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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.88/cwt ≈ $924/hd at 308 lb · 43 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $340.14/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 303 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.14/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 568 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,116 929 1,230
Feeder cattle 961 749 1,055
Slaughter cattle 141 126 175
Replacement cattle 14 54 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers steady, steer and bull calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady, 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
303–310 303 36 340.00–345.00 $340.14 $1,031 —
505–530 514 22 257.00–267.00 $265.99 $1,367 +4.57
555–570 563 12 247.00–252.00 $249.08 $1,402 +1.11
602–614 609 7 242.00–246.00 $243.69 $1,484 +12.19
670–687 685 10 225.00–231.00 $230.41 $1,578 +8.98
745 745 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 430 10 277.00–284.00 $280.93 $1,208 —
455–491 486 7 267.00–270.00 $268.85 $1,307 +1.84
570–580 574 10 238.00–240.00 $238.81 $1,371 -4.97
630–640 638 4 225.00–228.00 $227.26 $1,450 -1.54
733–740 738 6 205.00–207.00 $205.66 $1,518 -1.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 248.00–257.00 $253.40 $912 +4.18
405–425 413 10 237.00–246.00 $242.90 $1,003 +2.94
460–475 465 6 225.00–230.00 $226.70 $1,054 -3.19
503–535 524 26 215.00–225.00 $221.33 $1,160 +4.08
557–575 568 34 210.00–214.00 $212.14 $1,205 -0.91
617–632 619 26 192.00–198.00 $195.24 $1,209 +0.24
655–675 665 2 200.00–202.00 $200.98 $1,337 +5.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–310 308 43 295.00–300.00 $299.88 $924 —
420–437 435 10 247.00–248.00 $247.90 $1,078 —
470–480 471 13 237.00–243.00 $242.53 $1,142 +4.95
562–590 564 14 222.00–229.00 $228.48 $1,289 +1.89
610–615 613 2 207.00–210.00 $208.49 $1,278 —
693 693 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 362 5 240.00–250.00 $243.24 $881 +4.89
419–435 421 22 225.00–234.00 $230.07 $969 -2.70
460–470 463 8 215.00–224.00 $220.99 $1,023 +1.31
538–540 539 3 210.00–212.00 $210.67 $1,136 +0.49
555–560 558 4 202.00–213.00 $206.24 $1,151 +0.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 372 10 282.00–295.00 $287.81 $1,071 —
430–445 435 5 267.00–275.00 $270.81 $1,178 -0.83
455–470 465 10 260.00–266.00 $262.26 $1,220 +8.23
509–535 518 6 230.00–232.00 $231.31 $1,198 —
562–570 565 3 220.00–222.00 $221.33 $1,251 —
602–605 604 25 214.00–215.00 $214.20 $1,294 +0.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 325.00–330.00 $327.54 $1,032 —
355–390 381 8 270.00–280.00 $272.38 $1,038 -0.36
410–440 430 22 260.00–265.00 $263.50 $1,133 +6.75
460–470 464 4 245.00–255.00 $250.47 $1,162 +9.14
505–525 512 3 222.00–225.00 $223.03 $1,142 +0.70
560–565 563 2 212.00–215.00 $213.51 $1,202 —
624–630 626 9 202.00–210.00 $206.56 $1,293 +1.72
710–740 725 2 187.00–190.00 $188.47 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 310.00–315.00 $311.70 $976 +37.54
410–430 420 2 250.00–260.00 $254.88 $1,070 +4.48
535–540 537 3 215.00–220.00 $216.68 $1,164 +5.15
675–680 677 3 187.00–195.00 $189.68 $1,284 -2.86
765–785 775 2 170.00–180.00 $174.94 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1130 943 85-90% 3 112.00–113.00 $112.40 $1,060 —
965–1145 1036 85-90% 11 90.00–99.00 $95.18 $986 -15.86
1030–1255 1127 85-90% 13 102.00–110.00 $107.23 $1,208 +2.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1485 1216 80-85% 6 120.00–123.00 $121.25 $1,474 —
930–1530 1270 80-85% 13 110.00–118.00 $112.83 $1,433 —
855–1780 1392 80-85% 6 98.00–108.00 $103.88 $1,446 -1.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1700 1569 75-80% 4 114.00–116.00 $114.78 $1,801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1355 1269 7 140.00–147.00 $143.34 $1,819 —
1730–2060 1859 4 151.00–160.00 $154.00 $2,863 —
2005 2005 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1290–1585 1413 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,825.00–1,875.00 $1,850.44 —

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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.