Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 12, 2025

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.17/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 429 lb · 48 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $419.43/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 411 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.96/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 564 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	886	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	495.00–505.00	$500.18	$1,401	-6.58
310–345	332	3	465.00–475.00	$468.42	$1,555	-14.16
350–383	375	5	435.00–460.00	$442.70	$1,660	-10.55
401–436	411	32	410.00–430.00	$419.43	$1,724	+0.57
452–482	474	21	384.00–396.00	$387.41	$1,836	-4.81
501–524	508	24	377.00–390.00	$383.44	$1,948	+1.35
556–575	562	22	358.00–375.00	$370.02	$2,080	+1.20
602–645	633	19	340.00–346.00	$344.88	$2,183	-11.56
653	653	2	344.00	$344.00	$2,246	+8.60
765–774	771	6	309.00–324.00	$313.96	$2,421	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	460.00–480.00	$470.19	$1,246	—
305–335	318	3	430.00–455.00	$445.26	$1,416	—
355–398	387	26	400.00–425.00	$411.35	$1,592	+9.62
400–443	433	13	380.00–395.00	$384.47	$1,665	-1.18
450–490	474	10	350.00–370.00	$354.01	$1,678	-15.21
500–545	526	24	340.00–365.00	$355.22	$1,868	+5.52
550–580	564	7	330.00–350.00	$341.44	$1,926	-5.72
615–645	630	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	-16.86
655–680	667	7	315.00–322.00	$321.00	$2,141	-5.68
798	798	2	308.00	$308.00	$2,458	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	425.00–435.00	$430.41	$1,175	—
300–347	337	7	400.00–410.00	$407.33	$1,373	—
365–370	368	2	380.00–390.00	$384.97	$1,417	+2.52
405–445	420	4	340.00–370.00	$362.05	$1,521	+4.57
460–495	473	5	330.00–340.00	$335.96	$1,589	-11.75
500–548	533	18	310.00–337.50	$325.44	$1,735	+1.90
565–590	577	3	305.00–315.00	$309.97	$1,789	-15.03
620–645	635	5	275.00–295.00	$288.98	$1,835	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	415.00–425.00	$420.03	$1,147	-2.18
310–340	323	6	405.00–410.00	$408.27	$1,319	-16.23
360–390	376	12	400.00–415.00	$409.55	$1,540	+5.59
405–443	429	48	372.50–395.50	$381.17	$1,635	-3.48
453–485	465	19	350.00–375.00	$365.11	$1,698	+3.48
505–515	511	18	335.00–355.00	$350.44	$1,791	+8.07
650–698	672	23	285.00–292.00	$288.98	$1,942	-20.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	4	390.00–410.00	$400.23	$1,113	—
300–345	327	11	375.00–400.00	$390.78	$1,278	-1.80
350–395	379	19	370.00–395.00	$388.63	$1,473	-1.01
400–449	430	18	335.00–370.00	$355.59	$1,529	+0.73
460–485	473	9	335.00–345.00	$340.01	$1,608	-0.63
500–540	519	14	310.00–330.00	$318.42	$1,653	-1.61
553–588	564	28	317.50–328.00	$321.96	$1,816	+1.65
600	600	4	302.00–310.00	$304.00	$1,824	-4.30
657–671	664	14	270.00–282.50	$278.40	$1,849	+18.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	10	340.00–365.00	$358.79	$1,184	+2.14
355–395	378	6	340.00–365.00	$350.71	$1,326	-5.26
415–445	433	4	305.00–330.00	$315.97	$1,368	—
450–495	471	7	290.00–315.00	$306.34	$1,443	-5.26
505–535	523	3	290.00–300.00	$295.02	$1,543	+1.44
560–595	581	14	275.00–310.00	$300.40	$1,745	+4.00
610–620	617	3	285.00–297.50	$293.38	$1,810	+0.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	420.00–440.00	$430.36	$1,183	—
315–345	333	3	400.00–425.00	$413.05	$1,375	-2.06
355–395	386	12	375.00–397.50	$391.42	$1,511	+1.53
405–440	429	8	330.00–360.00	$346.77	$1,488	—
450–495	473	27	310.00–335.00	$328.67	$1,555	-1.93
500–545	523	15	285.00–320.00	$302.44	$1,582	-16.72
555–595	572	7	285.00–305.00	$295.75	$1,692	-9.27
630–635	633	2	255.00–280.00	$267.45	$1,693	+4.17
655–680	668	2	240.00–250.00	$244.91	$1,636	—
760–775	768	2	205.00–210.00	$207.48	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	227	3	450.00–470.00	$460.29	$1,045	—
280–295	285	3	465.00–475.00	$471.73	$1,344	—
310–345	325	5	440.00–455.00	$446.89	$1,452	-1.38
360–395	380	7	400.00–425.00	$410.12	$1,558	-2.73
410–423	417	6	375.00–390.00	$383.27	$1,598	+8.86
455–460	459	7	350.00–365.00	$352.84	$1,620	-6.62
525	525	2	340.00–345.00	$342.50	$1,798	+2.50
550–590	574	5	315.00–332.50	$323.07	$1,854	+3.39
603–640	617	12	285.00–310.00	$302.18	$1,864	+0.02
670–699	690	12	262.50–280.00	$269.26	$1,858	+16.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	495.00–505.00	$499.82	$1,399	+48.61
300–345	325	6	460.00–475.00	$468.45	$1,522	-12.51
360–380	366	6	440.00–470.00	$452.40	$1,656	-9.19
400–435	416	7	395.00–420.00	$403.37	$1,678	-6.91
458–473	461	14	375.00–378.00	$377.02	$1,738	+2.91
603–630	609	13	315.00–332.50	$320.88	$1,954	+1.86
750–765	758	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,895	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1160	1022	85-90%	10	120.00–146.00	$136.08	$1,391	—
860–1250	1035	85-90%	19	150.00–163.00	$156.61	$1,621	—
1000–1185	1067	85-90%	3	169.00–170.00	$169.31	$1,807	+33.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1605	1191	80-85%	14	158.00–175.00	$165.61	$1,972	—
1055–1430	1239	80-85%	7	150.00–156.00	$153.05	$1,896	-32.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1580	1425	75-80%	4	174.00–178.00	$176.39	$2,514	-4.73
1315–1565	1460	75-80%	4	157.00–164.00	$161.18	$2,353	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1260	1250	3	168.00–184.00	$177.30	$2,216	—
1030–1570	1368	5	185.00–195.00	$188.94	$2,585	—
1015–2060	1586	8	198.00–207.00	$202.24	$3,208	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1265	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,878.52
1005–1525	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,900.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1450	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,150.00–2,850.00	$2,454.71
1150–1370	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,303.49

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–980	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,190.00–1,600.00	$1,350.49
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1050–1100	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,497.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.