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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $267.68/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 485 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.63/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 616 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.06/cwt ≈ $1,625/hd at 538 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 792 985 1,240
Feeder cattle 669 771 187
Slaughter cattle 114 177 995
Replacement cattle 9 37 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer and bull calves steady, 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
405–420 418 6 340.00–342.00 $341.68 $1,428 +0.72
465 465 5 334.00 $334.00 $1,553 +11.49
510–546 538 23 300.00–310.00 $302.06 $1,625 —
561–589 575 16 289.00–296.00 $291.68 $1,677 —
643–648 645 11 259.00–265.00 $261.74 $1,688 —
698 698 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,787 —
701 701 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,689 —
756 756 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–446 434 10 332.00–338.00 $335.53 $1,456 +4.52
510–525 520 3 290.00–299.00 $296.06 $1,540 +1.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 290.00–295.00 $292.47 $1,360 -14.84
505–510 508 2 285.00–287.00 $286.00 $1,453 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–418 413 4 280.00–295.00 $286.18 $1,182 -9.85
512–520 515 13 266.00–275.00 $271.97 $1,401 +5.25
560–564 564 9 250.00–258.00 $257.12 $1,450 —
610–634 616 27 235.00–245.00 $244.63 $1,507 +1.63
655–694 677 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,489 —
705–715 711 5 213.00–219.00 $215.38 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 285 4 302.00–310.00 $303.93 $866 —
305–310 307 6 290.00–300.00 $296.63 $911 —
365–390 376 7 280.00–290.00 $285.14 $1,072 —
410–435 428 10 270.00–275.00 $273.56 $1,171 +0.67
485 485 28 260.00–268.00 $267.68 $1,298 +5.96
505–540 521 7 250.00–256.00 $253.06 $1,318 +0.19
570–590 580 2 232.00–235.00 $233.47 $1,354 -6.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 325 4 305.00–310.00 $308.69 $1,003 -6.61
370–380 373 3 290.00–297.00 $294.01 $1,097 +0.98
418–426 423 9 281.00–286.00 $282.65 $1,196 +1.15
480–495 490 3 270.00–272.00 $270.65 $1,326 +0.28
560–585 580 5 240.00–246.00 $244.84 $1,420 -3.54
670–685 678 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $1,373 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 15 340.00–350.00 $343.62 $1,289 +1.31
413–446 439 14 330.00–332.00 $331.60 $1,456 -3.39
455–470 463 2 300.00–305.00 $302.46 $1,400 -5.03
605 605 3 254.00–264.00 $260.67 $1,577 +20.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 280 4 340.00–345.00 $342.17 $958 —
315–345 330 4 335.00–340.00 $337.39 $1,113 -0.20
355–380 363 3 325.00–327.00 $325.70 $1,182 +3.23
420 420 3 310.00–315.00 $311.67 $1,309 —
470–480 477 3 280.00–285.00 $281.64 $1,343 -4.98
610–635 627 3 217.00–220.00 $219.03 $1,373 —
755–765 760 2 190.00–200.00 $194.97 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 9 345.00–352.00 $347.87 $1,085 -2.35
370–385 378 2 330.00–335.00 $332.55 $1,257 —
413–420 419 5 320.00–330.00 $321.97 $1,349 -0.18
603–610 605 3 235.00–236.00 $235.66 $1,426 +3.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1415 1179 80-85% 9 127.00–135.00 $130.43 $1,538 —
1070–1565 1320 80-85% 6 109.00–116.00 $113.23 $1,495 —
1180–1515 1348 80-85% 10 119.00–126.00 $123.48 $1,665 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–995 969 85-90% 4 109.00–116.00 $112.95 $1,094 —
905–1035 978 85-90% 6 99.00–106.00 $101.99 $997 —
910–1195 1017 85-90% 7 89.00–96.00 $93.63 $952 -0.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1750 1495 75-80% 2 111.00–113.00 $112.17 $1,677 —
1415–1820 1559 75-80% 4 116.00–118.00 $116.94 $1,823 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1785 1622 7 139.00–145.00 $142.95 $2,319 -16.80
1785 1785 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,231 —
1765–2055 1910 2 147.00–148.00 $147.46 $2,816 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1295 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,700.00 $1,686.40

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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
1075–1265 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–1,925.00 $1,867.57 —

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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.