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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $264.26/cwt -11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 469 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.57/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 568 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.60/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 518 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,262 1,272 785
Feeder cattle 1,035 935 588
Slaughter cattle 214 337 129
Replacement cattle 13 — 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
365–375 369 18 276.00–283.00 $280.23 $1,034 -2.77
418–424 422 11 273.00–276.00 $274.08 $1,157 —
519 519 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,375 -3.00
551–584 568 25 246.00–256.00 $249.57 $1,418 +2.68
615–637 622 17 232.00–239.00 $236.15 $1,469 +6.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–386 385 9 272.00–276.00 $275.12 $1,059 —
420 420 4 260.00–265.00 $261.25 $1,097 —
464–486 469 35 262.00–268.00 $264.26 $1,239 -11.73
525–538 532 4 250.00–256.00 $252.96 $1,346 -2.48
575–588 583 22 240.00–244.00 $242.57 $1,414 +7.18
625 625 2 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 472 3 250.00–255.00 $251.61 $1,188 —
520–530 527 3 245.00–247.00 $245.67 $1,295 +7.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 18 251.00 $251.00 $848 +12.63
360–375 373 12 230.00–240.00 $237.01 $884 +1.82
405–415 408 8 234.00–236.00 $234.51 $957 —
470–476 474 22 223.00–228.00 $225.15 $1,067 -2.69
517–520 518 23 215.00–223.00 $221.60 $1,148 +3.07
571–595 580 10 207.00–213.00 $208.69 $1,210 -3.87
615–643 629 13 205.00–208.00 $206.99 $1,302 +1.51
660 660 2 195.00–200.00 $197.50 $1,304 +4.78
705 705 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,325 -1.85
767 767 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 308 6 235.00–240.00 $239.13 $737 —
360–375 368 2 220.00–227.00 $223.43 $822 -0.08
406–415 411 2 225.00–227.00 $225.99 $929 —
467–480 473 19 216.00–223.00 $218.71 $1,034 -2.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 225.00–227.00 $225.99 $757 —
420–425 421 7 210.00–215.00 $213.15 $897 -0.38
505–520 513 2 192.00–200.00 $195.94 $1,005 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 6 250.00–255.00 $251.83 $914 -3.68
455–475 466 9 228.00–235.00 $229.45 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 270.00–272.00 $270.67 $912 +1.68
420 420 2 255.00–256.00 $255.50 $1,073 -0.09
505–510 507 3 215.00–220.00 $217.33 $1,102 -3.64
555–585 575 3 215.00–216.00 $215.68 $1,240 -2.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 280.00–287.00 $283.63 $794 —
405–430 411 4 260.00–265.00 $262.22 $1,078 -7.26
475–480 478 2 252.00–257.00 $254.49 $1,216 -1.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1550 1230 80-85% 17 97.00–105.00 $101.02 $1,243 +5.01
1010–1745 1301 80-85% 12 90.00–96.00 $93.97 $1,223 -11.45
1055–1575 1309 80-85% 12 106.00–114.00 $109.14 $1,429 +3.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1075 980 85-90% 2 92.00–94.00 $92.90 $910 +11.92
875–1175 1001 85-90% 5 78.00–89.00 $81.82 $819 —
825–1200 1051 85-90% 12 85.00–92.00 $88.60 $931 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1690 1457 3 104.00–109.00 $105.93 $1,543 —
1325–2185 1510 6 121.00–126.00 $123.23 $1,861 —
1185–1710 1535 6 113.00–118.00 $115.27 $1,769 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1375 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,320.00–1,750.00 $1,520.83

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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.