Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

1,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.61/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 467 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.59/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 566 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.53/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 515 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,240 1,275 973
Feeder cattle 187 999 704
Slaughter cattle 995 202 192
Replacement cattle 58 74 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves mostly steady, heifer 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
388–398 393 10 248.00–250.00 $249.01 $979 +1.37
451–495 472 18 238.00–243.00 $240.34 $1,134 -1.81
506–530 515 20 230.00–240.00 $235.36 $1,212 -3.30
555–567 563 18 221.00–229.00 $226.13 $1,273 -5.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 245.00–250.00 $247.54 $805 +1.53
432–440 435 8 232.00–237.00 $234.36 $1,019 -1.04
480–499 497 8 232.00–234.00 $233.76 $1,162 +0.78
555–585 559 19 212.00–220.00 $217.36 $1,215 —
620–623 622 4 192.00–197.00 $194.51 $1,210 -4.88
670–685 675 3 182.00–190.00 $184.71 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–448 438 12 221.00–228.00 $225.77 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 336 9 227.00–230.00 $229.46 $771 -1.95
355–370 359 7 220.00–226.00 $223.55 $803 -4.75
405–435 419 22 215.00–220.00 $218.04 $914 +6.26
453–499 467 36 208.00–218.00 $213.61 $998 +3.83
510–530 515 26 202.00–211.00 $207.53 $1,069 +10.93
561–573 566 32 190.00–198.00 $194.59 $1,101 -2.83
615–634 630 9 185.00–187.00 $185.43 $1,168 -1.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 220.00–222.00 $221.02 $630 —
310–340 330 5 215.00–220.00 $216.35 $714 -1.35
360–395 367 5 212.00–218.00 $215.34 $790 +1.92
412–445 420 17 200.00–210.00 $202.30 $850 -0.66
460–470 463 4 205.00–207.00 $205.51 $952 +7.34
515–520 516 9 190.00–200.00 $198.88 $1,026 +13.86
558–585 566 8 180.00–185.00 $182.88 $1,035 -3.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 342 8 205.00–207.00 $205.23 $702 —
360 360 3 207.00–210.00 $209.00 $752 +5.61
410–435 427 3 190.00–197.00 $192.24 $821 +1.56
460–493 478 6 188.00–192.00 $189.30 $905 +5.77
505–510 508 2 177.00–187.00 $182.02 $925 +5.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 370 9 230.00–240.00 $236.44 $875 -0.16
405–435 420 13 222.00–232.00 $226.84 $953 +1.41
460–495 474 10 205.00–215.00 $210.32 $997 +5.14
520–530 527 9 195.00–205.00 $199.65 $1,052 —
575 575 3 187.00–190.00 $188.00 $1,081 +1.11
720–730 723 3 160.00–167.00 $164.65 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 464 7 217.00–227.00 $222.09 $1,030 -0.40
505–520 513 5 207.00–212.00 $209.20 $1,073 -2.46
565–585 573 8 195.00–202.00 $198.82 $1,139 -0.67
610–640 623 6 190.00–200.00 $193.63 $1,206 +5.14
655–695 683 4 180.00–190.00 $184.16 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 413 6 215.00–220.00 $217.01 $896 +1.14
588–590 588 7 172.00–180.00 $173.15 $1,018 +2.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1510 1283 80-85% 9 103.00–111.00 $106.42 $1,365 —
1075–1455 1289 80-85% 22 94.00–100.00 $96.34 $1,242 —
995–1625 1301 80-85% 13 87.00–93.00 $89.84 $1,169 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1195 1023 85-90% 8 69.00–75.00 $72.61 $743 -1.35
860–1125 1025 85-90% 21 76.00–83.00 $79.34 $813 +5.38
1105–1185 1145 85-90% 6 84.00–88.00 $85.16 $975 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1525 1471 75-80% 4 105.00–112.00 $109.28 $1,608 +8.60
1495–1500 1498 75-80% 2 95.00–98.00 $96.50 $1,446 -4.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1735 1462 3 106.00–109.00 $107.76 $1,575 —
1755–1985 1870 2 116.00–120.00 $117.88 $2,204 —
1895 1895 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,331 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1190 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–875.00 $800.40
805–1320 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00–925.00 $885.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1605 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,525.00 $1,372.14 —

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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.