Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 23, 2025

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $417.48/cwt +17.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 531 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.22/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 530 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.83/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	734	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	525.00–570.00	$547.50	$1,642	—
350–385	376	4	455.00–470.00	$466.51	$1,754	+4.72
423	423	14	467.50	$467.50	$1,978	—
473–488	484	12	420.00–440.00	$435.12	$2,106	-1.24
515–549	531	32	402.50–430.00	$417.48	$2,217	+17.36
570–595	587	16	370.00–387.50	$378.11	$2,220	-10.11
607–613	611	9	360.00–380.00	$373.38	$2,281	+10.88
668	668	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,371	—
825–830	828	2	260.00–270.00	$264.98	$2,194	-26.23
850–870	854	5	250.00–282.50	$270.43	$2,309	-12.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	475.00–480.00	$477.56	$1,495	+12.64
405–445	431	8	410.00–445.00	$433.70	$1,869	+13.94
455–475	465	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,930	+7.50
500–545	528	5	355.00–385.00	$367.07	$1,938	-15.43
555–590	579	7	340.00–365.00	$352.26	$2,040	-5.76
670–688	682	6	330.00–340.00	$334.83	$2,284	-8.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	400.00–415.00	$407.05	$1,518	+0.54
430–440	436	5	370.00–405.00	$378.90	$1,652	-15.20
450–495	468	4	340.00–375.00	$358.49	$1,678	+5.27
510–545	527	3	330.00–350.00	$339.78	$1,791	-2.69
550–580	563	7	315.00–335.00	$321.74	$1,811	-21.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	640.00–650.00	$645.06	$1,309	—
258–265	260	4	455.00–475.00	$467.41	$1,215	+16.12
303–333	319	8	420.00–440.00	$428.38	$1,367	—
383–393	386	16	400.00–415.00	$411.67	$1,589	-8.92
400–444	430	11	392.50–405.00	$396.25	$1,704	-16.18
450–465	457	7	375.00–395.00	$382.73	$1,749	+6.36
503–542	530	29	365.00–382.50	$374.22	$1,983	+1.44
558–576	564	13	350.00	$350.00	$1,974	-12.11
628–643	634	13	337.50–347.50	$342.49	$2,171	+5.79
704	704	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,112	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	7	465.00–540.00	$489.70	$1,068	—
255–295	267	10	355.00–425.00	$407.07	$1,087	-3.28
300–335	317	3	385.00–415.00	$403.29	$1,278	+4.89
355–395	370	18	365.00–395.00	$381.50	$1,412	-16.74
400–445	418	11	365.00–390.00	$379.98	$1,588	-1.09
470–495	480	12	350.00–370.00	$359.11	$1,724	-4.45
513–545	534	19	340.00–352.50	$349.24	$1,865	-8.71
550–595	576	15	320.00–346.00	$332.58	$1,916	+8.29
710–745	720	4	260.00–290.00	$272.72	$1,964	-1.16
775–795	785	2	260.00–275.00	$267.40	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	4	400.00–420.00	$407.31	$929	—
285–295	290	2	350.00–385.00	$367.20	$1,065	+19.50
350–395	372	10	330.00–360.00	$350.08	$1,302	+2.28
410–440	430	6	330.00–360.00	$348.24	$1,497	-1.89
450–495	481	5	310.00–340.00	$322.88	$1,553	-14.97
500–540	523	15	310.00–337.50	$327.73	$1,714	+5.92
560–595	578	3	310.00–315.00	$311.67	$1,801	+5.66
600–620	610	2	305.00–310.00	$307.54	$1,876	+19.89
710–745	728	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,820	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	208	3	600.00–660.00	$638.88	$1,329	+33.92
255–290	271	4	530.00–570.00	$559.06	$1,515	—
305–325	318	5	490.00–565.00	$531.86	$1,691	+37.12
410–444	427	13	430.00–470.00	$439.62	$1,877	+21.82
450–470	457	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,805	-15.54
517–545	525	18	350.00–387.50	$365.14	$1,917	-1.18
555–595	569	20	350.00–375.00	$358.83	$2,042	+12.84
614–635	621	12	325.00–332.50	$328.09	$2,037	—
670–685	678	2	315.00–320.00	$317.53	$2,153	+2.53
700–705	702	3	295.00–297.50	$296.66	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	540.00–570.00	$556.17	$1,235	—
265–290	278	3	485.00–520.00	$504.79	$1,403	+9.79
320–345	334	7	450.00–500.00	$470.02	$1,570	+8.21
355–395	370	4	435.00–450.00	$442.50	$1,637	-0.65
400–435	420	6	385.00–410.00	$396.66	$1,666	+0.41
455–493	480	10	370.00–380.00	$375.80	$1,804	-10.46
500–545	521	7	340.00–355.00	$349.88	$1,823	+8.01
565–597	582	9	330.00–337.50	$332.56	$1,935	+2.72
600–635	623	3	300.00–315.00	$310.19	$1,932	-6.19
650–685	662	3	285.00–300.00	$289.91	$1,919	-2.59
700–730	715	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,930	-12.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	3	400.00–445.00	$416.01	$1,344	-16.63
370–395	378	13	395.00–425.00	$413.80	$1,564	+0.11
435	435	3	340.00–375.00	$358.33	$1,559	-2.40
450–495	479	15	325.00–360.00	$337.06	$1,615	-7.30
510–545	536	9	300.00–330.00	$316.21	$1,695	-5.21
550–595	583	4	280.00–310.00	$301.06	$1,755	-3.03
615–630	623	2	270.00–280.00	$274.94	$1,713	+0.70
650	650	2	255.00–265.00	$260.00	$1,690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1170	1090	80-85%	2	180.00–185.00	$182.32	$1,987	—
1040–1440	1251	80-85%	23	157.00–173.00	$166.19	$2,079	+0.59
1030–1515	1283	80-85%	18	140.00–156.00	$150.05	$1,925	-15.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1290	1057	85-90%	15	130.00–149.00	$139.57	$1,475	—
895–1210	1072	85-90%	13	150.00–166.00	$157.84	$1,692	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1580	1433	75-80%	3	172.00–174.00	$173.04	$2,480	—
1310–1640	1447	75-80%	11	156.00–167.00	$161.84	$2,342	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–2160	1475	5	196.00–204.00	$200.13	$2,952	—
1120–1830	1579	7	180.00–189.00	$181.99	$2,874	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1040–1320	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,297.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–905	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,254.02
855–950	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,371.59

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–905	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,850.00	$1,630.32
845–970	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,802.30

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1035–1200	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,146.31
1095–1245	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,748.70

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.