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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.12/cwt +15.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 516 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $240.81/cwt ≈ $1,173/hd at 487 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.23/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 663 1,077 930
Feeder cattle 471 873 738
Slaughter cattle 192 204 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 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
310–320 317 3 290.00–300.00 $293.26 $930 +10.43
420–435 431 6 270.00–280.00 $277.87 $1,198 —
465 value added 465 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,283 —
510–548 541 10 240.00–246.00 $244.83 $1,325 -11.17
565–566 566 6 235.00–238.00 $237.50 $1,344 +0.72
667 667 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,461 +3.85
705 705 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 490 5 250.00–254.00 $253.23 $1,241 +0.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 3 253.00–255.00 $253.65 $1,098 —
470–480 475 2 242.00–250.00 $245.96 $1,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 470 9 226.00–236.00 $228.72 $1,075 —
503–521 514 14 217.00–221.00 $219.57 $1,129 +9.92
518 value added 518 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,186 —
660 660 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,360 +21.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 230.00–232.00 $231.01 $596 —
310–343 335 4 230.00–232.00 $231.54 $776 +4.76
421–435 426 11 214.00–220.00 $216.23 $921 —
460–476 471 3 220.00–222.00 $221.35 $1,043 +12.24
525–528 527 4 202.00–212.00 $204.49 $1,078 +1.97
560–593 582 3 195.00–197.00 $195.64 $1,139 -2.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 230.00–240.00 $235.27 $548 —
360 360 5 215.00–220.00 $217.00 $781 +0.40
405–443 430 3 210.00–213.00 $212.06 $912 +8.06
470–480 477 7 205.00–211.00 $209.31 $998 +11.71
506–516 508 5 187.00–195.00 $188.63 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 387 3 268.00–278.00 $271.36 $1,050 +3.84
480–487 487 21 237.00–241.00 $240.81 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 290.00–297.00 $293.59 $846 —
360–365 363 4 277.00–280.00 $278.49 $1,011 -1.24
425–440 435 3 250.00–255.00 $251.63 $1,095 -0.90
460–470 466 5 245.00–250.00 $248.03 $1,156 +1.92
513–520 516 5 232.00–237.00 $234.02 $1,208 +4.47
560–570 563 3 202.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,148 -2.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–429 423 3 225.00–230.00 $226.62 $959 —
470–480 478 4 222.00–228.00 $226.52 $1,083 —
555–560 558 2 175.00–180.00 $177.51 $991 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1155 1030 85-90% 17 79.00–86.00 $82.36 $848 —
940–1300 1092 85-90% 8 87.00–92.00 $89.01 $972 —
1010–1280 1129 85-90% 10 75.00–79.00 $77.19 $871 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1650 1150 80-85% 15 92.00–100.00 $94.36 $1,085 —
1140–1310 1240 80-85% 12 85.00–90.00 $87.20 $1,081 —
1165–1390 1299 80-85% 5 104.00–110.00 $106.87 $1,388 +2.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1635 1488 75-80% 8 103.00–111.00 $106.57 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1605 1437 3 110.00–113.00 $111.57 $1,603 —
1435–1575 1528 3 100.00–107.00 $102.19 $1,561 —
1655 1655 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,003 —

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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.