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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.93/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 531 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.63/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 407 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.99/cwt ≈ $1,127/hd at 366 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,193 1,204
Feeder cattle 657 1,047 952
Slaughter cattle 101 133 252
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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
501–540 523 11 287.00–315.00 $311.28 $1,628 -5.02
554–580 563 6 286.00–295.00 $291.91 $1,643 +1.21
625 625 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 -12.01
659 659 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,720 +9.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–370 369 10 335.00–343.00 $341.40 $1,260 —
420–430 423 4 325.00–328.00 $327.24 $1,384 -2.97
455–460 456 5 310.00–312.00 $310.40 $1,415 —
555–590 562 6 276.00–282.00 $277.72 $1,561 -3.72
620–635 632 5 265.00–267.00 $265.39 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–481 477 9 299.00–300.00 $299.22 $1,427 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 6 330.00 $330.00 $888 —
355–384 366 17 304.00–311.00 $307.99 $1,127 —
407–408 407 19 304.00–309.00 $306.63 $1,248 +17.47
525–536 531 20 260.00–270.00 $265.93 $1,412 +1.64
555–568 563 12 258.00–260.00 $258.91 $1,458 +5.09
660–670 663 3 230.00–234.00 $232.65 $1,542 +0.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–295 293 7 315.00–317.00 $316.44 $927 +8.85
355–375 371 5 295.00–300.00 $299.04 $1,109 +6.88
420–433 429 12 285.00–295.00 $291.62 $1,251 +16.40
485–495 488 8 270.00–278.00 $273.36 $1,334 +2.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–436 427 9 272.00–276.00 $275.25 $1,175 +13.46
560–570 565 4 230.00–237.00 $233.03 $1,317 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 371 9 324.00–335.00 $330.91 $1,228 —
460–485 476 9 280.00–290.00 $285.16 $1,357 -0.76
505–515 508 3 279.00–282.00 $280.01 $1,422 -0.99
570–573 573 7 272.00–274.00 $273.72 $1,568 +0.22
665–675 670 2 215.00–220.00 $217.48 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 294 5 360.00–365.00 $364.01 $1,070 +0.88
355–385 372 7 342.00–350.00 $345.27 $1,284 —
460–470 465 2 295.00–297.00 $295.99 $1,376 —
614 614 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 320.00–325.00 $321.70 $1,055 —
420–438 431 5 310.00–314.00 $311.56 $1,343 +3.44

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1120 950 85-90% 5 90.00–97.00 $91.59 $870 -11.84
940–955 950 85-90% 6 110.00–117.00 $112.82 $1,072 +9.39
955–1100 1054 85-90% 9 99.00–107.00 $104.74 $1,104 -8.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1605 1327 80-85% 10 115.00–124.00 $119.41 $1,585 —
1000–1760 1340 80-85% 4 125.00–134.00 $127.99 $1,715 —
1205–1435 1349 80-85% 5 107.00–114.00 $110.10 $1,485 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,661 —
1475–1770 1623 75-80% 2 123.00–130.00 $126.82 $2,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,560 —
1350 1350 2 154.00 $154.00 $2,079 —
1425–1925 1755 5 141.00–150.00 $145.95 $2,561 —

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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.