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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 15, 2024

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.29/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 573 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $257.17/cwt ≈ $1,085/hd at 422 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $251.09/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,439/hd at 573 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 968 899
Feeder cattle 766 734 704
Slaughter cattle 211 162 195
Replacement cattle 69 72 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls had limited comparable sales, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–430 430 10 270.00–280.00 $273.60 $1,176 —
560–591 573 17 248.00–256.00 $251.09 $1,439 -1.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–520 507 13 267.00–277.00 $275.04 $1,394 +8.22
678 678 13 233.00 $233.00 $1,580 +4.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 569 7 235.00–244.00 $239.15 $1,361 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 362 3 260.00–267.00 $262.35 $950 +2.35
405–410 407 9 249.00–250.00 $249.66 $1,016 +0.29
503–510 505 4 235.00–237.00 $235.51 $1,189 -0.64
559–597 573 31 229.00–234.00 $232.29 $1,331 +6.94
605–640 631 8 217.00–218.00 $217.76 $1,374 -3.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 305 11 268.00–270.00 $268.18 $818 —
355–385 370 2 250.00–255.00 $252.40 $934 -0.86
422–440 429 6 238.00–244.00 $241.28 $1,035 -2.72
488–498 491 11 237.00–239.00 $237.73 $1,167 +0.31
505–525 515 6 225.00–235.00 $230.10 $1,185 +2.65
555–590 569 9 215.00–225.00 $217.10 $1,235 -1.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 329 5 254.00–255.00 $254.19 $836 —
420–433 427 4 225.00–228.00 $226.52 $967 -6.81
455–480 472 12 225.00–230.00 $227.11 $1,072 +0.22
630–642 638 3 190.00–195.00 $191.65 $1,223 -4.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 7 315.00–320.00 $317.10 $1,018 +0.82
355–360 357 3 285.00–290.00 $286.68 $1,023 -0.70
420–440 427 7 265.00–275.00 $267.14 $1,141 -6.13
470–480 473 8 252.00–255.00 $254.25 $1,203 +3.27
505–523 516 5 230.00–234.00 $232.43 $1,199 —
685–698 695 4 195.00–200.00 $196.23 $1,364 -2.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–287 281 9 320.00–322.00 $320.41 $900 —
305–310 308 3 305.00–310.00 $306.65 $944 —
417–430 422 17 254.00–262.00 $257.17 $1,085 —
460–490 475 2 240.00–245.00 $242.58 $1,152 -0.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 262.00–265.00 $263.51 $1,260 -2.47
510–520 515 2 245.00–247.00 $246.01 $1,267 +0.01
560–585 568 6 227.00–236.00 $232.78 $1,322 +10.29
610–620 617 3 212.00–222.00 $218.70 $1,349 +5.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1410 1199 80-85% 8 121.00–128.00 $123.35 $1,479 +15.69
1050–1630 1315 80-85% 24 112.00–120.00 $115.84 $1,523 +0.31
1340–1355 1350 80-85% 3 105.00–109.00 $106.32 $1,435 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1120 957 85-90% 8 90.00–100.00 $94.37 $903 -2.20
890–1330 1029 85-90% 12 102.00–110.00 $105.66 $1,087 +0.46
925–1300 1093 85-90% 9 110.00–115.00 $112.84 $1,233 +1.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1415 1375 75-80% 3 120.00–127.00 $123.28 $1,695 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2110 1468 6 137.00–147.00 $141.46 $2,077 —
1275–1905 1554 5 132.00–149.00 $139.72 $2,171 —
1695–2035 1865 2 153.00–158.00 $155.27 $2,896 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1335 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,425.00–1,625.00 $1,521.63
1170–1335 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,545.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215–1220 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,362.47

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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
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.