Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.44/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 388 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $163.80/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 471 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.35/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 514 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	1,197	1,067
Feeder cattle	758	981	832
Slaughter cattle	117	196	235
Replacement cattle	—	20	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Bull calves and heifer calves steady. 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
308–330	315	3	220.00–229.00	$225.86	$711	-2.93
355–383	364	11	220.00–226.00	$222.27	$809	+10.06
406–435	412	10	215.00–223.00	$216.53	$892	+12.20
456–488	465	13	200.00–207.00	$202.21	$940	+0.24
515–543	540	8	195.00–203.00	$195.95	$1,058	+5.51
553–595	558	9	190.00–196.00	$195.29	$1,090	—
637–643	639	17	176.00–178.00	$177.29	$1,133	+3.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	293	10	220.00–224.00	$223.51	$655	—
310–315	312	3	210.00–218.00	$212.70	$664	+7.26
385–395	389	5	210.00–218.00	$215.23	$837	+9.35
405–436	423	16	205.00–212.00	$210.17	$889	+14.54
505–507	506	5	180.00–189.00	$185.41	$938	+2.22
555–597	582	11	178.00–188.00	$184.10	$1,071	+5.85
655–660	658	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$997	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	6	190.00–200.00	$194.19	$732	+0.46
405–444	436	5	190.00–198.00	$196.51	$857	+11.28
455–460	457	3	188.00–193.00	$191.00	$873	+5.29
505–535	520	4	170.00–175.00	$172.57	$897	-1.85
560–593	588	8	168.00–175.00	$173.92	$1,023	+7.09
680–690	685	2	138.00–143.00	$140.52	$963	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–338	322	11	176.00–183.00	$179.22	$577	+0.68
355–398	388	35	170.00–178.00	$172.44	$669	-1.55
410–423	418	9	170.00–175.00	$173.78	$726	+2.10
505–519	514	29	160.00–165.00	$163.35	$840	+1.98
555–579	575	6	155.00–160.00	$159.20	$915	+1.38
785–793	790	3	120.00–130.00	$126.69	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	170.00–175.00	$172.55	$466	-1.21
305–345	321	15	163.00–171.00	$167.27	$537	-0.62
355–385	365	8	160.00–169.00	$164.23	$599	+0.24
405–440	425	15	160.00–168.00	$163.66	$696	-1.36
451–499	471	35	160.00–167.00	$163.80	$771	-0.70
505–520	512	5	150.00–158.00	$153.75	$787	-1.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	168.00–170.00	$169.00	$406	—
270–295	288	9	155.00–165.00	$159.14	$458	-0.42
325–335	334	7	150.00–160.00	$154.12	$515	+0.41
355–395	380	12	150.00–156.00	$154.02	$585	+0.69
405–445	420	8	150.00–158.00	$152.49	$640	+3.69
457–495	478	13	148.00–158.00	$153.11	$732	-2.96
505–545	535	9	138.00–148.00	$142.72	$764	-2.21
555–593	577	9	128.00–138.00	$133.65	$771	+1.92
615–640	631	5	127.00–135.00	$131.56	$830	—
655–690	678	3	120.00–130.00	$123.22	$835	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	210.00–215.00	$212.53	$506	—
260–280	273	3	190.00–200.00	$193.17	$527	-0.28
360–395	368	5	183.00–193.00	$188.28	$693	+7.84
405–430	422	3	170.00–173.00	$170.96	$721	-1.02
455–480	471	12	160.00–170.00	$165.95	$782	-5.78
505–547	541	17	160.00–168.00	$163.40	$884	-0.42
555–590	566	7	150.00–159.00	$154.56	$875	+2.21
605–645	625	2	140.00–148.00	$143.87	$899	-3.14
655–660	658	3	138.00–140.00	$138.66	$912	-6.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	210.00–218.00	$213.79	$701	—
355–385	376	10	200.00–210.00	$208.25	$783	+0.03
405–440	421	8	180.00–190.00	$186.67	$786	+0.78
455–485	470	6	173.00–183.00	$177.65	$835	-8.49
502–535	512	7	170.00–176.00	$174.01	$891	+1.22
565–590	576	7	160.00–168.00	$164.57	$948	+0.59
605–610	608	3	153.00–163.00	$156.32	$950	—
655–690	667	3	150.00–158.00	$152.76	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238–245	239	7	190.00–200.00	$198.54	$475	—
355	355	4	170.00–178.00	$172.00	$611	+0.25
405–419	413	10	160.00–168.00	$164.65	$680	-0.54
456–485	465	9	150.00–159.00	$155.39	$723	+3.20
530–545	536	9	148.00–158.00	$153.85	$825	—
560–590	575	2	145.00–148.00	$146.46	$842	—
615–645	630	2	132.00–135.00	$133.46	$841	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1110	1053	80-85%	11	64.00–70.00	$67.61	$712	—
1035–1280	1141	80-85%	16	72.00–79.00	$75.54	$862	—
1095–1295	1193	80-85%	3	84.00–89.00	$87.11	$1,039	+5.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–970	852	85-90%	10	68.00–75.00	$72.27	$616	—
810–965	871	85-90%	7	60.00–67.00	$63.59	$554	—
815–995	945	85-90%	4	78.00–85.00	$80.88	$764	+13.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1370	1338	75-80%	3	72.00–79.00	$75.05	$1,004	—
1320–1600	1403	75-80%	4	87.00–92.00	$89.13	$1,250	+7.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1550	1533	3	88.00–90.00	$88.67	$1,359	—
1000–1920	1603	3	102.00–109.00	$105.97	$1,699	—
1065–1980	1621	8	94.00–101.00	$96.79	$1,569	—

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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.