Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $439.37/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,078/hd at 473 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $454.39/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 423 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $408.34/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	855	876	805
Feeder cattle	734	660	643
Slaughter cattle	75	113	162
Replacement cattle	46	103	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	272	11	625.00–645.00	$641.86	$1,746	—
315–340	326	4	575.00–600.00	$586.19	$1,911	-8.07
413	413	5	580.00	$580.00	$2,395	+10.00
530	530	6	460.00–487.50	$482.92	$2,559	+13.52
553–590	572	10	435.00–457.50	$448.83	$2,567	+10.68
630–637	636	17	402.50–425.00	$421.07	$2,678	-3.93
668	668	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,639	-25.00
711–725	715	8	378.00	$378.00	$2,703	+15.50
785–790	788	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,640	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	500.00–510.00	$505.04	$1,732	—
350–385	371	4	485.00–500.00	$492.39	$1,827	-12.54
420–445	433	9	480.00–490.00	$488.33	$2,114	+7.21
455–497	488	9	430.00–465.00	$457.00	$2,230	+8.71
500–545	518	4	380.00–415.00	$402.60	$2,085	—
565–595	579	4	360.00–390.00	$371.31	$2,150	+4.53
690–695	693	2	340.00–345.00	$342.49	$2,373	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	525.00–540.00	$532.50	$2,024	-13.60
400–405	402	3	500.00–510.00	$503.32	$2,023	—
450–493	475	6	470.00–495.00	$486.92	$2,313	+1.34
507–530	521	12	420.00–447.50	$436.70	$2,275	+1.70
605–630	617	3	375.00–395.00	$385.05	$2,376	—
735–740	738	2	335.00–345.00	$339.98	$2,509	-1.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	550.00–560.00	$555.00	$1,360	—
265–295	282	4	565.00–580.00	$574.89	$1,621	+13.66
310–345	333	14	480.00–515.00	$498.05	$1,659	-1.28
350–393	382	13	465.00–495.00	$483.89	$1,848	+10.08
410–440	423	21	440.00–465.00	$454.39	$1,922	+4.73
450–493	473	39	425.00–457.50	$439.37	$2,078	-6.27
500–535	520	21	385.00–415.00	$408.34	$2,123	+3.79
560–595	578	20	335.00–367.50	$354.75	$2,050	+5.79
610–640	629	12	325.00–355.00	$345.74	$2,175	+4.26
650–675	660	5	310.00–330.00	$320.90	$2,118	-2.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–283	274	6	580.00–595.00	$588.26	$1,612	-11.54
305–330	318	15	530.00–550.00	$542.56	$1,725	-3.17
365–377	374	8	500.00–520.00	$510.60	$1,910	-4.32
400–420	410	2	480.00–485.00	$482.44	$1,978	-11.49
505–533	516	14	417.50–435.00	$429.69	$2,217	-0.31
565–570	569	6	370.00–385.00	$374.15	$2,129	-7.02
603–605	603	8	360.00–365.00	$362.19	$2,184	-10.84
650–675	657	5	340.00–350.00	$345.94	$2,273	-1.56
715–725	720	2	310.00–325.00	$317.55	$2,286	+5.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	217	5	500.00–505.00	$500.99	$1,087	—
255–290	273	2	510.00–515.00	$512.66	$1,400	+12.66
320–345	332	7	430.00–470.00	$453.12	$1,504	+5.46
365–390	374	13	420.00–460.00	$440.78	$1,649	+0.73
420–440	433	6	410.00–435.00	$423.34	$1,833	-6.70
450–490	475	9	400.00–420.00	$412.94	$1,961	+8.99
505–545	537	6	365.00–380.00	$372.60	$2,001	-2.46
650–685	671	4	285.00–300.00	$296.17	$1,987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	640.00–670.00	$649.79	$1,559	—
300–320	305	5	590.00–620.00	$601.87	$1,836	+9.99
357–380	371	10	570.00–600.00	$582.76	$2,162	+40.52
405–435	416	14	500.00–530.00	$510.20	$2,122	—
450–480	462	12	460.00–490.00	$479.07	$2,213	+15.11
500–545	526	12	425.00–440.00	$433.43	$2,280	-5.57
553–591	572	16	397.50–427.50	$408.21	$2,335	-3.44
600–645	615	9	375.00–390.00	$385.23	$2,369	+10.22
655–675	661	5	345.00–375.00	$363.90	$2,405	—
700–731	721	10	315.00–335.00	$327.52	$2,361	+7.52
750–785	778	5	310.00–315.00	$310.96	$2,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	224	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,344	—
270–280	276	4	590.00–595.00	$591.22	$1,632	-12.16
305–345	334	6	550.00–585.00	$571.10	$1,907	+8.41
350–380	364	6	520.00–550.00	$534.87	$1,947	+23.73
405–445	425	9	465.00–495.00	$478.73	$2,035	-3.73
470–493	484	8	425.00–450.00	$442.88	$2,144	+1.62
505–545	520	6	400.00–540.00	$432.39	$2,248	+21.05
560–590	573	5	370.00–390.00	$380.01	$2,177	+12.89
610–635	620	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,170	+3.40
650–690	666	4	315.00–325.00	$320.01	$2,131	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	5	535.00–565.00	$551.95	$1,562	—
315–348	330	10	510.00–545.00	$530.30	$1,750	-0.94
350–395	379	10	475.00–545.00	$499.37	$1,893	+26.72
420–445	432	5	440.00–460.00	$454.12	$1,962	+4.34
455–480	475	5	400.00–420.00	$412.93	$1,961	-5.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1500	1246	80-85%	15	182.00–199.00	$192.11	$2,394	+15.60
1045–1490	1296	80-85%	7	162.00–178.00	$168.78	$2,187	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1155	980	85-90%	3	170.00–176.00	$172.36	$1,689	—
885–1130	1007	85-90%	10	140.00–160.00	$149.80	$1,508	-4.34
1050–1425	1218	85-90%	4	180.00–192.00	$186.12	$2,267	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1750	1521	75-80%	4	175.00–183.00	$178.93	$2,722	-18.73
1295–1935	1594	75-80%	5	194.00–204.00	$198.16	$3,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2045	1518	10	190.00–210.00	$200.54	$3,044	—
1415–1835	1625	2	162.00–185.00	$174.99	$2,844	—
1550–2290	1918	6	217.00–248.00	$228.27	$4,378	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
900–930	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,950.00	$1,630.33
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1095–1230	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,488.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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.