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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.84/cwt +28.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 430 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $231.68/cwt ≈ $1,464/hd at 632 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $277.64/cwt +26.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 522 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,139 1,154 766
Feeder cattle 852 975 591
Slaughter cattle 287 179 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder steers 10.00 higher, steer, heifer, and bull calves 15.00 to 17.00 higher, 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
410–433 429 11 320.00–322.00 $320.35 $1,374 +22.59
455–465 463 17 306.00–314.00 $310.00 $1,435 +15.00
523–531 528 8 296.00–301.00 $297.86 $1,573 +33.84
555 555 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,548 —
605 605 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,627 +22.52
657 657 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,616 —
759–765 761 6 229.00–231.00 $230.33 $1,753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 436 4 305.00–312.00 $308.81 $1,346 +15.45
484–494 489 14 293.00–299.00 $295.97 $1,447 +20.41
520–523 523 8 280.00–285.00 $280.62 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 3 282.00–287.00 $284.66 $1,324 —
520–548 534 2 272.00–277.00 $274.43 $1,465 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–344 329 10 294.00–300.00 $296.64 $976 —
429–447 430 33 274.00–283.00 $280.84 $1,208 +28.11
505 505 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,298 +18.27
555–585 568 15 233.00–240.00 $236.02 $1,341 +8.34
630–636 636 24 225.00–231.00 $230.75 $1,468 +9.23
670–673 672 4 210.00–215.00 $213.75 $1,436 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–394 386 19 270.00–280.00 $272.14 $1,050 +19.31
405–443 416 17 263.00–272.00 $267.26 $1,112 +25.84
455–493 485 8 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,225 +19.03
505–511 510 10 242.00–246.00 $245.50 $1,252 +18.96
555–591 587 9 220.00–229.00 $226.93 $1,332 +4.42
615–645 630 2 212.00–217.00 $214.44 $1,351 -1.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $708 —
305–347 335 7 266.00–270.00 $267.04 $895 —
375–390 383 10 260.00–267.00 $263.55 $1,009 +19.96
410–445 419 4 250.00–257.00 $251.86 $1,055 +23.46
460–470 465 4 242.00–245.00 $243.48 $1,132 +22.27
570–580 575 2 215.00–217.00 $215.99 $1,242 +11.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–245 234 3 355.00–360.00 $358.25 $838 —
303–343 323 6 342.00–350.00 $345.75 $1,117 +32.25
360–387 375 11 325.00–334.00 $328.94 $1,234 +25.47
420–448 437 12 300.00–309.00 $307.22 $1,343 +14.74
455–495 478 6 288.00–295.00 $290.80 $1,390 +10.48
502–536 522 25 272.00–280.00 $277.64 $1,449 +26.65
555–560 556 9 254.00–260.00 $255.56 $1,421 +10.59
617–636 632 30 231.00–234.00 $231.68 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 312 15 328.00–338.00 $330.59 $1,031 —
360–398 379 12 312.00–322.00 $318.63 $1,208 +29.33
405–448 422 9 290.00–297.00 $293.61 $1,239 +12.23
463–483 476 6 276.00–280.00 $278.70 $1,327 —
520–545 532 7 257.00–267.00 $259.56 $1,381 +18.34
560–590 573 3 235.00–240.00 $237.34 $1,360 +8.84
610–625 621 4 210.00–220.00 $217.55 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 330.00–335.00 $332.66 $765 —
255–274 263 5 320.00–325.00 $322.91 $849 —
320–330 325 6 318.00–325.00 $321.45 $1,045 —
360–380 371 11 298.00–307.00 $300.03 $1,113 —
445 445 2 277.00–287.00 $282.00 $1,255 +19.96
470–480 475 2 260.00–269.00 $264.55 $1,257 —
510–520 515 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1135 1044 85-90% 14 74.00–82.00 $78.25 $817 —
895–1195 1065 85-90% 23 85.00–92.00 $89.11 $949 +9.02
1105–1190 1135 85-90% 10 93.00–97.00 $94.50 $1,073 -0.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1345 1203 80-85% 23 105.00–114.00 $108.38 $1,304 —
1030–1310 1208 80-85% 16 95.00–104.00 $99.15 $1,198 —
1230–1300 1265 80-85% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $1,461 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1610 1563 75-80% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $1,704 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2110 1565 4 110.00–116.00 $113.74 $1,780 -11.22
1300–2045 1608 3 121.00–127.00 $124.15 $1,996 —
1645–2090 1902 3 130.00–138.00 $134.59 $2,560 —

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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.