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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.00/cwt ≈ $1,916/hd at 844 lb · 50 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,701/hd at 810 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.85/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 992 781
Feeder cattle 615 827 645
Slaughter cattle 86 165 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 4.00 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
315–320 318 2 370.00–375.00 $372.48 $1,184 —
360–370 365 2 350.00–357.00 $353.45 $1,290 —
405–410 407 6 330.00–335.00 $332.16 $1,352 —
460–463 463 7 315.00–324.00 $322.72 $1,494 +12.76
527–530 528 6 297.00–299.00 $298.67 $1,577 -1.54
567 567 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,639 +1.43
630 630 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,657 +7.00
732–747 740 6 229.00–230.00 $229.51 $1,698 +0.18
844 844 50 227.00 $227.00 $1,916 —
943 943 7 219.00 $219.00 $2,065 —
1029 1029 6 199.00 $199.00 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 375 3 335.00–340.00 $336.64 $1,262 +12.20
405–412 411 6 322.00–324.00 $323.67 $1,330 +10.67
471–485 474 15 309.00–310.00 $309.80 $1,468 —
753–755 754 3 215.00–217.00 $215.67 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 287.00–297.00 $292.00 $1,445 —
505–515 512 3 277.00–278.00 $277.67 $1,422 -1.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 326 6 290.00–292.00 $291.67 $951 -5.08
465–473 471 4 270.00–276.00 $274.52 $1,293 +15.65
570–573 572 5 237.00–241.00 $240.20 $1,374 -6.51
603–610 605 3 220.00–226.00 $223.98 $1,355 -0.47
810 810 46 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 282.00–285.00 $283.48 $893 +1.25
358–395 383 9 272.00–276.00 $273.25 $1,047 -2.58
405–423 420 15 262.00–272.00 $267.85 $1,125 +1.51
460–486 476 14 247.00–256.00 $252.74 $1,203 +3.57
510–530 526 9 240.00–245.00 $243.45 $1,281 +3.30
555–590 582 9 230.00–235.00 $231.06 $1,345 +3.92
708–715 710 6 213.00–215.00 $214.33 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 272.00–275.00 $273.06 $759 —
406–440 412 13 255.00–258.00 $257.44 $1,061 +0.50
460–490 483 4 240.00–247.00 $241.67 $1,167 +1.59
540–545 543 5 230.00–235.00 $233.01 $1,265 +3.44
560–598 574 8 216.00–225.00 $220.85 $1,268 —
655–660 658 2 190.00–200.00 $195.02 $1,283 +9.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 3 375.00–385.00 $378.29 $1,052 —
320–322 322 4 357.00–360.00 $357.75 $1,152 +11.80
355–365 363 4 346.00–357.00 $348.69 $1,266 +20.02
420–428 425 3 305.00–312.00 $309.70 $1,316 +3.06
455–460 458 2 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $1,363 +2.56
516–540 529 12 276.00–282.00 $277.43 $1,468 +0.27
560–565 563 2 260.00–267.00 $263.48 $1,483 +10.09
660–670 665 2 220.00–225.00 $222.48 $1,479 —
705–733 724 3 207.00–211.00 $209.70 $1,518 +9.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 340.00–350.00 $344.69 $1,120 +11.98
378–393 388 7 330.00–340.00 $336.84 $1,307 +20.08
410–420 415 2 295.00–297.00 $296.01 $1,228 +1.87
470–480 477 3 280.00–286.00 $284.03 $1,355 +6.66
570–590 580 4 250.00–257.00 $254.77 $1,478 +14.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 272.00–277.00 $274.53 $1,277 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1370 1119 80-85% 4 95.00–100.00 $97.61 $1,092 —
1165–1530 1268 80-85% 12 103.00–111.00 $108.40 $1,375 +10.35
1345–1565 1379 80-85% 7 114.00–123.00 $116.63 $1,608 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–905 900 85-90% 3 76.00–80.00 $78.68 $708 —
1030–1120 1075 85-90% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.60 $942 +10.04
1040–1195 1110 85-90% 5 93.00–97.00 $94.53 $1,049 +6.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1465 1275 75-80% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.15 $1,481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1755 1505 3 124.00–126.00 $125.22 $1,885 —
1960 1960 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,117 —
1890–2070 1990 4 137.00–144.00 $140.75 $2,801 —

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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.