Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

1,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.24/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 525 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.86/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 574 lb · 64 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.71/cwt ≈ $1,178/hd at 373 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,492	724	962
Feeder cattle	1,184	614	736
Slaughter cattle	297	96	226
Replacement cattle	11	14	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: This report will not be released next week due to July 4th holiday. Market coverage will resume 7/9/24. Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steer, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer calves6.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	360.00–370.00	$364.90	$949	—
405–420	417	12	300.00–338.00	$330.17	$1,377	-19.16
458–468	464	18	324.00–328.00	$325.32	$1,509	-8.69
501–524	518	15	300.00–301.00	$300.74	$1,558	-1.79
553–591	574	64	290.00–295.00	$290.86	$1,670	+2.10
616–620	616	10	272.00–280.00	$279.20	$1,720	-3.80
655–675	665	2	257.00–260.00	$258.48	$1,719	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	371	10	335.00–340.00	$339.49	$1,260	—
420	420	7	320.00–328.00	$323.43	$1,358	—
455–481	475	20	314.00–320.00	$316.52	$1,503	+2.01
510–541	536	8	287.00–293.00	$290.77	$1,559	—
610–635	627	9	260.00–268.00	$263.57	$1,653	+14.32
725–735	730	2	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$1,624	+1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–297	287	4	332.00–335.00	$332.67	$955	—
305–333	329	18	325.00–332.00	$327.60	$1,078	+1.99
364–379	373	36	312.00–320.00	$315.71	$1,178	—
405–410	407	3	296.00–300.00	$297.34	$1,210	-5.23
455–476	475	17	270.00–275.00	$274.72	$1,305	-1.92
503–548	525	80	266.00–272.00	$270.24	$1,419	+2.75
555–580	567	13	251.00–260.00	$253.27	$1,436	-2.32
607	607	7	253.00	$253.00	$1,536	+7.00
706	706	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,504	+2.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–305	303	14	310.00–320.00	$313.44	$950	-3.24
360–399	390	24	300.00–308.00	$305.31	$1,191	+3.83
405–435	424	4	282.00–290.00	$285.52	$1,211	-2.76
460–485	484	29	260.00–269.00	$268.15	$1,298	-0.65
501–520	515	25	252.00–261.00	$255.36	$1,315	-1.47
555–593	585	11	241.00–251.00	$244.03	$1,428	-1.33
663–670	667	7	234.00–239.00	$236.87	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	381	7	290.00–297.00	$294.11	$1,121	+5.33
418–440	433	19	270.00–275.00	$271.75	$1,177	-3.80
460–495	474	6	250.00–257.00	$252.19	$1,195	-2.64
520–525	523	3	240.00–247.00	$242.32	$1,267	-1.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	3	325.00–335.00	$331.79	$1,238	+7.87
420–435	426	7	307.00–315.00	$312.27	$1,330	—
455–485	477	13	270.00–280.00	$277.31	$1,323	+4.34
524–547	527	26	264.00–272.00	$271.04	$1,428	-0.17
555–560	557	19	245.00–255.00	$249.23	$1,388	+6.71
605–645	624	4	220.00–230.00	$225.52	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	337.00–340.00	$338.56	$1,270	—
420–436	432	13	295.00–320.00	$316.21	$1,366	—
462–480	464	11	290.00–300.00	$299.06	$1,388	+9.48
561–574	569	33	258.00–263.00	$261.62	$1,489	+10.29
610–620	615	2	235.00–240.00	$237.52	$1,461	—
670–680	677	3	230.00–232.00	$230.66	$1,562	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	4	315.00–325.00	$321.21	$1,060	—
360–385	378	7	310.00–317.00	$311.91	$1,179	—
405–420	410	4	295.00–305.00	$300.03	$1,230	+1.28
455–480	463	8	262.00–270.00	$265.91	$1,231	—
520–530	525	4	260.00–262.00	$260.99	$1,370	+3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1415	1197	80-85%	19	134.00–142.00	$137.85	$1,650	—
1080–1365	1237	80-85%	14	155.00–165.00	$159.83	$1,977	+25.12
1175–1500	1249	80-85%	19	143.00–153.00	$147.89	$1,847	+13.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1255	1064	85-90%	17	112.00–122.00	$117.22	$1,247	—
890–1355	1115	85-90%	11	124.00–130.00	$127.18	$1,418	—
995–1225	1141	85-90%	7	101.00–111.00	$106.85	$1,219	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1350	1300	75-80%	3	165.00–171.00	$167.38	$2,176	—
1310–1660	1430	75-80%	5	145.00–155.00	$149.75	$2,141	+13.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1450	1409	4	154.00–162.00	$158.05	$2,227	—
1180–1610	1415	13	163.00–171.00	$167.61	$2,372	—
1640–1945	1826	5	175.00–185.00	$178.86	$3,266	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1405	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,175.00	$2,162.43	—
1535	1535	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.