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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.76/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 458 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $248.22/cwt ≈ $1,186/hd at 478 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.78/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 386 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 845 673
Feeder cattle 583 629 526
Slaughter cattle 222 181 147
Replacement cattle — 35 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 14 250.00–260.00 $256.38 $943 —
473–480 478 22 248.00–249.00 $248.22 $1,186 —
605–635 622 3 232.00–240.00 $236.27 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 3 265.00–266.00 $265.66 $1,124 +10.66
455–466 456 10 252.00–258.00 $257.39 $1,174 +0.30
505–520 510 3 248.00–249.00 $248.66 $1,268 -5.71
559–568 564 12 242.00–248.00 $245.49 $1,385 -2.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 8 240.00–248.00 $244.61 $812 +0.16
403 403 3 240.00 $240.00 $967 +9.09
454–465 458 24 225.00–233.00 $229.76 $1,052 -0.49
508–516 514 12 224.00–230.00 $228.76 $1,176 +4.82
555–557 557 7 220.00–228.00 $226.86 $1,264 +0.35
655–680 663 3 208.00–210.00 $208.68 $1,384 —
702–720 707 4 210.00–214.00 $212.98 $1,506 +4.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 235.00–240.00 $237.36 $653 —
305–345 328 3 230.00–237.00 $233.87 $767 +5.41
355–394 386 16 225.00–232.00 $228.78 $883 -0.70
415–445 425 10 220.00–228.00 $223.93 $952 -1.46
470–480 475 2 215.00–219.00 $217.02 $1,031 +2.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 371 4 215.00–220.00 $218.72 $811 -0.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 307 3 265.00–270.00 $267.35 $821 -4.85
420–430 425 2 245.00–247.00 $246.01 $1,046 +0.02
455–495 472 9 220.00–230.00 $226.97 $1,071 +4.59
505–510 508 3 220.00–225.00 $221.66 $1,126 -6.67
555–560 558 2 217.00–218.00 $217.50 $1,214 —
610–620 615 2 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 324 3 256.00–265.00 $258.83 $839 —
370–385 380 5 232.00–240.00 $236.61 $899 -2.95
425–445 440 4 230.00–235.00 $231.71 $1,020 -5.90
515–535 525 3 215.00–220.00 $217.35 $1,141 -0.53
655–670 665 3 200.00–202.00 $201.34 $1,339 -1.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 319 11 248.00–252.00 $248.72 $793 +6.40
420–448 428 7 220.00–224.00 $221.20 $947 -8.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1145 1017 80-85% 12 95.00–101.00 $97.58 $992 —
1025–1215 1160 80-85% 38 102.00–109.00 $105.74 $1,227 —
1095–1240 1189 80-85% 8 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $1,338 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–990 927 85-90% 11 79.00–85.00 $82.58 $766 -1.22
900–1125 1023 85-90% 13 86.00–94.00 $90.70 $928 -8.02
1000–1340 1143 85-90% 4 97.00–102.00 $100.06 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1670 1657 75-80% 3 102.00–105.00 $103.99 $1,723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1670 1613 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $2,267 —
1355–1840 1625 5 124.00–130.00 $127.68 $2,075 —

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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.