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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $300.21/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 509 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $309.96/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 475 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $240.15/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 528 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 992 1,139 1,311
Feeder cattle 827 852 1,091
Slaughter cattle 165 287 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, 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
460–482 475 23 304.00–314.00 $309.96 $1,472 -0.04
502–519 509 30 297.00–304.00 $300.21 $1,528 +2.35
555–570 567 5 286.00–294.00 $287.57 $1,631 +8.57
604 604 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,546 -13.00
653–657 655 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 -6.00
740–741 741 9 228.00–230.00 $229.33 $1,699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 364 7 322.00–327.00 $324.44 $1,181 —
433 433 12 308.00–318.00 $313.00 $1,355 +4.19
520–549 544 11 285.00–295.00 $286.74 $1,560 +6.12
575–590 584 16 269.00–275.00 $271.21 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 373 3 315.00–317.00 $315.68 $1,177 —
520–530 525 2 277.00–282.00 $279.52 $1,467 +5.09
555–570 563 5 260.00–265.00 $262.82 $1,480 —
795 795 8 198.00–207.00 $199.13 $1,583 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–291 288 7 285.00–290.00 $285.67 $823 —
310–340 335 12 282.00–285.00 $282.23 $945 —
370–393 384 11 272.00–278.00 $275.83 $1,059 +3.69
410–443 431 12 264.00–272.00 $266.34 $1,148 -0.92
455–490 466 10 245.00–255.00 $249.17 $1,161 -3.32
520–530 528 19 237.00–245.00 $240.15 $1,268 -5.35
555–570 565 8 225.00–230.00 $227.14 $1,283 +0.21
610–615 613 4 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $1,293 -3.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–333 329 3 290.00–300.00 $296.75 $976 +0.11
380–395 391 4 280.00–288.00 $286.06 $1,118 —
425–443 435 7 274.00–278.00 $275.70 $1,199 -5.14
455–484 474 9 255.00–260.00 $258.87 $1,227 —
509–525 517 10 246.00–249.00 $247.52 $1,280 -9.48
555 555 14 239.00–248.00 $246.71 $1,369 +10.69
605–615 607 11 222.00–225.00 $224.45 $1,362 -6.30
660–665 664 4 220.00–223.00 $222.25 $1,476 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 3 260.00–268.00 $262.57 $1,006 -0.98
405–438 430 4 256.00–260.00 $256.94 $1,105 +5.08
463–480 468 9 235.00–245.00 $240.08 $1,124 -3.40
510–545 535 18 225.00–232.00 $229.57 $1,228 —
610–635 627 3 200.00–205.00 $201.62 $1,264 —
659–675 662 5 184.00–190.00 $185.22 $1,226 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 337 4 332.00–335.00 $332.71 $1,121 +2.12
365–383 377 6 305.00–322.00 $316.76 $1,194 -1.87
405–440 414 10 290.00–297.00 $294.14 $1,218 +0.53
470–490 483 6 274.00–282.00 $277.37 $1,340 -1.33
507–523 510 17 258.00–268.00 $265.73 $1,355 +6.17
590 590 7 240.00–245.00 $240.71 $1,420 +3.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 5 342.00–350.00 $345.95 $1,107 +0.20
373–375 374 3 328.00–330.00 $328.67 $1,229 -0.27
420–449 446 10 300.00–310.00 $306.64 $1,368 -0.58
453–470 459 3 289.00–298.00 $294.93 $1,354 +4.13
505–510 508 6 272.00–282.00 $277.16 $1,408 -0.48
570–585 575 3 250.00–260.00 $253.39 $1,457 -2.17
704–705 704 8 200.00–202.00 $200.25 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–331 324 6 314.00–322.00 $316.55 $1,026 -4.90
360–370 365 2 299.00–305.00 $302.04 $1,102 +2.01
520–530 523 4 250.00–260.00 $254.98 $1,334 +2.50
560–570 564 5 230.00–232.00 $230.81 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1180 1040 85-90% 7 93.00–97.00 $94.57 $984 +16.32
980–1180 1090 85-90% 6 74.00–80.00 $77.56 $845 -11.55
945–1250 1128 85-90% 11 84.00–92.00 $87.99 $993 -6.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1655 1261 80-85% 8 95.00–102.00 $98.05 $1,236 -17.44
1215–1670 1407 80-85% 12 103.00–112.00 $107.46 $1,512 —
1315–1715 1444 80-85% 4 114.00–119.00 $115.96 $1,674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1605 1595 75-80% 2 109.00–119.00 $114.03 $1,819 +5.00
1435–1995 1647 75-80% 3 120.00–129.00 $124.63 $2,053 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1945 1589 7 118.00–127.00 $121.93 $1,937 +8.19
1460–1805 1719 4 116.00–117.00 $116.21 $1,998 —

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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.