Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

1,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.30/cwt +14.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 529 lb · 82 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $330.21/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 436 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.29/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 528 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,193 792 725
Feeder cattle 1,047 669 522
Slaughter cattle 133 114 203
Replacement cattle 13 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer and bull calves mostly 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
258–290 263 7 370.00–372.00 $371.68 $978 —
345 345 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,242 —
362–363 362 11 350.00–352.00 $350.55 $1,269 —
403–405 404 10 340.00–344.00 $342.40 $1,383 +0.72
455–460 456 7 322.00–329.00 $327.99 $1,496 -6.01
518–544 529 82 313.00–322.00 $316.30 $1,673 +14.24
554–575 565 16 290.00–292.00 $290.70 $1,642 -0.98
605–610 608 2 284.00–290.00 $287.01 $1,745 —
663–677 669 14 249.00–256.00 $251.67 $1,684 -4.33
730 730 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–445 436 30 327.00–333.00 $330.21 $1,440 -5.32
520–546 543 8 305.00–309.00 $308.52 $1,675 +12.46
570–599 585 12 279.00–284.00 $281.44 $1,646 —
670–680 675 2 232.00–242.00 $236.96 $1,599 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 283 18 305.00–312.00 $307.59 $870 —
310 310 1 292.00 $292.00 $905 -16.69
354–365 359 9 289.00–296.00 $292.16 $1,049 -1.85
416–443 425 19 270.00–280.00 $275.22 $1,170 -7.43
455–470 459 16 269.00–272.00 $271.05 $1,244 +0.40
505–548 526 18 252.00–259.00 $254.63 $1,339 —
565–595 591 19 235.00–241.00 $236.18 $1,396 -8.66
605–625 614 6 218.00–227.00 $221.82 $1,362 —
690–691 691 10 220.00–225.00 $220.50 $1,524 +18.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–345 345 8 312.00–320.00 $316.01 $1,090 —
413–425 416 16 282.00–292.00 $289.16 $1,203 +2.98
457–460 458 12 280.00–285.00 $281.67 $1,290 —
505–536 528 23 261.00–268.00 $264.29 $1,395 -7.68
555–556 556 11 252.00–254.00 $253.82 $1,411 -3.30
658 658 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,527 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 281 4 295.00–305.00 $300.11 $843 -3.82
360–370 363 3 280.00–287.00 $282.31 $1,025 -2.83
420–432 423 4 260.00–267.00 $261.79 $1,107 -11.77
469–496 486 11 258.00–265.00 $263.22 $1,279 -4.46
520–545 543 11 247.00–250.00 $247.26 $1,343 -5.80
605–645 620 3 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $1,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–269 264 9 347.00–352.00 $350.15 $924 —
315–320 316 5 345.00–350.00 $348.99 $1,103 +1.12
410–415 413 8 320.00–328.00 $322.98 $1,334 +1.01
485–490 485 12 285.00–286.00 $285.92 $1,387 —
510 510 2 280.00–282.00 $281.00 $1,433 —
570–595 584 4 270.00–277.00 $273.50 $1,597 —
605–646 641 9 232.00–238.00 $236.34 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 5 360.00–365.00 $363.13 $1,010 —
308–310 308 11 350.00–355.00 $354.54 $1,092 —
410–420 414 5 328.00–330.00 $328.81 $1,361 -2.79
505–510 508 2 295.00–297.00 $296.00 $1,504 —
560–565 564 6 280.00–282.00 $281.67 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–395 380 3 317.00–320.00 $318.04 $1,209 -7.66
420–433 426 8 305.00–309.00 $308.12 $1,313 -3.55
505–510 507 3 270.00–275.00 $271.68 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1670 1247 80-85% 19 118.00–126.00 $121.58 $1,516 —
1110–1555 1413 80-85% 14 109.00–115.00 $113.11 $1,598 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1045 951 85-90% 7 99.00–106.00 $103.43 $984 -9.52
855–1255 1074 85-90% 12 109.00–119.00 $113.08 $1,214 —
1165–1385 1238 85-90% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.63 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1565 1413 75-80% 4 116.00–122.00 $118.73 $1,678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,890 —
1220–1955 1582 10 138.00–147.00 $142.88 $2,260 —
1830 1830 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,818 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
1265–1530 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00–2,050.00 $2,004.74 —

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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.