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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $255.90/cwt -9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 632 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $310.58/cwt ≈ $1,500/hd at 483 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $324.61/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 434 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 758 868
Feeder cattle 612 657 711
Slaughter cattle 164 101 138
Replacement cattle 10 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull caves 4.00 lower, 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
410–430 426 10 330.00–336.00 $334.85 $1,426 —
453–494 483 26 307.00–312.00 $310.58 $1,500 —
530–545 539 5 302.00–310.00 $306.36 $1,651 -4.92
593–599 595 14 283.00–288.00 $286.56 $1,705 -5.35
625 625 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 -10.00
655–663 658 6 253.00–262.00 $258.98 $1,704 -2.02
776 776 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 369 4 330.00–335.00 $331.34 $1,223 -10.06
431–435 434 20 319.00–326.00 $324.61 $1,409 -2.63
470–475 473 3 296.00–300.00 $297.32 $1,406 -13.08
540–545 543 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $1,588 —
617–641 632 29 253.00–260.00 $255.90 $1,617 -9.49
768–780 769 9 219.00–220.00 $219.11 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 3 288.00–290.00 $288.66 $1,365 -10.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 334 7 300.00–306.00 $305.13 $1,019 —
490–498 497 12 272.00–276.00 $275.67 $1,370 —
510–520 515 2 260.00–262.00 $261.01 $1,344 -4.92
568–576 574 9 251.00–253.00 $252.56 $1,450 -6.35
656–685 672 18 228.00–237.00 $231.90 $1,558 -0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $901 —
360–370 367 3 290.00–295.00 $293.36 $1,077 -5.68
405–430 424 10 288.00–295.00 $291.64 $1,237 +0.02
470 470 7 267.00–268.00 $267.57 $1,258 -5.79
563–597 578 7 235.00–241.00 $238.20 $1,377 —
613–625 623 13 228.00–234.00 $232.94 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–408 406 6 272.00–280.00 $277.32 $1,126 +2.07
470–488 480 17 252.00–257.00 $253.45 $1,217 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 8 328.00–338.00 $333.43 $1,084 —
355–360 357 3 320.00–325.00 $321.68 $1,148 -9.23
470–480 475 6 284.00–285.00 $284.49 $1,351 -0.67
530–533 532 4 270.00–279.00 $274.51 $1,460 -5.50
568–578 573 6 264.00–268.00 $265.98 $1,524 -7.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 335.00–340.00 $337.47 $1,299 -7.80
405–410 407 3 305.00–310.00 $308.32 $1,255 —
455–485 473 6 290.00–298.00 $295.10 $1,396 -0.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 315.00–317.00 $316.60 $1,171 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1270 1166 80-85% 11 113.00–116.00 $114.73 $1,338 —
1130–1520 1286 80-85% 11 119.00–126.00 $122.04 $1,569 —
1135–1630 1446 80-85% 7 127.00–134.00 $129.21 $1,868 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1120 960 85-90% 7 99.00–106.00 $102.49 $984 +10.90
855–1065 988 85-90% 3 90.00–98.00 $93.23 $921 —
1040–1105 1077 85-90% 6 108.00–113.00 $111.13 $1,197 +6.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1490 1455 75-80% 3 121.00–128.00 $123.22 $1,793 +10.22
1420–1615 1518 75-80% 2 134.00–143.00 $138.21 $2,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1635 1555 2 139.00–143.00 $141.10 $2,194 —
1855–2165 1980 5 145.00–154.00 $151.04 $2,991 —
2115 2115 1 166.00 $166.00 $3,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1215 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,624.37

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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.