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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $564.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,397/hd at 425 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.55/cwt +12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,366/hd at 660 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.46/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,695/hd at 626 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 855 826
Feeder cattle 337 734 579
Slaughter cattle 64 75 192
Replacement cattle 40 46 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold sharply higher. Bull Calves and Steer Calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 3 575.00–600.00 $589.92 $1,817 +3.73
360–390 376 11 570.00–620.00 $606.69 $2,281 —
408–447 425 21 542.50–580.00 $564.00 $2,397 -16.00
478–493 487 8 505.00–520.00 $513.72 $2,502 —
520 520 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,548 +7.08
555–575 571 8 440.00–467.50 $458.51 $2,618 +9.68
610–638 626 16 415.00–435.00 $430.46 $2,695 +9.39
660–662 662 8 397.50–420.00 $414.39 $2,743 +19.39
758–770 764 5 345.00–360.00 $351.95 $2,689 +16.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 3 530.00–565.00 $553.02 $2,074 +20.52
400–420 410 2 495.00–500.00 $497.56 $2,040 -5.76
470–480 475 2 460.00–490.00 $475.16 $2,257 -11.76
510–547 533 7 440.00–445.00 $442.80 $2,360 +6.10
555–570 563 2 420.00–435.00 $427.60 $2,407 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 435 3 475.00–485.00 $481.70 $2,095 -6.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 620.00 $620.00 $1,364 —
305–337 330 8 540.00–560.00 $544.24 $1,796 +1.68
355–384 370 11 512.50–545.00 $523.46 $1,937 +12.86
400–437 417 15 485.00–510.00 $498.82 $2,080 +16.38
450–464 461 13 460.00–487.50 $479.25 $2,209 —
503–535 515 14 432.50–460.00 $449.13 $2,313 +19.44
568 568 2 432.50 $432.50 $2,457 +58.35
600–647 627 10 370.00–392.50 $378.23 $2,372 +16.04
650–665 660 17 340.00–365.00 $358.55 $2,366 +12.61
710–725 718 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,298 +2.45
774 774 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 375 3 475.00–500.00 $488.64 $1,832 +4.75
400–440 425 11 440.00–470.00 $459.63 $1,953 +5.24
485–493 490 3 435.00–440.00 $436.65 $2,140 -2.72
510–545 525 4 400.00–425.00 $407.40 $2,139 -0.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 500.00–520.00 $509.83 $1,479 -2.83
380 380 2 440.00–460.00 $450.00 $1,710 +9.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 285 3 635.00–670.00 $658.74 $1,877 —
350–383 374 5 575.00–600.00 $585.10 $2,188 +2.34
400–445 421 4 500.00–530.00 $512.34 $2,157 +2.14
451–485 465 10 475.00–500.00 $493.99 $2,297 +14.92
508–545 521 10 440.00–475.00 $459.22 $2,393 +25.79
585–595 590 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 -3.21
600–630 619 12 370.00–415.00 $391.97 $2,426 +6.74
700–705 703 3 350.00–365.00 $355.01 $2,496 +27.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 385 4 530.00–550.00 $543.65 $2,093 +8.78
410–445 424 4 480.00–495.00 $487.55 $2,067 +8.82
455–498 484 8 440.00–450.00 $446.20 $2,160 +3.32
520–545 533 2 420.00–430.00 $424.88 $2,265 -7.51
620–630 627 3 360.00–370.00 $366.65 $2,299 +16.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 500.00–520.00 $509.57 $1,197 —
385–395 390 3 485.00–500.00 $493.40 $1,924 -5.97
420–445 433 2 440.00–455.00 $447.28 $1,937 -6.84
525–535 530 2 375.00–390.00 $382.43 $2,027 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1390 1146 80-85% 11 150.00–163.00 $157.44 $1,804 —
1000–1460 1189 80-85% 8 183.00–232.00 $207.86 $2,471 —
1175–1375 1293 80-85% 6 166.00–179.00 $170.94 $2,210 +2.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1220 1055 85-90% 6 150.00–163.00 $155.67 $1,642 —
950–1320 1160 85-90% 3 166.00–178.00 $174.03 $2,019 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1685 1556 75-80% 5 150.00–170.00 $163.55 $2,545 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1635 1477 5 193.00–209.00 $198.23 $2,928 —
1265–1745 1499 8 170.00–188.00 $180.21 $2,701 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1310 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,550.00 $2,504.02
1110–1400 1279 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,950.00 $2,764.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.