Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

1,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.21/cwt +21.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 523 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.61/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 480 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $228.12/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 674 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,154 1,027 875
Feeder cattle 975 847 758
Slaughter cattle 179 125 117
Replacement cattle — 55 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, steer and heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, bull calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 318 5 320.00–330.00 $327.99 $1,043 +21.46
360–365 363 2 307.00–310.00 $308.51 $1,120 +8.67
413–440 431 11 296.00–304.00 $297.76 $1,283 +10.70
457 457 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,348 +18.92
505–520 513 12 262.00–266.00 $264.02 $1,354 -1.05
605–620 613 16 245.00–248.00 $246.48 $1,511 +2.88
739 739 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–428 407 9 288.00–295.00 $293.36 $1,194 —
460–476 471 7 275.00–277.00 $275.56 $1,298 +13.13
575–590 581 8 240.00–248.00 $244.52 $1,421 -0.43
659–695 674 21 223.00–231.00 $228.12 $1,538 +3.16
753–758 756 9 204.00–213.00 $209.01 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–640 624 4 215.00–222.00 $219.29 $1,368 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 376 16 260.00–268.00 $263.94 $992 +8.24
405–448 430 6 250.00–254.00 $252.73 $1,087 +7.68
458–499 480 32 238.00–248.00 $244.61 $1,174 +12.08
520 value added 520 58 253.00 $253.00 $1,316 —
510–541 531 21 233.00–239.00 $238.73 $1,268 +11.47
563–571 566 16 223.00–231.00 $227.68 $1,289 +8.55
604–616 610 19 221.00–222.00 $221.52 $1,351 +20.99
653 653 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,424 +22.71
710–733 727 4 192.00–195.00 $194.27 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 257.00–262.00 $259.76 $844 —
373–394 383 10 250.00–255.00 $252.83 $968 +8.93
410–424 417 13 237.00–244.00 $241.42 $1,007 +9.12
460–470 465 2 230.00–237.00 $233.46 $1,086 +8.18
510–527 523 15 222.00–229.00 $226.54 $1,185 +12.57
555–560 558 2 220.00–225.00 $222.51 $1,242 +17.51
645 645 4 214.00–218.00 $216.00 $1,393 —
662–695 683 8 202.00–206.00 $204.55 $1,397 +20.25
715–740 728 2 180.00–187.00 $183.44 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 240.00–247.00 $243.59 $901 +8.16
415–430 421 5 225.00–235.00 $228.40 $962 -0.25
475–497 492 4 220.00–225.00 $221.21 $1,088 +6.05
515–520 517 3 210.00–215.00 $213.32 $1,103 +10.84
560–575 568 2 202.00–207.00 $204.53 $1,162 +9.30
607–625 613 3 200.00–207.00 $202.38 $1,241 —
660–685 662 16 194.00–195.00 $194.94 $1,291 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 310.00–312.00 $311.35 $862 —
320 320 4 310.00–317.00 $313.50 $1,003 +14.23
370–390 386 5 297.00–305.00 $303.47 $1,171 +11.12
405–410 408 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $1,193 +8.48
454–490 461 10 278.00–285.00 $280.32 $1,292 —
505–513 511 5 250.00–255.00 $250.99 $1,283 -2.50
560–570 565 4 242.00–248.00 $244.97 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–382 373 5 285.00–292.00 $289.30 $1,079 +5.79
420–435 430 3 277.00–285.00 $281.38 $1,210 —
530–545 541 4 240.00–245.00 $241.22 $1,305 -2.30
560 560 4 228.00–230.00 $228.50 $1,280 —
705–710 708 3 200.00–205.00 $202.34 $1,433 —
765–795 775 3 184.00–190.00 $186.05 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 432 5 260.00–270.00 $262.04 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1165 969 85-90% 15 85.00–92.00 $88.75 $860 —
935–1155 1061 85-90% 13 77.00–84.00 $80.09 $850 -13.05
1075–1155 1108 85-90% 13 93.00–98.00 $94.90 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1315 1167 80-85% 18 99.00–108.00 $102.98 $1,202 —
1035–1725 1418 80-85% 16 109.00–117.00 $112.10 $1,590 —
1410–1670 1540 80-85% 2 119.00–121.00 $120.08 $1,849 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1560 1509 75-80% 9 110.00–118.00 $113.96 $1,720 —
1780–1800 1792 75-80% 5 119.00–121.00 $119.79 $2,147 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1940 1510 3 114.00–116.00 $115.13 $1,738 -0.46
1355–1985 1591 7 121.00–130.00 $124.96 $1,988 —

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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.