Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.88/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 480 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $218.10/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 413 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $215.33/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 460 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 1,346 1,198
Feeder cattle 645 1,091 907
Slaughter cattle 136 220 291
Replacement cattle — 35 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 3 227.00–237.00 $233.10 $746 +5.50
370–390 384 8 220.00–230.00 $224.95 $864 +0.69
404–445 413 24 216.00–227.00 $218.10 $901 +1.04
455–495 460 20 213.00–219.00 $215.33 $991 +7.09
522–548 538 12 208.00–214.00 $211.13 $1,136 +7.38
575–580 578 2 202.00–208.00 $204.99 $1,185 -0.44
605–631 624 15 185.00–195.00 $187.57 $1,170 —
961 961 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–298 292 3 225.00–226.00 $225.68 $659 +0.65
435–445 440 2 210.00–212.00 $211.01 $928 +8.03
510–528 519 5 197.00–202.00 $198.41 $1,030 +7.87
585–595 588 7 190.00–195.00 $192.44 $1,132 +1.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–338 336 17 189.00–199.00 $197.82 $665 +7.75
381–393 386 7 188.00–194.00 $191.38 $739 +6.82
410–445 436 10 180.00–189.00 $186.35 $812 +4.12
461–496 480 34 178.00–182.00 $179.88 $863 +6.57
501–542 522 14 167.00–177.00 $173.65 $906 +0.73
575–584 582 18 160.00–167.00 $164.72 $959 -0.65
610–647 634 12 157.00–165.00 $159.16 $1,009 —
653–686 677 13 158.00–163.00 $159.19 $1,078 -1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–289 281 9 172.00–178.00 $176.79 $497 +4.58
305–345 322 7 175.00–184.00 $179.87 $579 +5.88
360–385 368 7 175.00–182.00 $178.94 $658 —
410–440 426 5 167.00–177.00 $172.29 $734 +1.13
455–495 475 2 160.00–170.00 $164.79 $783 +3.67
535–548 544 5 162.00–166.00 $164.19 $893 —
560 560 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $874 +6.78
615–630 623 2 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $950 +8.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $456 —
320–330 325 2 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $545 +4.23
370–395 387 3 168.00–170.00 $169.36 $655 +4.10
410–425 419 5 162.00–165.00 $163.17 $684 +4.93
470–475 473 4 152.00–155.00 $153.51 $726 +0.05
513–520 517 4 145.00–155.00 $148.78 $769 -1.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 222.00–225.00 $223.49 $621 —
305–335 321 4 222.00–227.00 $223.92 $719 +0.15
385–390 389 13 215.00–222.00 $217.07 $844 -2.32
410–440 425 4 205.00–210.00 $206.72 $879 -6.92
470–478 475 5 185.00–187.00 $186.21 $884 —
515–545 530 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $968 -6.24
555–585 579 6 165.00–175.00 $169.29 $980 —
605–621 616 6 162.00–165.00 $162.98 $1,004 —
654–680 658 6 155.00–161.00 $159.97 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 4 207.00–215.00 $211.56 $588 —
360–375 368 2 205.00–210.00 $207.55 $764 +3.02
455–460 456 4 175.00–180.00 $176.26 $804 —
563–575 568 5 154.00–155.00 $154.41 $877 —
605–610 608 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $948 -2.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 205.00–210.00 $207.56 $446 —
365–370 368 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $708 +5.93
475–485 480 2 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $804 -6.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1275 1148 80-85% 10 80.00–88.00 $83.84 $962 —
1020–1435 1241 80-85% 16 86.00–94.00 $90.87 $1,128 +0.05
1130–1610 1383 80-85% 16 95.00–100.00 $96.79 $1,339 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1150 941 85-90% 5 81.00–87.00 $84.13 $792 +0.86
980–1185 1073 85-90% 18 72.00–80.00 $75.17 $807 —
975–1180 1075 85-90% 7 63.00–71.00 $68.74 $739 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1600 1555 75-80% 2 90.00–95.00 $92.57 $1,439 +8.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1765 1469 5 96.00–103.00 $98.96 $1,454 —
1410–2020 1814 4 107.00–113.00 $109.05 $1,978 —

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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.