Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

1,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.92/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 538 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $208.24/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 465 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.37/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 568 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,346	807	944
Feeder cattle	1,091	591	665
Slaughter cattle	220	175	279
Replacement cattle	35	41	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves sharply 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
255–275	262	3	235.00–237.00	$235.70	$618	—
315–340	328	4	225.00–230.00	$227.60	$747	+6.25
355–375	363	3	220.00–228.00	$224.26	$814	+5.38
405–445	429	14	212.00–220.00	$217.06	$931	+0.15
452–487	465	46	205.00–213.00	$208.24	$968	-1.04
505–529	521	8	201.00–208.00	$203.75	$1,062	-1.46
563	563	14	202.00–206.00	$205.43	$1,157	+16.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	222.00–228.00	$225.03	$648	+1.15
315–325	320	2	213.00–222.00	$217.57	$696	+8.98
360–385	373	2	210.00–215.00	$212.42	$792	+3.17
430–435	433	6	200.00–210.00	$202.98	$879	+1.32
514–520	515	11	188.00–198.00	$190.54	$981	+3.37
570–579	574	11	188.00–194.00	$191.25	$1,098	—
603–645	629	18	177.00–186.00	$184.11	$1,158	—
655–680	670	27	175.00–182.00	$179.97	$1,206	—
723–740	736	8	174.00–176.00	$174.49	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	272	3	208.00–218.00	$213.65	$581	+0.89
360–380	373	3	195.00–203.00	$198.59	$741	+3.66
405–445	417	7	190.00–197.00	$193.74	$808	+5.21
470–477	474	6	188.00–191.00	$189.84	$900	+7.56
555–575	565	6	163.00–173.00	$167.97	$949	—
605–630	619	4	165.00–170.00	$166.97	$1,034	+9.57
710–746	729	13	160.00–168.00	$165.70	$1,208	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	313	4	185.00–192.00	$190.07	$595	—
351–398	384	22	181.00–186.00	$184.56	$709	+0.85
405–440	431	25	180.00–186.00	$182.23	$785	+7.20
465–499	493	14	170.00–177.00	$173.31	$854	+2.64
517–543	538	52	166.00–174.00	$172.92	$930	+7.08
554–577	568	35	160.00–168.00	$165.37	$939	+0.92
655–690	667	32	160.00–163.00	$160.57	$1,071	—
705–720	707	34	153.00–160.00	$158.82	$1,123	+11.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	269	7	170.00–180.00	$172.21	$463	-7.58
330–340	336	9	170.00–180.00	$173.99	$585	—
415–448	441	19	165.00–175.00	$171.16	$755	+7.00
455–490	479	6	160.00–165.00	$161.12	$772	-4.71
505–515	507	9	160.00–165.00	$163.43	$829	+9.37
570–595	581	4	147.00–155.00	$149.22	$867	-0.66
605–640	615	4	140.00–150.00	$143.52	$883	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	332	12	158.00–168.00	$163.31	$542	-0.19
370–390	380	13	160.00–170.00	$165.26	$628	+1.11
405–430	413	8	155.00–160.00	$158.24	$654	+6.56
460–495	481	9	150.00–158.00	$153.46	$738	+2.71
505–520	514	4	148.00–155.00	$150.72	$775	+8.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	185.00–195.00	$190.16	$599	+14.56
375–380	378	5	185.00–190.00	$186.59	$705	+8.57
420–425	422	3	183.00–188.00	$184.68	$779	+13.24
455–480	468	6	170.00–180.00	$174.27	$816	+15.94
505–530	521	4	160.00–168.00	$164.54	$857	+11.86
555	555	2	148.00–153.00	$150.50	$835	—
640–645	642	5	144.00–148.00	$145.20	$932	+9.78
660–665	663	3	138.00–145.00	$142.68	$946	—
705	705	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	$964	—
765–774	770	2	120.00–128.00	$124.02	$955	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–315	308	9	220.00–225.00	$223.77	$689	+5.40
375–388	383	5	219.00–220.00	$219.39	$840	+8.47
405–422	414	7	209.00–218.00	$213.64	$884	—
510–538	518	7	186.00–190.00	$188.81	$978	+17.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	361	4	200.00–208.00	$204.53	$738	+13.97
415–425	420	4	200.00–204.00	$201.98	$848	—
520–530	523	3	170.00–178.00	$175.30	$917	+10.33
610–611	611	5	158.00–159.00	$158.80	$970	+14.78

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1020	927	85-90%	8	79.00–86.00	$83.27	$772	-0.34
815–1080	968	85-90%	25	63.00–70.00	$66.82	$647	—
885–1055	980	85-90%	20	71.00–78.00	$74.42	$729	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1230	1157	80-85%	19	74.00–81.00	$77.29	$894	-7.64
1120–1275	1211	80-85%	19	80.00–87.00	$83.23	$1,008	—
1220–1290	1238	80-85%	4	89.00–96.00	$90.82	$1,124	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1520	1423	75-80%	6	89.00–96.00	$91.21	$1,298	—
1440–1645	1572	75-80%	14	79.00–86.00	$84.30	$1,325	+1.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1710	1443	5	103.00–107.00	$105.07	$1,516	—
1130–2225	1723	5	92.00–99.00	$95.78	$1,650	—
1755–2125	1932	3	108.00–115.00	$112.22	$2,168	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–995	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00–675.00	$622.49
955–985	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.69
920–1080	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–700.00	$674.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1110	1081	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–875.00	$832.75
1025–1215	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–975.00	$872.04

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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.