Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $211.23/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 318 lb · 23 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $252.61/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 332 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $233.82/cwt ≈ $970/hd at 415 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 854 994 836
Feeder cattle 712 809 674
Slaughter cattle 142 153 162
Replacement cattle — 32 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves 4.00 higher, 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
330–341 332 18 250.00–253.00 $252.61 $839 -1.04
455–461 460 5 230.00–234.00 $233.21 $1,073 -7.15
513–518 516 10 228.00–230.00 $229.40 $1,184 +4.92
623 623 4 196.00–205.00 $200.50 $1,249 -0.38
675–695 681 12 187.00–190.00 $188.16 $1,281 -4.84
713–745 721 16 178.00–186.00 $184.03 $1,327 —
755–791 778 8 165.00–175.00 $167.67 $1,304 -1.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 380 12 240.00–245.00 $242.16 $920 -0.26
405–430 415 17 230.00–240.00 $233.82 $970 —
615–640 626 4 182.00–187.00 $184.01 $1,152 —
655–695 668 3 180.00–183.00 $181.96 $1,215 —
705–715 710 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 487 15 212.00–220.00 $218.75 $1,065 —
560 560 2 192.00–195.00 $193.50 $1,084 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 376 8 215.00–225.00 $218.15 $820 +3.98
460–475 470 15 200.00–205.00 $201.97 $949 +1.47
505–530 518 2 190.00–192.00 $190.98 $989 +0.99
560–580 577 6 180.00–188.00 $186.71 $1,077 +1.23
613–643 624 16 175.00–183.00 $179.91 $1,123 +9.70
662–680 673 9 165.00–168.00 $166.57 $1,121 —
733–739 735 13 154.00–164.00 $160.91 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–320 318 23 210.00–216.00 $211.23 $672 -1.08
420 420 2 197.00–205.00 $201.00 $844 -1.33
475–485 476 10 187.00–192.00 $191.49 $911 -5.38
605–615 613 6 162.00–165.00 $164.51 $1,008 -1.30
720–730 723 4 140.00–147.00 $142.74 $1,032 —
765–770 769 4 142.00–147.00 $143.24 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 192.00–202.00 $197.14 $729 —
430–436 434 13 184.00–194.00 $187.05 $812 -2.79
455–475 462 5 175.00–185.00 $178.41 $824 -4.59
555–592 575 4 155.00–162.00 $157.91 $908 —
625–630 628 4 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $948 —
655–680 663 3 142.00–150.00 $144.73 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 3 245.00–247.00 $246.37 $830 -2.62
355–360 358 2 235.00–245.00 $239.97 $859 —
403–420 412 7 234.00–237.00 $235.87 $972 +15.49
460–470 465 4 207.00–210.00 $208.52 $970 -5.50
510–520 515 4 202.00–212.00 $207.26 $1,067 +3.31
605 605 3 187.00–190.00 $188.00 $1,137 +2.11
655–685 670 4 170.00–172.00 $171.02 $1,146 -4.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 4 227.00–232.00 $229.37 $860 +9.07
405–435 427 5 220.00–227.00 $223.37 $954 +9.95
470–485 475 3 200.00–205.00 $203.30 $966 +4.51
510–535 520 3 192.00–200.00 $196.28 $1,021 +11.28
555–570 563 2 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $1,019 -3.69
655–660 658 2 157.00–160.00 $158.49 $1,043 —
710–735 723 2 137.00–140.00 $138.47 $1,001 +0.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 5 220.00–221.00 $220.20 $720 —
420–430 425 4 207.00–210.00 $208.48 $886 +4.75
455–475 470 4 185.00–187.00 $185.48 $872 -2.05
610–615 613 2 160.00–167.00 $163.51 $1,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1250 1021 80-85% 10 83.00–91.00 $87.26 $891 —
1030–1255 1157 80-85% 11 101.00–106.00 $103.49 $1,197 +0.84
1125–1405 1255 80-85% 24 92.00–99.00 $95.94 $1,204 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1140 1042 85-90% 10 81.00–87.00 $83.44 $869 —
955–1125 1051 85-90% 7 75.00–80.00 $77.32 $813 -6.31
940–1100 1054 85-90% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.66 $713 -15.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1640 1532 75-80% 3 93.00–94.00 $93.29 $1,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1750 1463 3 105.00–110.00 $108.59 $1,589 —
1310–2065 1699 8 114.00–118.00 $115.81 $1,968 —
1760–2035 1898 2 122.00–125.00 $123.39 $2,342 +1.60

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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.