Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $218.23/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 537 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.04/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 427 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $298.27/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 419 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 1,000 1,340
Feeder cattle 643 819 1,161
Slaughter cattle 155 152 179
Replacement cattle 82 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–320 312 6 315.00–335.00 $330.78 $1,032 —
405–442 419 11 290.00–300.00 $298.27 $1,250 -2.73
558–565 561 11 261.00–262.00 $261.46 $1,467 —
708 708 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 255.00–258.00 $257.00 $668 —
319–320 320 5 245.00–250.00 $247.40 $792 —
405–440 424 7 235.00–242.00 $238.45 $1,011 +10.01
467–470 467 7 219.00–225.00 $219.86 $1,027 -8.65
515–544 537 24 215.00–219.00 $218.23 $1,172 +6.22
555–560 557 3 205.00–210.00 $208.32 $1,160 +10.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 333 10 257.00–264.00 $261.65 $871 +0.21
365–395 384 5 245.00–250.00 $246.81 $948 -2.15
420–440 427 14 242.00–250.00 $246.04 $1,051 +2.89
515–517 516 7 225.00–229.00 $227.85 $1,176 +2.97
560–570 565 2 217.00–222.00 $219.52 $1,240 -3.99
610–613 612 3 200.00–208.00 $205.34 $1,257 -2.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 4 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $677 —
305–330 310 5 270.00–274.00 $273.15 $847 —
517 517 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,230 —
569–588 574 7 230.00–232.00 $231.42 $1,328 +3.22
662 662 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,470 +7.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 5 350.00–355.00 $353.03 $823 —
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
353–365 355 7 302.00–308.00 $307.12 $1,090 —
410–430 420 3 270.00–280.00 $275.04 $1,155 +1.80
460–485 464 10 259.00–268.00 $262.60 $1,218 +4.43
523–530 525 3 245.00–246.00 $245.66 $1,290 -5.62
560–580 568 5 230.00–242.00 $236.35 $1,342 +4.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 236 4 335.00–340.00 $336.27 $794 —
355–388 372 4 288.00–296.00 $292.18 $1,087 -2.78
405–448 432 6 258.00–266.00 $262.46 $1,134 -0.08
480–496 489 7 245.00–248.00 $246.26 $1,204 -4.99
580 580 4 225.00–228.00 $227.25 $1,318 +7.32
620–645 637 3 202.00–205.00 $204.03 $1,300 -3.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 285.00–295.00 $290.15 $957 —
360–375 369 4 277.00–285.00 $279.72 $1,032 +2.44
440 440 5 245.00–254.00 $250.40 $1,102 -2.56
555–560 557 5 205.00–215.00 $212.39 $1,183 +4.85

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1105 1003 85-90% 6 111.00–116.00 $112.59 $1,129 +8.20
1010–1150 1061 85-90% 6 90.00–100.00 $95.92 $1,018 —
955–1200 1090 85-90% 24 100.00–110.00 $106.02 $1,156 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1260 1121 80-85% 4 105.00–110.00 $106.55 $1,194 —
1040–1245 1150 80-85% 9 121.00–125.00 $122.51 $1,409 —
1030–1615 1257 80-85% 19 112.00–119.00 $115.62 $1,453 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,789 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1770 1561 4 135.00–139.00 $137.35 $2,144 —
1280–1950 1645 3 144.00–150.00 $145.90 $2,400 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1240 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,625.00 $1,613.72
1120–1225 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,511.94
1010–1490 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,525.00–1,725.00 $1,616.92

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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
1220–1410 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,050.00–2,225.00 $2,133.04 —
1300–1605 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,125.00–2,325.00 $2,247.57 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1380 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,800.00–1,875.00 $1,849.61 —
1230–1335 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00–1,900.00 $1,860.96 —

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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.