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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $232.93/cwt ≈ $1,141/hd at 490 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $219.18/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 573 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.21/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 563 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 961 940 694
Feeder cattle 785 728 556
Slaughter cattle 176 150 138
Replacement cattle — 62 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 382 8 250.00–260.00 $252.51 $965 —
405–435 424 5 245.00–250.00 $246.34 $1,044 —
455–498 490 38 230.00–234.00 $232.93 $1,141 —
510–535 521 9 220.00–227.00 $224.23 $1,168 +1.37
568–581 573 38 210.00–220.00 $219.18 $1,256 +5.45
625–641 634 22 202.00–210.00 $207.89 $1,318 -1.88
706 706 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,257 -6.33
770 770 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–397 391 6 242.00–248.00 $244.45 $956 +2.02
405–420 412 3 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $968 —
660–680 670 2 177.00–183.00 $179.96 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 240.00–245.00 $243.33 $742 -1.06
410–445 433 3 220.00–225.00 $221.58 $959 -0.90
480–490 485 2 212.00–215.00 $213.52 $1,036 -0.55
580–590 585 2 187.00–195.00 $190.97 $1,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 359 7 215.00–218.00 $217.11 $779 —
455–465 464 13 200.00–210.00 $207.54 $963 +4.75
505–535 518 17 185.00–190.00 $187.86 $973 —
551–585 563 22 180.00–186.00 $183.21 $1,031 —
610–613 612 3 174.00–177.00 $175.00 $1,071 +0.82
775–797 784 7 145.00–152.00 $148.95 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 5 216.00–220.00 $216.99 $740 —
360–375 368 2 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $782 +0.14
435–445 444 12 200.00–207.00 $206.01 $915 +0.61
475–497 490 10 192.00–197.00 $195.62 $959 +2.54
508–520 511 9 177.00–185.00 $179.45 $917 -2.37
575–595 588 3 170.00–175.00 $171.63 $1,009 -2.67
605–640 627 7 160.00–170.00 $162.76 $1,021 -1.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 210.00–215.00 $212.54 $670 —
368–370 368 10 199.00–205.00 $199.60 $735 -3.43
401–410 403 9 185.00–192.00 $190.42 $767 -3.09
465–495 484 13 178.00–188.00 $183.32 $887 -0.94
520–530 524 4 165.00–172.00 $168.02 $880 -5.23
785 785 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $1,001 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–295 277 10 240.00–247.00 $241.32 $668 -2.40
305–325 312 3 230.00–240.00 $235.11 $734 +0.02
405–438 433 12 210.00–217.00 $214.76 $930 +0.03
460–470 465 2 200.00–205.00 $202.53 $942 -0.90
520–526 523 2 190.00–195.00 $192.51 $1,007 -1.09
570–580 575 4 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $1,070 +2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $762 —
360–370 365 2 235.00–237.00 $235.99 $861 +0.14
410–425 420 3 220.00–225.00 $221.63 $931 —
505–510 509 5 200.00–205.00 $200.99 $1,023 —
565–595 581 6 190.00–198.00 $195.68 $1,137 +0.66
610–625 618 2 188.00–192.00 $189.98 $1,174 -2.25
680–690 685 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 6 230.00–237.00 $232.75 $668 -1.26
365–380 372 3 210.00–217.00 $213.04 $793 -1.46
405–415 410 2 207.00–210.00 $208.48 $855 +4.73
510–520 515 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $958 +1.07
605–635 620 2 165.00–167.00 $165.98 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1440 1168 80-85% 17 84.00–89.00 $87.14 $1,018 +0.28
1020–1395 1215 80-85% 19 90.00–97.00 $92.94 $1,129 -5.62
1185–1355 1286 80-85% 4 98.00–105.00 $101.63 $1,307 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1155 1058 85-90% 6 72.00–78.00 $74.82 $792 -2.44
1005–1160 1073 85-90% 4 83.00–87.00 $85.14 $914 +7.88
880–1325 1097 85-90% 5 65.00–70.00 $68.04 $746 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1740 1688 75-80% 2 85.00–87.00 $86.03 $1,452 —
1710–1810 1760 75-80% 2 92.00–95.00 $93.46 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1830 1399 4 107.00–108.00 $107.67 $1,506 —
1135–2030 1673 8 111.00–118.00 $114.43 $1,914 —
1425–2020 1764 6 119.00–127.00 $122.34 $2,158 —

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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.