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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.17/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 542 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $226.46/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 616 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.48/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 962 1,020 605
Feeder cattle 736 847 400
Slaughter cattle 226 173 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: This market will not be covered next week due to the 4th of July holiday. Market coverage will resume on 7/11/2023. Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 8 256.00–264.00 $258.27 $930 —
478 478 18 236.00–239.00 $238.17 $1,138 —
555–557 556 7 226.00–231.00 $228.15 $1,269 +4.49
755–797 787 4 180.00–185.00 $183.80 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–360 353 5 275.00–280.00 $278.98 $985 -3.46
613–640 616 27 226.00–230.00 $226.46 $1,395 -7.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 438 5 259.00–260.00 $259.19 $1,135 -1.80
519–528 523 7 245.00–247.00 $246.13 $1,287 -3.33
587–590 588 6 234.00–237.00 $234.50 $1,379 -7.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–420 417 8 229.00–234.00 $230.85 $963 -0.46
455–495 476 20 220.00–225.00 $222.48 $1,059 -0.63
540–542 542 29 215.00–220.00 $215.17 $1,166 -2.64
552–557 554 9 213.00–217.00 $215.66 $1,195 —
665–688 678 9 195.00–200.00 $198.04 $1,343 +0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 326 4 230.00–237.00 $231.72 $755 -4.20
375–383 379 12 230.00–238.00 $232.60 $882 -4.44
403–420 412 7 218.00–224.00 $220.24 $907 -4.52
460–481 471 10 216.00–218.00 $217.02 $1,022 +3.41
560–570 563 3 197.00–207.00 $203.63 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 205.00–210.00 $207.46 $888 -6.04
460–470 463 4 205.00–210.00 $206.27 $955 +2.73
515–530 521 4 195.00–205.00 $199.27 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 252.00–257.00 $254.47 $929 —
478–480 479 2 236.00–239.00 $237.50 $1,138 -10.52
521–525 521 10 210.00–214.00 $213.60 $1,113 —
560–595 572 3 212.00–214.00 $213.31 $1,220 —
620 620 2 202.00–205.00 $203.50 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 528 2 220.00–227.00 $223.52 $1,180 -6.85
560–570 566 7 215.00–222.00 $218.59 $1,237 -3.81
620–625 623 3 207.00–217.00 $210.32 $1,310 -0.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–495 486 7 226.00–230.00 $228.33 $1,110 -6.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1335 1183 80-85% 15 94.00–97.00 $95.66 $1,132 -5.82
1205–1345 1257 80-85% 34 98.00–106.00 $101.67 $1,278 —
1175–1750 1400 80-85% 12 107.00–114.00 $109.80 $1,537 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1160 1031 85-90% 12 86.00–92.00 $88.67 $914 +8.07
1010–1205 1119 85-90% 4 93.00–97.00 $94.17 $1,054 —
1055–1195 1129 85-90% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.68 $900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1410 1308 75-80% 3 120.00–124.00 $121.87 $1,594 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,633 —
1445–1775 1597 5 115.00–119.00 $116.72 $1,864 —
1275–2175 1608 6 122.00–129.00 $125.92 $2,025 —

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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.