Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

1,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.01/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 533 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.41/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 563 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.77/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 476 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,230 1,410 1,237
Feeder cattle 1,055 1,079 952
Slaughter cattle 175 234 285
Replacement cattle — 97 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, 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
490–492 490 14 254.00–256.00 $255.57 $1,252 -3.07
520–544 538 6 247.00–255.00 $252.88 $1,360 +0.57
555–566 563 35 244.00–249.00 $245.41 $1,382 +6.02
620–628 625 10 233.00–236.00 $234.29 $1,464 -6.17
653 653 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,508 -10.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–429 428 7 255.00–258.00 $257.58 $1,102 +6.37
514–520 516 18 235.00–243.00 $239.01 $1,233 -5.37
570–580 578 24 230.00–239.00 $231.83 $1,340 —
620–641 639 13 225.00–231.00 $230.55 $1,473 +8.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–578 577 5 220.00–224.00 $221.60 $1,279 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 415 10 222.00–230.00 $226.45 $940 -0.82
469–495 476 28 216.00–223.00 $218.77 $1,041 -4.02
505–540 533 37 216.00–222.00 $217.01 $1,157 +1.50
585–593 588 17 209.00–219.00 $214.08 $1,259 +3.68
601–610 603 6 207.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,251 —
664–670 665 7 192.00–195.00 $194.57 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–389 389 8 220.00–222.00 $220.25 $857 +1.70
433–444 438 16 215.00–218.00 $216.33 $948 -3.87
461–480 465 9 210.00–215.00 $213.85 $994 +0.96
560–570 562 5 195.00–200.00 $196.01 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–495 493 6 232.00–235.00 $232.50 $1,146 -2.29
513–540 527 4 231.00–235.00 $232.95 $1,228 +3.74
577–580 578 6 225.00–230.00 $229.16 $1,325 +6.64
613 613 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,312 -5.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–370 366 9 245.00–246.00 $245.33 $898 +3.19
408–410 408 11 228.00–232.00 $228.73 $933 -3.53
470–485 478 2 215.00–220.00 $217.46 $1,039 —
508–537 516 15 214.00–218.00 $216.89 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–482 482 4 220.00–224.00 $223.00 $1,075 —
505–515 510 2 222.00–227.00 $224.48 $1,145 +2.87
560–570 565 2 210.00–215.00 $212.48 $1,201 +1.52
670–680 673 3 185.00–190.00 $186.68 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1415 1142 80-85% 27 80.00–90.00 $86.69 $990 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,291 —
1080–1620 1232 80-85% 18 92.00–100.00 $95.23 $1,173 -4.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1135 950 85-90% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.61 $880 +2.47
810–1135 955 85-90% 15 74.00–82.00 $78.21 $747 -11.93
935–1200 1135 85-90% 20 81.00–89.00 $84.49 $959 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,449 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1563 1406 6 113.00–118.00 $115.21 $1,620 -9.80
1470–1765 1574 7 119.00–126.00 $123.48 $1,944 —
1810 1810 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,299 —

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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.