Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $218.30/cwt ≈ $1,539/hd at 705 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.25/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 518 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.89/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 484 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	929	1,335	1,410
Feeder cattle	749	1,099	1,079
Slaughter cattle	126	223	234
Replacement cattle	54	13	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder bulls and steers steady, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, steer and bull calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	2	270.00–272.00	$271.01	$1,287	-1.34
508–530	515	5	260.00–265.00	$261.42	$1,346	—
553–594	574	25	246.00–249.00	$247.97	$1,423	-2.56
605–615	610	14	231.00–232.00	$231.50	$1,412	—
663–690	681	17	220.00–223.00	$221.43	$1,508	—
703–712	705	28	215.00–225.00	$218.30	$1,539	—
763	763	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	474	8	260.00–268.00	$267.01	$1,266	-0.26
563–575	565	10	239.00–245.00	$243.78	$1,377	+1.59
627–630	629	10	226.00–230.00	$228.80	$1,439	—
725–730	728	2	205.00–210.00	$207.49	$1,511	-5.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	410	3	267.00–277.00	$270.41	$1,109	-3.83
475–495	485	2	255.00–257.00	$255.98	$1,242	-11.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	257.00–260.00	$257.98	$818	—
368–385	372	4	247.00–250.00	$249.22	$927	+1.42
405–440	416	16	237.00–245.00	$239.96	$998	-4.33
479–494	484	26	228.00–234.00	$229.89	$1,113	-0.89
505–521	518	27	215.00–220.00	$217.25	$1,125	-9.36
555–595	593	22	212.00–215.00	$213.05	$1,263	—
619	619	9	195.00	$195.00	$1,207	-14.31
655–699	692	13	195.00–199.00	$195.58	$1,353	-14.48
713–720	715	4	190.00–192.00	$190.50	$1,362	—
758–789	779	6	185.00–187.00	$185.65	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–385	372	8	235.00–240.00	$238.35	$887	+0.35
410–435	418	9	227.00–237.00	$232.77	$973	+1.39
455–468	461	16	215.00–224.00	$219.68	$1,013	-3.03
510–525	515	13	207.00–213.00	$210.18	$1,082	-4.95
560–585	569	8	200.00–210.00	$206.15	$1,173	-0.50
620–633	626	8	180.00–191.00	$187.14	$1,171	-8.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	3	258.00–260.00	$258.66	$965	-0.81
470–482	480	7	235.00–238.00	$237.58	$1,140	—
560–570	562	5	225.00–227.00	$226.59	$1,273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	374	4	272.00–275.00	$272.74	$1,020	-2.95
415–430	422	12	255.00–262.00	$256.75	$1,083	-4.38
455–460	457	3	240.00–242.00	$241.33	$1,103	+3.12
505–520	506	24	215.00–223.00	$222.33	$1,125	+1.58
610–645	635	18	202.00–207.00	$204.84	$1,301	-3.93
660–667	666	10	196.00–198.00	$197.80	$1,317	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–340	336	5	270.00–277.00	$274.16	$921	+3.10
355–397	372	21	258.00–267.00	$259.48	$965	-6.90
420	420	5	245.00–255.00	$250.40	$1,052	+2.34
455–485	468	9	224.00–234.00	$227.30	$1,064	+0.77
520–529	527	13	211.00–215.00	$211.53	$1,115	-0.50
560–575	569	9	205.00–212.00	$208.12	$1,184	-0.55
655–675	665	7	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$1,280	+5.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	422	5	267.00–275.00	$271.64	$1,146	—
470–495	480	3	250.00–257.00	$254.03	$1,219	-2.65
630–640	635	2	210.00–217.00	$213.53	$1,356	—
730–740	735	2	200.00–207.00	$203.52	$1,496	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	80-85%	2	127.00–129.00	$128.00	$1,510	—
1125–1520	1372	80-85%	13	103.00–108.00	$105.49	$1,447	—
1320–1660	1444	80-85%	16	110.00–118.00	$113.88	$1,644	-18.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1100	1018	85-90%	3	110.00–112.00	$111.04	$1,130	—
1005–1195	1093	85-90%	8	93.00–99.00	$95.86	$1,048	—
1065–1260	1148	85-90%	9	100.00–109.00	$104.33	$1,198	-7.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1900	1695	75-80%	2	105.00–106.00	$105.56	$1,789	—
1685–1900	1782	75-80%	3	110.00–116.00	$111.98	$1,995	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	2	138.00	$138.00	$2,008	+5.00
1390–1740	1635	10	140.00–149.00	$144.91	$2,369	—
1140–2130	1785	5	150.00–155.00	$152.99	$2,731	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1260	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,694.12
1330–1625	1446	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,650.00–1,825.00	$1,722.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1180	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,422.88

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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
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.