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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

1,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.97/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 591 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.72/cwt ≈ $1,497/hd at 731 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.77/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 613 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,230 1,705 986
Feeder cattle 1,047 1,452 841
Slaughter cattle 155 212 145
Replacement cattle 28 41 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, 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
485 485 12 310.00 $310.00 $1,504 -6.35
520–526 525 8 300.00–303.00 $302.63 $1,589 -2.67
605–629 613 29 265.00–268.00 $265.77 $1,629 -8.23
670 670 25 255.00 $255.00 $1,708 +9.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–432 421 18 321.00–324.00 $322.05 $1,356 -6.10
460–461 461 7 305.00–306.00 $305.86 $1,410 +3.33
520–530 528 4 285.00–290.00 $288.77 $1,525 —
555–597 576 6 262.00–270.00 $265.85 $1,531 -1.81
753–790 755 17 215.00–218.00 $217.82 $1,645 +2.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $1,398 +0.11
719–740 724 4 205.00–210.00 $208.72 $1,511 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–330 321 12 282.00–292.00 $287.21 $922 +3.38
390–395 394 7 280.00–284.00 $283.14 $1,116 +1.73
405–420 415 6 268.00–275.00 $270.28 $1,122 -2.19
460–488 473 7 255.00–262.00 $257.82 $1,219 -1.42
516–536 524 13 249.00–250.00 $249.39 $1,307 -3.20
605–620 607 8 215.00–220.00 $219.36 $1,332 -4.13
714–739 731 32 200.00–206.00 $204.72 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534–543 539 17 258.00–259.00 $258.41 $1,393 -7.18
590–591 591 37 252.00–253.00 $252.97 $1,495 -1.93
620–634 632 9 227.00–230.00 $227.33 $1,437 -5.27
680–690 689 14 217.00–219.00 $218.86 $1,508 -4.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 346 5 270.00–277.00 $271.79 $940 —
360–380 366 10 270.00–276.00 $273.84 $1,002 +1.08
413–442 435 21 256.00–264.00 $257.88 $1,122 -1.44
455–460 458 2 242.00–252.00 $246.97 $1,131 +1.75
510–520 513 11 230.00–236.00 $235.26 $1,207 -2.19
553–580 561 10 220.00–230.00 $224.84 $1,261 -5.73
670–680 675 2 190.00–200.00 $195.04 $1,317 -4.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–483 466 9 290.00–300.00 $296.68 $1,383 -5.73
515–530 523 2 285.00–287.00 $285.99 $1,496 -1.28
555–585 563 5 265.00–270.00 $267.77 $1,508 -6.91
620–625 623 2 237.00–240.00 $238.51 $1,486 -4.74
660–670 662 6 220.00–224.00 $223.32 $1,478 +3.63
705–710 708 2 210.00–217.00 $213.49 $1,512 +1.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 326 8 327.00–337.00 $334.90 $1,092 -3.05
360–380 370 2 320.00–325.00 $322.57 $1,194 -9.24
405–423 413 11 310.00–312.00 $310.93 $1,284 +14.69
470–480 475 4 270.00–272.00 $270.99 $1,287 -1.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–388 376 4 330.00–332.00 $331.03 $1,245 -14.65
405–425 413 3 315.00–320.00 $317.29 $1,310 -4.20
465–485 472 3 282.00–287.00 $283.71 $1,339 -1.33
505–510 507 3 270.00–272.00 $270.67 $1,372 +2.52
565–590 575 3 250.00–255.00 $252.32 $1,451 -5.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1260 1164 80-85% 10 100.00–105.00 $103.34 $1,203 +3.86
985–1480 1278 80-85% 19 108.00–115.00 $111.58 $1,426 +4.24
1120–1575 1347 80-85% 10 115.00–123.00 $118.48 $1,596 +2.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1030 1020 85-90% 4 76.00–79.00 $77.49 $790 -16.72
860–1170 1093 85-90% 13 83.00–92.00 $88.85 $971 —
960–1310 1108 85-90% 6 94.00–99.00 $96.29 $1,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1700 1544 75-80% 6 123.00–128.00 $125.24 $1,934 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,670 —
1605–1804 1690 75-80% 4 107.00–116.00 $113.37 $1,916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,902 -8.29
1620–1675 1645 3 129.00–133.00 $130.65 $2,149 —
1250–2035 1833 8 134.00–143.00 $138.62 $2,541 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1200 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,384.19
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1225 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,397.87 —

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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.