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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.49/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 481 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.41/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 373 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $250.25/cwt ≈ $1,056/hd at 422 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 725 1,240 1,095
Feeder cattle 522 187 928
Slaughter cattle 203 995 167
Replacement cattle — 58 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 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
355–360 358 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $904 +3.47
414–437 422 17 248.00–252.00 $250.25 $1,056 —
460–470 462 17 240.00–249.00 $247.45 $1,143 +7.11
510–538 532 17 230.00–240.00 $234.33 $1,247 -1.03
605–636 631 10 207.00–215.00 $213.93 $1,350 —
845 845 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 281 5 258.00–260.00 $258.36 $726 —
361–365 362 6 240.00–245.00 $240.84 $872 —
405–440 415 4 235.00–242.00 $239.17 $993 +4.81
455–490 473 9 230.00–238.00 $235.10 $1,112 +1.34
560–578 574 5 210.00–220.00 $218.05 $1,252 +0.69
630–640 635 2 192.00–197.00 $194.48 $1,235 -0.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 19 224.00–231.00 $227.41 $848 +3.86
405–428 419 8 224.00–234.00 $226.83 $950 +8.79
452–493 481 27 212.00–222.00 $217.49 $1,046 +3.88
520–530 528 4 207.00–210.00 $207.74 $1,097 +0.21
555–576 566 12 200.00–207.00 $202.49 $1,146 +7.90
605–635 625 3 180.00–187.00 $182.26 $1,139 -3.17
768–780 772 3 162.00–165.00 $163.99 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 3 222.00–227.00 $224.61 $636 +3.59
305–310 306 4 215.00–225.00 $218.78 $669 +2.43
360–380 370 2 212.00–215.00 $213.54 $790 -1.80
410–435 422 3 215.00–222.00 $219.03 $924 +16.73
460–475 468 3 200.00–210.00 $205.67 $963 +0.16
540–545 543 2 197.00–200.00 $198.49 $1,078 -0.39
575–580 576 5 192.00–197.00 $193.01 $1,112 +10.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 307 3 207.00–212.00 $208.68 $641 +3.45
460–480 470 2 190.00–197.00 $193.57 $910 +4.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 265 4 262.00–269.00 $267.15 $708 —
362–369 366 7 248.00–254.00 $251.46 $920 —
440–445 443 4 235.00–240.00 $237.49 $1,052 —
455–488 470 9 220.00–228.00 $222.18 $1,044 +0.09
505–538 516 6 212.00–221.00 $215.91 $1,114 +6.71
555–597 592 8 197.00–207.00 $198.80 $1,177 -0.02
625–630 628 2 195.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,240 +3.86
655–670 663 2 180.00–187.00 $183.46 $1,216 -0.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $792 —
360–375 371 4 234.00–235.00 $234.24 $869 -2.20
470–495 479 4 209.00–217.00 $211.74 $1,014 +1.42
505–530 521 4 200.00–207.00 $203.47 $1,060 +3.82
620–643 632 4 180.00–187.00 $183.56 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 230.00–240.00 $235.05 $745 —
395 395 3 225.00–232.00 $227.33 $898 —
710–720 715 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1410 1211 80-85% 18 87.00–94.00 $90.59 $1,097 —
1025–1555 1256 80-85% 16 95.00–100.00 $96.82 $1,216 -9.60
1125–1480 1300 80-85% 6 104.00–110.00 $106.75 $1,388 +16.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 953 85-90% 3 74.00–77.00 $75.09 $716 —
1105–1190 1138 85-90% 8 86.00–89.00 $87.34 $994 +2.18
1000–1360 1150 85-90% 16 78.00–85.00 $81.87 $942 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1610 1578 75-80% 2 94.00–98.00 $95.96 $1,514 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1395 1304 5 108.00–110.00 $108.94 $1,421 —
1680–1945 1827 6 113.00–118.00 $115.87 $2,117 —
2095–2165 2113 4 121.00–122.00 $121.26 $2,562 —

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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.