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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.