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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.01/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 542 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.03/cwt ≈ $1,220/hd at 412 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $281.50/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 425 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 985 1,075 1,275
Feeder cattle 771 860 999
Slaughter cattle 177 193 202
Replacement cattle 37 22 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 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
312–315 313 4 370.00–377.00 $375.24 $1,175 —
350–356 355 9 344.00–350.00 $344.66 $1,224 —
418–419 419 27 340.00–342.00 $340.96 $1,429 -6.74
465–470 468 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 429 7 318.00–326.00 $323.68 $1,389 —
463–470 468 6 305.00–312.00 $307.31 $1,438 -11.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 330.00–332.00 $331.01 $1,351 -8.07
512–513 513 4 290.00–296.00 $294.50 $1,511 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 328 6 314.00–316.00 $315.30 $1,034 —
363–395 372 13 292.00–300.00 $293.03 $1,090 -4.25
405–433 425 28 280.00–288.00 $281.50 $1,196 -3.51
463–473 470 11 270.00–271.00 $270.37 $1,271 -4.96
505–545 542 56 252.00–263.00 $260.01 $1,409 -4.58
555–595 582 15 247.00–250.00 $248.38 $1,446 -7.74
605–645 634 7 226.00–230.00 $228.91 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 323 10 320.00–322.00 $320.57 $1,035 +0.30
406–414 412 28 290.00–298.00 $296.03 $1,220 —
505–520 514 16 265.00–270.00 $266.72 $1,371 -17.54
619 619 13 243.00 $243.00 $1,504 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–436 432 11 270.00–277.00 $272.89 $1,179 -4.54
480–490 488 4 260.00–267.00 $261.72 $1,277 +0.18
505–520 511 7 250.00–256.00 $252.87 $1,292 +0.35
566–595 579 9 235.00–241.00 $239.77 $1,388 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 9 350.00–352.00 $350.22 $1,191 -5.76
405–410 406 7 320.00–330.00 $322.15 $1,308 —
461–489 472 25 290.00–297.00 $294.27 $1,389 -19.21
505–510 507 3 290.00–295.00 $291.68 $1,479 -3.08
620–630 627 3 230.00–235.00 $232.34 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 362 3 340.00–345.00 $342.31 $1,239 -11.40
405–410 407 7 332.00–342.00 $334.99 $1,363 -6.00
455–460 458 2 305.00–310.00 $307.49 $1,408 —
562–570 562 25 270.00–273.00 $272.88 $1,534 —
602 602 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 326 10 335.00–345.00 $337.59 $1,101 -9.95
370–380 375 2 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $1,209 -5.25
480–495 488 8 284.00–289.00 $286.62 $1,399 -14.40
510 510 4 275.00–280.00 $276.25 $1,409 -8.56
708–710 709 2 200.00–202.00 $201.00 $1,425 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1615 1031 80-85% 17 118.00–125.00 $122.38 $1,262 —
1100–1415 1283 80-85% 16 126.00–133.00 $128.44 $1,648 —
1260–1665 1543 80-85% 5 135.00–144.00 $141.10 $2,177 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1155 1009 85-90% 7 90.00–99.00 $94.29 $951 —
975–1120 1059 85-90% 4 113.00–119.00 $116.10 $1,229 +11.83
955–1250 1093 85-90% 13 100.00–110.00 $105.14 $1,149 +0.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1685 1613 75-80% 2 129.00–131.00 $130.04 $2,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,605 —
1385–2075 1642 3 157.00–162.00 $159.75 $2,623 —
1650 1650 2 148.00 $148.00 $2,442 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
970–1255 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,650.00–1,775.00 $1,700.87

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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
930–1010 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,776.68 —

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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.