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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.12/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 559 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.03/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 431 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $278.71/cwt ≈ $1,605/hd at 576 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,100 908 854
Feeder cattle 948 724 712
Slaughter cattle 142 119 142
Replacement cattle 10 65 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 12.00 lower, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 291 4 366.00–370.00 $366.98 $1,068 -6.41
333–348 342 13 348.00–352.00 $349.83 $1,196 -12.65
355–376 365 13 340.00–348.00 $344.08 $1,256 -8.49
410–426 421 20 326.00–332.00 $328.31 $1,382 -17.54
465–496 472 18 310.00–314.00 $313.07 $1,478 -23.95
620 620 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 355.00–360.00 $357.54 $1,126 —
410–420 415 2 337.00–340.00 $338.52 $1,405 -16.77
452–454 453 15 316.00–318.00 $317.06 $1,436 —
508–525 518 11 300.00–309.00 $304.06 $1,575 —
569–594 576 23 276.00–285.00 $278.71 $1,605 —
615–632 629 10 254.00–259.00 $258.02 $1,623 —
670–680 675 2 242.00–252.00 $247.04 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,634 —
663–670 668 9 260.00–261.00 $260.33 $1,739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 300.00–305.00 $301.63 $956 —
375–387 382 8 290.00–297.00 $292.86 $1,119 -3.21
420–434 431 32 282.00–290.00 $285.03 $1,228 +1.03
453–470 465 11 270.00–273.00 $271.09 $1,261 -2.71
510–520 513 4 260.00–270.00 $263.76 $1,353 +0.64
551–575 559 42 250.00–255.00 $252.12 $1,409 -3.61
610–624 622 6 232.00–238.00 $237.02 $1,474 -5.44
705–715 710 4 190.00–197.00 $194.26 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 315.00–320.00 $317.36 $873 —
356–381 375 14 301.00–310.00 $301.84 $1,132 -4.43
420–431 427 6 291.00–295.00 $292.31 $1,248 -4.20
455–480 457 21 280.00–289.00 $287.61 $1,314 +3.44
653 653 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–316 314 6 288.00–290.00 $289.34 $909 -7.89
390–395 394 4 280.00–287.00 $281.73 $1,110 -0.86
405–415 409 5 270.00–280.00 $274.06 $1,121 -0.08
460–475 466 5 265.00–268.00 $266.78 $1,243 +3.66
509–525 517 4 256.00–258.00 $257.02 $1,329 -0.98
577 577 7 237.00–245.00 $243.86 $1,407 -3.25
680–685 683 2 197.00–202.00 $199.51 $1,363 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 4 333.00–340.00 $335.81 $1,105 -15.79
360–370 365 2 325.00–330.00 $327.53 $1,195 -14.06
405–410 408 4 307.00–317.00 $311.97 $1,273 -23.01
465–467 466 8 287.00–295.00 $292.99 $1,365 -28.22
535–545 540 4 277.00–280.00 $278.49 $1,504 —
565–570 566 4 250.00–255.00 $253.74 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 360.00–370.00 $364.95 $1,015 —
310–335 323 2 355.00–360.00 $357.60 $1,155 —
355–375 368 6 346.00–350.00 $347.49 $1,279 —
405–410 407 3 340.00–342.00 $340.67 $1,387 —
555–560 558 5 270.00–280.00 $272.98 $1,523 —
620–635 628 2 250.00–252.00 $251.01 $1,576 —
660–680 670 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 373 3 337.00–345.00 $340.69 $1,271 -12.03
410–425 416 5 315.00–330.00 $322.84 $1,343 -22.70
455 455 3 300.00–310.00 $303.33 $1,380 -29.12
515–540 523 5 280.00–290.00 $283.05 $1,480 —
735–740 738 2 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1255 1021 80-85% 14 120.00–129.00 $125.19 $1,278 —
1085–1295 1121 80-85% 8 139.00–145.00 $142.07 $1,593 —
985–1285 1123 80-85% 11 129.00–138.00 $134.68 $1,512 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1195 1013 85-90% 8 114.00–118.00 $115.63 $1,171 —
910–1175 1034 85-90% 7 89.00–99.00 $93.28 $965 —
1020–1200 1117 85-90% 6 101.00–110.00 $105.34 $1,177 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1435 1405 75-80% 3 128.00–135.00 $132.62 $1,863 —
1360–1790 1575 75-80% 2 141.00–142.00 $141.43 $2,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1595 1412 3 133.00–137.00 $134.71 $1,902 —
1950–2025 1988 2 157.00–159.00 $157.98 $3,141 —
2120 2120 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1160 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,533.14
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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.