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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.33/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 634 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.68/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 558 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.37/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 422 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,072 1,375 800
Feeder cattle 866 1,082 654
Slaughter cattle 197 293 146
Replacement cattle 9 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves mostly steady, heifer 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
410–446 431 7 255.00–256.00 $255.41 $1,101 -7.08
460–461 461 5 254.00–256.00 $255.60 $1,178 -5.74
555–561 558 26 244.00–254.00 $247.68 $1,382 +6.54
615–620 618 2 238.00–240.00 $239.00 $1,477 +4.92
658–660 659 14 235.00–245.00 $241.42 $1,591 +7.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 4 245.00–252.00 $249.68 $1,081 -0.45
460–487 478 9 248.00–249.00 $248.32 $1,187 +6.71
570–584 581 11 230.00–237.00 $231.25 $1,344 -1.73
603–621 617 8 226.00–231.00 $229.78 $1,418 +4.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 514 9 222.00–223.00 $222.45 $1,143 -7.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 370 7 230.00–237.00 $232.75 $861 —
409–439 422 25 227.00–234.00 $230.37 $972 +3.15
462–475 467 10 227.00–231.00 $229.00 $1,069 +7.78
505–543 530 18 219.00–228.00 $223.41 $1,184 +1.79
564–588 569 9 218.00–219.00 $218.77 $1,245 +2.25
603–641 634 57 215.00–223.00 $216.33 $1,372 +1.92
765–780 770 3 202.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–488 479 3 217.00–221.00 $219.72 $1,052 +4.35
504–523 515 15 215.00–217.00 $215.78 $1,111 +4.30
620–637 635 7 205.00–209.00 $208.44 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 439 6 200.00–210.00 $205.68 $903 -4.75
470–475 473 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $958 +0.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 245.00–246.00 $245.75 $1,032 -6.88
480–489 488 7 224.00–228.00 $227.44 $1,110 —
520–531 530 8 218.00–220.00 $219.75 $1,165 —
610–623 621 8 205.00–210.00 $208.63 $1,296 +2.63
653–655 654 3 200.00–207.00 $204.66 $1,338 +5.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 4 235.00–244.00 $241.73 $981 —
489–491 490 13 222.00–225.00 $223.16 $1,093 +6.76
585–595 592 3 203.00–206.00 $203.99 $1,208 -2.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 419 4 220.00–227.00 $225.27 $944 +0.69
505–520 510 3 200.00–202.00 $201.32 $1,027 +0.09
570–583 580 4 196.00–200.00 $196.98 $1,142 -0.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1265 1078 80-85% 12 95.00–100.00 $97.09 $1,047 —
815–1660 1118 80-85% 17 110.00–117.00 $114.04 $1,275 +19.33
965–1540 1240 80-85% 27 101.00–109.00 $105.98 $1,314 -4.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–905 893 85-90% 4 80.00–84.00 $81.46 $727 +2.76
850–1120 962 85-90% 16 85.00–94.00 $88.42 $851 +0.67
890–1130 985 85-90% 10 94.00–100.00 $95.86 $944 +8.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1555 1474 75-80% 5 110.00–116.00 $113.44 $1,672 +15.91
1520–1655 1571 75-80% 4 106.00–109.00 $107.73 $1,692 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1690 1543 4 121.00–127.00 $125.20 $1,932 —
1235–1945 1590 2 116.00–119.00 $117.17 $1,863 —
1275–1975 1656 8 130.00–137.00 $133.20 $2,206 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240–1375 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,431.45

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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.