Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.68/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 415 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.67/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 477 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $326.55/cwt +22.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 512 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 1,100 889
Feeder cattle 674 948 732
Slaughter cattle 94 142 135
Replacement cattle 56 10 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Bulls lightly tested, Heifers 3.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 344 14 360.00–368.00 $367.45 $1,264 +9.91
380–397 395 11 350.00–358.00 $357.30 $1,411 —
400–415 408 2 340.00–345.00 $342.55 $1,398 +4.03
510–520 512 28 320.00–328.00 $326.55 $1,672 +22.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 322 9 370.00–376.00 $375.38 $1,209 —
390–397 394 21 361.00–370.00 $362.48 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 362.00–365.00 $363.01 $1,060 -3.97
470–492 486 8 320.00–326.00 $323.25 $1,571 +10.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 284 10 330.00–338.00 $335.24 $952 +17.88
300–336 324 21 320.00–330.00 $327.79 $1,062 —
364–390 369 16 310.00–320.00 $318.06 $1,174 +16.22
400–435 415 31 297.00–307.00 $301.68 $1,252 +9.37
468–490 477 31 281.00–290.00 $285.67 $1,363 -1.94
505–520 514 8 270.00–277.00 $273.78 $1,407 —
560–580 568 6 260.00–270.00 $263.73 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 312.00–315.00 $313.43 $887 —
310–315 313 3 300.00–307.00 $304.69 $954 +15.35
385–390 387 3 280.00–288.00 $285.31 $1,104 +3.58
405–440 417 3 270.00–275.00 $271.76 $1,133 -2.30
480–490 487 3 260.00–267.00 $262.30 $1,277 -4.48
507–510 507 11 250.00–256.00 $255.45 $1,295 -1.57
570–580 575 2 240.00–247.00 $243.47 $1,400 -0.39
614–635 625 26 230.00–238.00 $233.16 $1,457 —
650–690 670 4 220.00–227.00 $223.40 $1,497 +23.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 337 4 310.00–316.00 $312.97 $1,055 +11.34
355–395 376 4 295.00–300.00 $297.23 $1,118 +4.37
415–443 433 12 282.00–292.00 $288.83 $1,251 +3.80
470–492 486 8 270.00–278.00 $273.88 $1,331 +2.79
580–595 584 4 250.00–260.00 $252.55 $1,475 +0.43
603–610 605 3 240.00–247.00 $242.35 $1,466 +5.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 287 3 350.00–355.00 $353.43 $1,014 —
305–340 321 5 342.00–352.00 $348.73 $1,119 +12.92
350–390 361 6 330.00–340.00 $333.28 $1,203 +5.75
400–435 410 10 320.00–327.00 $324.50 $1,330 +12.53
450–490 457 12 310.00–318.00 $312.96 $1,430 +19.97
535–545 538 11 292.00–300.00 $294.93 $1,587 +16.44
570–588 579 4 280.00–288.00 $284.06 $1,645 +30.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–396 387 16 350.00–358.00 $355.02 $1,374 +7.53
405–420 410 3 340.00–345.00 $343.29 $1,407 +2.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 382 5 340.00–350.00 $345.92 $1,321 +5.23
420–440 433 3 330.00–335.00 $333.38 $1,444 +10.54
505–545 532 3 310.00–315.00 $313.42 $1,667 +30.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1350 1233 80-85% 13 120.00–129.00 $124.77 $1,538 —
1150–1390 1271 80-85% 10 130.00–135.00 $132.96 $1,690 —
1210–1315 1274 80-85% 4 140.00–145.00 $141.77 $1,806 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1540 1455 75-80% 5 139.00–144.00 $141.04 $2,052 —
1410–1560 1468 75-80% 6 125.00–129.00 $126.65 $1,859 —
1405–1855 1547 75-80% 7 132.00–137.00 $134.73 $2,084 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1110 970 85-90% 6 113.00–120.00 $116.73 $1,132 —
905–1150 1074 85-90% 7 105.00–112.00 $107.71 $1,157 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1705 1503 3 140.00–145.00 $143.26 $2,153 —
1225–1710 1521 7 150.00–154.00 $150.50 $2,289 —
1825 1825 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,102 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1380 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,125.00–1,650.00 $1,421.21
1070–1125 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,388.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.