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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.62/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 537 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.77/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 478 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.17/cwt ≈ $1,262/hd at 563 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 884 745
Feeder cattle 637 611 576
Slaughter cattle 176 273 144
Replacement cattle 52 — 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 265.00–267.00 $266.60 $960 -3.05
455–475 458 6 248.00–255.00 $251.01 $1,150 —
520–548 537 29 248.00–257.00 $250.62 $1,346 +1.33
570–593 585 3 244.00–245.00 $244.68 $1,431 -2.12
610–633 622 4 235.00–236.00 $235.51 $1,465 —
677–680 678 6 235.00–239.00 $238.33 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–440 435 3 250.00–254.00 $252.65 $1,099 —
520–548 531 5 238.00–241.00 $239.76 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 234.00–237.00 $235.49 $1,149 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 25 227.00–233.00 $229.77 $1,098 —
509–520 511 5 225.00–230.00 $228.98 $1,170 -4.76
555–583 563 18 220.00–226.00 $224.17 $1,262 —
605–645 636 6 220.00–225.00 $220.83 $1,404 -5.85
683–698 688 9 216.00–223.00 $220.63 $1,518 +3.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 7 229.00–230.00 $229.57 $902 -1.55
415–445 437 17 229.00–235.00 $230.35 $1,007 +1.24
565–580 573 2 209.00–217.00 $213.05 $1,221 -1.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 432 2 216.00–220.00 $218.08 $942 +5.12
515–520 518 2 205.00–212.00 $208.52 $1,080 +2.54
690 690 3 187.00–197.00 $193.67 $1,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $917 -1.11
410–440 420 6 232.00–240.00 $236.06 $991 -3.04
458–480 468 13 224.00–234.00 $227.25 $1,064 +0.81
515–535 521 4 220.00–230.00 $224.47 $1,169 —
603–605 603 7 205.00–215.00 $213.57 $1,288 —
655 655 4 202.00–210.00 $204.00 $1,336 —
755–775 765 2 180.00–183.00 $181.48 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 275.00–282.00 $278.63 $780 —
325–345 335 2 267.00–277.00 $271.85 $911 —
380–390 389 11 240.00–242.00 $241.82 $941 +0.79
420–444 437 8 220.00–224.00 $222.79 $974 —
470–485 480 4 210.00–220.00 $213.70 $1,026 -3.71
510–535 521 4 215.00–218.00 $216.73 $1,129 -0.44
555–560 558 2 205.00–210.00 $207.49 $1,158 +5.02
788–790 789 3 172.00–174.00 $172.67 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–398 374 12 227.00–230.00 $228.10 $853 +4.76
420–430 427 3 215.00–220.00 $218.36 $932 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1475 1269 80-85% 35 102.00–109.00 $105.06 $1,333 -0.09
1000–1490 1309 80-85% 16 96.00–101.00 $98.32 $1,287 —
1180–1465 1320 80-85% 10 111.00–118.00 $114.79 $1,515 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–985 921 85-90% 8 81.00–85.00 $83.59 $770 —
975–1140 1048 85-90% 12 95.00–99.00 $95.99 $1,006 —
1000–1120 1052 85-90% 16 86.00–93.00 $90.19 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2045 1467 6 124.00–129.00 $126.92 $1,862 +10.16
1395–1660 1528 2 114.00–115.00 $114.54 $1,750 -18.82
1635–2000 1857 3 132.00–139.00 $135.10 $2,509 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1420 1182 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,383.08
1060–1515 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,800.00 $1,614.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365–1420 1393 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,626.48 —
1460–1545 1503 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–1,750.00 $1,664.98 —

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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.