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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.29/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 625 lb · 27 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.75/cwt ≈ $1,795/hd at 716 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $318.78/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 573 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 390 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,881 -0.18
510–523 522 10 360.00–369.00 $368.12 $1,922 +12.37
602–644 625 27 326.00–338.00 $331.29 $2,071 +1.29
653–695 670 7 307.00–327.00 $317.87 $2,130 —
772–795 780 6 260.00–276.00 $272.60 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569–595 573 21 317.00–329.00 $318.78 $1,827 -2.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–525 518 2 320.00–327.00 $323.45 $1,675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 5 380.00–390.00 $384.18 $1,268 -5.85
359–389 368 19 370.00–375.00 $371.34 $1,367 -2.02
510–530 517 8 295.00–316.00 $305.48 $1,579 -10.77
570 570 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,582 +1.71
605–625 613 3 272.00–280.00 $276.29 $1,694 +0.43
706–734 716 22 250.00–252.00 $250.75 $1,795 —
770–773 772 4 237.00–242.00 $238.25 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 395.00–400.00 $397.54 $1,292 —
430 430 2 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $1,570 —
465 465 10 358.00 $358.00 $1,665 +25.43
525–546 538 12 319.00–321.00 $320.07 $1,722 -7.93
580–593 587 6 295.00–304.00 $300.64 $1,765 +5.66
605–608 607 4 282.00–302.00 $286.98 $1,742 —
671–681 674 14 265.00–271.00 $267.37 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 268 6 370.00–380.00 $373.48 $1,001 +1.65
355–370 365 3 360.00–365.00 $363.38 $1,326 +1.22
475–495 485 2 320.00–325.00 $322.55 $1,564 +17.56
515–545 538 4 282.00–290.00 $286.82 $1,543 -10.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 325 3 425.00–435.00 $431.82 $1,403 +4.28
375–396 395 15 410.00–415.00 $410.32 $1,621 +9.20
452–490 460 17 340.00–359.00 $354.47 $1,631 +0.17
521–530 523 12 323.00–335.00 $326.18 $1,706 -6.33
555–590 584 11 310.00–315.00 $310.86 $1,815 +3.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 326 5 440.00–447.00 $445.21 $1,451 +2.64
405–430 415 3 385.00–400.00 $391.81 $1,626 —
505–510 507 3 340.00–352.00 $344.03 $1,744 +0.72
555–578 567 4 321.00–325.00 $322.96 $1,831 +2.98
605–630 613 6 300.00–307.00 $304.33 $1,866 +6.27
652–675 655 8 282.00–285.00 $282.39 $1,850 +1.63
785 785 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,994 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 400.00–415.00 $407.50 $1,386 +10.44
355–380 369 5 380.00–390.00 $383.98 $1,417 -6.99
470–485 480 6 325.00–330.00 $326.63 $1,568 -11.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1250 1160 80-85% 12 142.00–154.00 $147.04 $1,706 -8.65
980–1420 1177 80-85% 22 132.00–140.00 $135.40 $1,594 -20.29
1030–1405 1199 80-85% 9 125.00–132.00 $128.78 $1,544 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $992 —
905–1200 1049 85-90% 7 117.00–128.00 $123.67 $1,297 -5.65
970–1175 1064 85-90% 9 129.00–137.00 $132.77 $1,413 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1395 1340 75-80% 2 138.00–145.00 $141.36 $1,894 —
1330–1385 1348 75-80% 3 125.00–134.00 $128.08 $1,727 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1720 1623 2 162.00–168.00 $165.18 $2,681 -21.12
1855–2155 2018 4 177.00–185.00 $182.17 $3,676 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1205 1186 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,050.00–2,700.00 $2,418.07
1150–1240 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,450.00 $2,305.65
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155–1400 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00–2,150.00 $1,994.34 —

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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.