Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.83/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 703 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.68/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 434 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.50/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 466 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,197	1,123	628
Feeder cattle	981	897	463
Slaughter cattle	196	226	134
Replacement cattle	20	—	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	324	9	203.00–208.00	$205.44	$666	-4.56
355–390	378	12	200.00–209.00	$205.88	$778	+4.27
415–435	432	13	193.00–198.00	$195.63	$845	+0.50
460–483	477	8	192.00–194.00	$193.52	$923	+11.02
505–539	534	23	180.00–185.00	$183.19	$978	-2.06
555–595	583	16	170.00–180.00	$178.25	$1,039	+1.02
625	625	4	160.00–169.00	$164.50	$1,028	—
715–725	722	5	148.00–158.00	$150.38	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–318	315	4	225.00–230.00	$228.79	$721	+3.30
355–373	368	7	210.00–218.00	$212.21	$781	-3.02
405	405	3	203.00–205.00	$204.33	$828	+2.09
460–478	473	15	198.00–205.00	$201.97	$955	+8.46
505–507	507	9	190.00–194.00	$190.44	$966	-0.70
605–633	613	12	171.00–176.00	$174.05	$1,067	-3.65
702–745	703	32	165.00–170.00	$169.83	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	8	195.00–200.00	$196.94	$642	+0.44
355–385	363	4	192.00–198.00	$193.73	$703	+0.45
420–445	428	3	180.00–188.00	$185.23	$793	-0.09
451–470	457	8	178.00–188.00	$185.71	$849	+12.95
505–530	516	5	173.00–178.00	$174.42	$900	-0.22
560–583	573	5	160.00–169.00	$166.83	$956	+0.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–288	272	4	170.00–178.00	$173.76	$473	—
310–325	320	11	163.00–171.00	$167.89	$537	+5.03
355–385	370	10	160.00–168.00	$163.99	$607	-2.62
401–445	417	23	160.00–169.00	$165.02	$688	+2.08
455–495	466	26	160.00–168.00	$164.50	$767	—
513–525	521	24	153.00–158.00	$154.80	$807	+0.52
555–567	563	13	143.00–153.00	$150.94	$850	+4.25
605–642	622	7	140.00–148.00	$145.74	$907	-0.81
655–685	671	5	140.00–145.00	$142.84	$958	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	12	175.00–182.00	$178.54	$595	-1.16
358–398	386	23	170.00–180.00	$173.99	$672	+3.25
410–448	434	31	170.00–175.00	$171.68	$745	+0.36
455–495	463	11	170.00–174.00	$173.04	$801	+10.23
518–540	532	10	160.00–165.00	$161.37	$858	-0.21
563–593	572	8	155.00–164.00	$157.82	$903	-0.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	291	8	155.00–163.00	$159.56	$464	-1.30
325–340	331	9	150.00–160.00	$153.71	$509	+0.99
355–390	373	6	148.00–158.00	$153.33	$572	-0.62
405–435	424	8	145.00–155.00	$148.80	$631	+4.97
470–496	489	9	148.00–158.00	$156.07	$763	+9.49
520–545	533	2	142.00–148.00	$144.93	$772	+6.65
560–595	572	3	130.00–135.00	$131.73	$753	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	6	190.00–200.00	$193.45	$528	—
305–345	329	5	180.00–188.00	$183.58	$604	-7.20
365–376	375	11	180.00–185.00	$180.44	$677	—
405–415	411	4	170.00–175.00	$171.98	$707	-0.62
455–475	461	7	168.00–175.00	$171.73	$792	+3.80
515–540	529	10	160.00–169.00	$163.82	$867	—
555–590	579	5	150.00–158.00	$152.35	$882	+2.36
605–615	609	7	143.00–150.00	$147.01	$895	—
665–693	677	10	140.00–148.00	$145.36	$984	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–297	280	7	204.00–214.00	$208.54	$584	—
355–394	386	7	200.00–210.00	$208.22	$804	+14.10
405–443	429	9	183.00–193.00	$185.89	$797	+2.87
455–470	457	14	183.00–189.00	$186.14	$851	+11.16
510–525	519	5	170.00–175.00	$172.79	$897	-1.69
551–585	561	13	161.00–168.00	$163.98	$920	+0.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	3	180.00–185.00	$183.31	$517	+8.29
305–345	318	3	170.00–178.00	$175.11	$557	+3.45
365–390	382	6	170.00–178.00	$171.75	$656	-0.80
405–435	418	4	160.00–168.00	$165.19	$690	—
465–495	481	5	150.00–155.00	$152.19	$732	-0.26

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1025	906	85-90%	25	57.00–64.00	$60.34	$547	—
720–1030	919	85-90%	14	65.00–72.00	$67.33	$619	—
950–1035	966	85-90%	7	76.00–80.00	$78.16	$755	+6.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1265	1162	80-85%	21	67.00–74.00	$69.99	$813	—
1050–1250	1170	80-85%	7	78.00–85.00	$81.49	$953	—
1070–1260	1203	80-85%	15	60.00–66.00	$63.94	$769	-6.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1640	1432	75-80%	11	78.00–85.00	$81.29	$1,164	+3.28
1360–1790	1598	75-80%	9	71.00–77.00	$74.22	$1,186	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1920	1458	2	92.00–96.00	$94.63	$1,380	—
1535–2075	1789	7	98.00–105.00	$101.11	$1,809	-2.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–880	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$752.83

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1245	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–800.00	$732.82	—

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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.