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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.00/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 645 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $234.59/cwt ≈ $1,222/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.00/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 590 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 899 843
Feeder cattle 676 704 716
Slaughter cattle 175 195 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 lower, bull and heifer calves 4.00 lower, 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
455–460 458 7 242.00–245.00 $243.29 $1,114 -0.19
506–545 521 14 230.00–236.00 $234.59 $1,222 —
620–642 637 8 225.00–227.00 $226.51 $1,443 -5.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,217 —
590 590 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,457 -1.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 5 225.00–227.00 $225.79 $808 -9.21
420–430 423 4 227.00–230.00 $229.24 $970 -1.02
503–515 509 4 211.00–214.00 $212.52 $1,082 -3.31
560–572 569 7 211.00–215.00 $212.13 $1,207 -8.00
645 645 15 211.00 $211.00 $1,361 +2.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 319 3 210.00–212.00 $211.31 $674 —
430 430 7 200.00–205.00 $202.14 $869 +0.48
530–534 533 11 190.00–195.00 $191.81 $1,022 +0.07
564–570 569 4 192.00–197.00 $193.24 $1,100 —
685–690 688 2 160.00–168.00 $164.01 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 215.00–225.00 $219.94 $847 -1.20
401–415 406 8 210.00–214.00 $212.47 $863 -5.59
460–480 470 2 215.00–217.00 $215.98 $1,015 +0.97
555–570 558 9 200.00–208.00 $206.19 $1,151 -2.14
615–625 620 2 187.00–195.00 $191.03 $1,184 —
658–675 664 3 175.00–179.00 $177.64 $1,180 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 322 3 275.00–280.00 $277.32 $893 -5.16
420–436 431 9 230.00–237.00 $232.28 $1,001 —
470–472 472 5 220.00–222.00 $220.40 $1,040 -4.56
505–520 514 5 210.00–215.00 $211.96 $1,089 +4.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 272.00–280.00 $277.59 $783 +2.55
460–483 474 5 215.00–217.00 $216.22 $1,025 —
525–538 534 9 190.00–195.00 $191.64 $1,023 -5.84
555–560 558 4 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $1,074 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 240.00–247.00 $243.46 $1,035 -2.24
505–524 520 6 218.00–220.00 $219.00 $1,139 -3.66
580–595 588 2 215.00–217.00 $216.01 $1,270 -0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1345 1076 80-85% 9 79.00–83.00 $81.49 $877 —
1150–1305 1215 80-85% 4 94.00–97.00 $95.32 $1,158 —
980–1515 1280 80-85% 22 84.00–93.00 $88.01 $1,127 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–925 877 85-90% 3 69.00–74.00 $71.08 $623 —
1085–1160 1135 85-90% 3 84.00–85.00 $84.32 $957 -1.30
935–1285 1145 85-90% 11 77.00–82.00 $78.94 $904 -6.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1540 1427 75-80% 5 88.00–92.00 $90.18 $1,287 —
1890–1940 1915 75-80% 4 83.00–84.00 $83.51 $1,599 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1800 1713 5 102.00–106.00 $104.41 $1,789 —
1765–1895 1852 3 116.00–117.00 $116.68 $2,161 —
1705–2135 1957 8 108.00–115.00 $112.31 $2,198 —

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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.