Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.71/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 362 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.82/cwt ≈ $986/hd at 617 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.45/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 575 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	807	875	1,462
Feeder cattle	591	758	1,192
Slaughter cattle	175	117	242
Replacement cattle	41	—	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	15	218.00–226.00	$221.35	$713	-4.51
355–395	368	19	213.00–221.00	$218.88	$805	-3.39
401–425	406	9	210.00–219.00	$216.91	$881	+0.38
457–465	458	7	205.00–210.00	$209.28	$959	+7.07
510–545	522	3	200.00–208.00	$205.21	$1,071	+9.26
587–591	589	22	188.00–191.00	$189.22	$1,115	-6.07
610–645	614	10	180.00–185.00	$184.47	$1,133	+7.18
657–695	662	8	180.00–183.00	$182.61	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	284	10	222.00–225.00	$223.88	$636	+0.37
315–345	333	4	205.00–215.00	$208.59	$695	-4.11
355–393	381	13	205.00–211.00	$209.25	$797	-5.98
405–440	414	7	198.00–208.00	$201.66	$835	-8.51
453–460	456	6	190.00–193.00	$191.51	$873	—
513–543	529	5	182.00–189.00	$187.17	$990	+1.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	263	5	205.00–215.00	$212.76	$560	—
305	305	5	195.00–200.00	$199.00	$607	—
355–395	373	6	190.00–200.00	$194.93	$727	+0.74
410–430	415	6	186.00–193.00	$188.53	$782	-7.98
455–498	481	8	180.00–188.00	$182.28	$877	-8.72
515–520	518	3	170.00–175.00	$172.32	$893	-0.25
605–630	613	3	155.00–162.00	$157.40	$965	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–368	362	30	181.00–185.00	$183.71	$665	+11.27
425–445	442	7	170.00–176.00	$175.03	$774	+1.25
475–483	480	6	170.00–171.00	$170.67	$819	—
505–543	538	22	160.00–167.00	$165.84	$892	+2.49
567–585	575	26	160.00–166.00	$164.45	$946	+5.25
616–645	617	29	155.00–160.00	$159.82	$986	—
727–748	735	5	146.00–149.00	$147.78	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–245	232	4	180.00–188.00	$183.77	$426	—
255–290	285	12	171.00–181.00	$179.79	$512	+7.24
370–388	382	21	170.00–175.00	$173.63	$663	+9.40
420–440	433	17	160.00–168.00	$164.16	$711	+0.50
455–497	481	10	160.00–169.00	$165.83	$798	+2.03
520–535	528	6	150.00–158.00	$154.06	$813	+0.31
555–563	560	10	147.00–155.00	$149.88	$839	—
655–660	658	2	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$934	—
720–740	733	3	125.00–130.00	$128.36	$941	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	8	160.00–170.00	$163.82	$467	+4.68
335	335	2	162.00–165.00	$163.50	$548	+9.38
355–385	377	10	160.00–168.00	$164.15	$619	+10.13
405–440	420	12	148.00–155.00	$151.68	$637	-0.81
460–495	475	4	148.00–153.00	$150.75	$716	-2.36
505–540	524	7	138.00–148.00	$142.33	$746	-0.39
565–590	578	4	138.00–143.00	$141.53	$818	+7.88
640–645	642	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$894	+7.77
765	765	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$757	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	3	170.00–178.00	$172.73	$454	—
325–345	339	5	173.00–180.00	$175.60	$595	—
355–365	359	7	172.00–180.00	$178.02	$639	+6.02
405–420	413	4	168.00–175.00	$171.44	$708	+6.79
495	495	3	155.00–160.00	$158.33	$784	+2.94
505–510	507	3	150.00–158.00	$152.68	$774	-1.17
605–645	625	4	133.00–138.00	$135.42	$846	+1.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	312	5	215.00–223.00	$218.37	$681	+4.58
355–395	369	5	205.00–215.00	$210.92	$778	+2.67
455–480	474	4	180.00–190.00	$182.40	$865	+4.75
515–525	522	3	170.00–175.00	$171.65	$896	-2.36
566–585	570	5	160.00–168.00	$166.36	$948	+1.79
610–635	623	2	158.00–162.00	$160.04	$997	+3.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	359	5	187.00–195.00	$190.56	$684	+2.28
455–465	463	5	170.00–177.00	$171.38	$793	+5.43
515–535	528	4	160.00–168.00	$164.97	$871	+1.57
555–595	575	3	150.00–159.00	$155.56	$894	+1.00
640–645	643	2	140.00–148.00	$144.02	$926	+0.15
655–675	664	4	138.00–143.00	$140.25	$931	+1.59

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–995	815	85-90%	24	65.00–72.00	$68.69	$560	—
830–995	889	85-90%	17	73.00–80.00	$76.47	$680	+12.88
815–965	925	85-90%	13	81.00–88.00	$83.61	$773	+2.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1240	1141	80-85%	6	90.00–97.00	$91.41	$1,043	+15.87
1005–1295	1158	80-85%	16	82.00–89.00	$84.93	$983	-2.18
1065–1290	1179	80-85%	18	74.00–81.00	$77.83	$918	-9.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1775	1472	75-80%	7	95.00–102.00	$98.34	$1,448	—
1305–1915	1593	75-80%	12	79.00–86.00	$83.12	$1,324	—
1290–1990	1599	75-80%	17	87.00–94.00	$91.03	$1,456	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–2105	1760	6	101.00–108.00	$105.02	$1,848	—
1280–2185	1766	4	95.00–100.00	$98.27	$1,735	—
1845–2220	2090	3	110.00–117.00	$113.88	$2,380	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–905	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–900.00	$782.31
890–1365	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–750.00	$694.11

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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
1280–1320	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,225.00	$1,060.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1160	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–700.00	$687.86	—

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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.