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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $236.33/cwt ≈ $1,640/hd at 694 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $244.10/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 513 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $273.37/cwt -14.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 593 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 1,044 1,249
Feeder cattle 722 872 1,035
Slaughter cattle 176 172 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 4.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 345.00–348.00 $346.01 $1,235 -15.30
405–410 408 4 322.00–330.00 $326.99 $1,334 —
470–472 472 6 309.00–310.00 $309.17 $1,459 -21.96
510–534 524 17 296.00–304.00 $300.79 $1,576 -11.77
570–595 593 21 273.00–277.00 $273.37 $1,621 -14.98
605–636 631 14 255.00–263.00 $261.83 $1,652 -8.24
683–697 694 31 235.00–242.00 $236.33 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 14 348.00 $348.00 $1,528 —
508 508 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,565 -14.04
605–622 618 9 269.00–270.00 $269.78 $1,667 —
660 660 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 530 6 287.00–288.00 $287.68 $1,525 —
620–635 624 4 230.00–240.00 $233.04 $1,454 —
705–720 713 2 210.00–217.00 $213.54 $1,523 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–272 268 4 320.00–325.00 $321.19 $861 —
312–324 321 14 316.00–320.00 $317.72 $1,020 —
355–360 357 3 300.00–302.00 $301.33 $1,076 -10.20
410–430 420 4 287.00–296.00 $292.70 $1,229 +1.72
455–483 472 5 260.00–262.00 $261.23 $1,233 -11.15
505–536 529 20 252.00–259.00 $257.48 $1,362 -4.80
702–743 718 5 208.00–209.00 $208.41 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 322.00–325.00 $323.51 $996 -6.26
408–410 408 17 296.00–306.00 $304.23 $1,241 +2.60
555–581 572 6 253.00–255.00 $253.65 $1,451 —
605–640 626 10 234.00–239.00 $235.72 $1,476 -4.01
653–688 672 16 216.00–220.00 $219.32 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 4 300.00–310.00 $305.04 $1,001 —
360–365 362 3 290.00–300.00 $293.36 $1,062 —
420–424 423 6 275.00–284.00 $282.51 $1,195 +7.53
505–520 513 26 240.00–246.00 $244.10 $1,252 -4.20
555–595 568 4 230.00–237.00 $233.06 $1,324 +1.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–381 379 13 318.00–320.00 $318.15 $1,206 -11.07
405–414 413 6 300.00–307.00 $301.15 $1,244 -4.03
475–480 478 3 270.00–275.00 $273.34 $1,307 -5.04
520 520 3 255.00–264.00 $261.00 $1,357 -1.61
559–595 566 11 220.00–230.00 $221.91 $1,256 -32.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 3 360.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,132 +2.28
355–370 362 3 340.00–350.00 $344.93 $1,249 —
405–410 407 5 320.00–330.00 $322.80 $1,314 —
505–520 513 2 280.00–287.00 $283.55 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 350.00–355.00 $352.44 $1,121 +9.44
470–495 479 4 277.00–285.00 $279.80 $1,340 -12.71
510–515 513 3 274.00–275.00 $274.33 $1,407 +1.81
605–620 613 2 235.00–240.00 $237.47 $1,456 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1260 1131 80-85% 9 125.00–132.00 $128.57 $1,454 —
930–1535 1166 80-85% 19 134.00–144.00 $139.18 $1,623 —
1055–1745 1264 80-85% 12 145.00–154.00 $148.89 $1,882 +10.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1005 878 85-90% 16 110.00–118.00 $111.61 $980 -2.75
830–1175 1001 85-90% 7 102.00–107.00 $104.88 $1,050 —
885–1215 1033 85-90% 15 119.00–126.00 $122.81 $1,269 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1605 1421 75-80% 7 142.00–151.00 $144.80 $2,058 —
1785 1785 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1585 1578 2 163.00–164.00 $163.50 $2,580 —
1545–1820 1683 2 149.00–155.00 $152.25 $2,562 —
1780 1780 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,204 —

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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.