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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.70/cwt ≈ $1,656/hd at 691 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.34/cwt ≈ $1,666/hd at 655 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 672 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 982 947 1,027
Feeder cattle 844 662 847
Slaughter cattle 124 213 125
Replacement cattle 14 72 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bull had limited comparable sales, steer and bull calves sharply higher, heifer calves 15.00 higher, 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
310–320 315 2 420.00–430.00 $425.08 $1,339 —
405–420 413 2 410.00–420.00 $414.91 $1,714 —
469–485 478 27 339.00–346.00 $342.05 $1,635 +8.73
505–509 508 16 330.00–335.00 $332.31 $1,688 +6.81
555–588 565 14 304.00–310.00 $306.95 $1,734 +3.29
606 606 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,788 +21.80
672 672 36 261.00 $261.00 $1,754 -2.00
739 739 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,914 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 405.00–410.00 $407.46 $1,263 —
356–370 358 9 411.00–420.00 $412.03 $1,475 +40.80
460–485 481 14 328.00–336.00 $333.08 $1,602 +16.60
505–535 531 15 315.00–318.00 $317.14 $1,684 —
590 590 3 287.00–290.00 $289.00 $1,705 -5.29
602–605 603 10 280.00–285.00 $281.00 $1,694 —
660–685 666 4 250.00–258.00 $252.06 $1,679 -4.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–645 628 6 265.00–270.00 $266.49 $1,674 +8.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 333 13 355.00–360.00 $359.65 $1,198 —
381–385 383 18 338.00–340.00 $339.23 $1,299 +14.23
409–426 416 16 320.00–328.00 $324.45 $1,350 —
456–488 467 12 303.00–310.00 $307.56 $1,436 +21.00
510–530 521 16 290.00–295.00 $292.14 $1,522 +22.14
552–571 566 11 272.00–275.00 $273.45 $1,548 -1.55
651–656 655 36 251.00–255.00 $254.34 $1,666 —
727 727 19 234.00 $234.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–430 426 8 312.00–315.00 $313.63 $1,336 +21.18
455–472 471 13 298.00–300.00 $298.15 $1,404 +23.41
525–542 536 26 279.00–289.00 $282.39 $1,514 +18.40
570–595 579 17 254.00–260.00 $256.56 $1,485 —
680–693 691 42 239.00–244.00 $239.70 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–340 315 4 330.00–335.00 $331.35 $1,044 +20.04
443–444 444 9 298.00–302.00 $300.67 $1,335 +26.76
465–477 473 6 284.00–285.00 $284.33 $1,345 +20.36
515–525 519 5 260.00–270.00 $264.05 $1,370 +11.63
675–680 678 2 227.00–230.00 $228.51 $1,549 +3.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 410.00–420.00 $416.64 $1,487 +46.00
403–425 411 15 380.00–390.00 $384.27 $1,579 +37.56
465–470 466 5 330.00–335.00 $331.01 $1,543 —
513–535 516 7 295.00–297.00 $295.30 $1,524 +6.77
565–570 566 6 275.00–280.00 $279.16 $1,580 —
715–740 736 7 226.00–235.00 $227.25 $1,673 —
767–775 769 4 210.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,619 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 368 9 380.00–390.00 $381.71 $1,405 +33.17
460–469 468 8 305.00–312.00 $310.39 $1,453 +13.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 420 3 360.00–370.00 $363.49 $1,527 —
465–470 468 2 315.00–325.00 $319.97 $1,497 +13.49
520–545 537 3 280.00–285.00 $283.39 $1,522 -0.10
575–598 590 3 262.00–272.00 $265.25 $1,565 -4.40
625–628 627 3 242.00–250.00 $244.66 $1,534 +7.24

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1045 913 85-90% 8 100.00–106.00 $102.28 $934 —
850–1265 1018 85-90% 6 120.00–126.00 $123.05 $1,253 +17.20
855–1280 1056 85-90% 9 110.00–119.00 $113.12 $1,195 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1195 945 80-85% 4 114.00–120.00 $116.88 $1,105 —
1015–1465 1205 80-85% 4 127.00–130.00 $128.58 $1,549 —
1025–1400 1241 80-85% 7 136.00–145.00 $139.96 $1,737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1685 1478 75-80% 6 142.00–152.00 $146.88 $2,171 —
995–1815 1491 75-80% 6 127.00–139.00 $134.86 $2,011 —
1430–1755 1593 75-80% 2 115.00–120.00 $117.24 $1,868 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1615 1465 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,948 —
1070–2040 1618 3 141.00–150.00 $145.44 $2,353 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1165 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,567.04

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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.