Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $504.71/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 373 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $469.72/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 483 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $468.00/cwt +14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 457 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	590	931	1,270
Feeder cattle	472	817	1,078
Slaughter cattle	71	71	148
Replacement cattle	47	43	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Bull Calves steady. Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady. Feeder Steers and Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 lower.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder Steers and Steer Calves sold steady to 2.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle steady
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	3	540.00–555.00	$548.61	$1,509	-24.27
355–370	359	9	535.00–550.00	$541.08	$1,942	-1.67
405–440	426	6	507.50–525.00	$511.52	$2,179	-15.98
480	480	2	450.00–470.00	$460.00	$2,208	-3.78
500–537	522	14	445.00–470.00	$460.69	$2,405	+10.69
550–587	578	4	415.00–417.50	$416.91	$2,410	—
610–615	613	2	360.00–375.00	$367.47	$2,253	+0.06
655–685	670	2	345.00–350.00	$347.56	$2,329	—
710–745	728	3	310.00–335.00	$326.48	$2,377	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	11	550.00	$550.00	$1,991	-12.74
488–492	491	10	487.50–505.00	$499.78	$2,454	-7.88
526	526	11	475.00	$475.00	$2,498	-26.71
560	560	3	432.50	$432.50	$2,422	-20.43
610–637	630	4	385.00–387.50	$386.90	$2,437	-29.45
725	725	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,610	-0.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	500.00–505.00	$501.67	$1,681	-9.55
355–395	385	6	495.00–520.00	$513.68	$1,978	+5.51
400–446	435	9	465.00–495.00	$484.18	$2,106	+14.01
505–530	518	2	380.00–390.00	$385.12	$1,995	-28.88
575–595	585	2	385.00–395.00	$390.09	$2,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–383	373	35	495.00–512.50	$504.71	$1,883	+0.76
457	457	24	468.00	$468.00	$2,139	+14.19
524–528	524	18	434.00–436.00	$434.22	$2,275	+2.98
550–580	565	2	390.00–395.00	$392.43	$2,217	-21.10
603	603	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,231	-6.70
703	703	5	324.00	$324.00	$2,278	-7.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	321	6	480.00–520.00	$510.02	$1,637	+22.07
355–395	373	13	480.00–490.00	$487.61	$1,819	+4.44
400–445	440	17	447.50–470.00	$449.56	$1,978	-12.62
450–496	485	11	432.50–440.00	$435.02	$2,110	-7.47
503–540	515	11	395.00–420.00	$409.64	$2,110	+2.47
555–595	581	5	350.00–380.00	$360.92	$2,097	-3.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	440.00–450.00	$446.75	$1,465	-6.46
370–390	385	5	450.00–470.00	$459.90	$1,771	+3.23
415–430	421	4	400.00–430.00	$417.69	$1,758	+1.26
500–540	521	4	350.00–380.00	$363.31	$1,893	-5.31
560–590	573	4	300.00–345.00	$324.75	$1,861	+4.69
605–615	610	2	300.00–320.00	$309.92	$1,891	-15.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	545.00–550.00	$547.38	$1,149	—
270–295	288	8	545.00–585.00	$552.69	$1,592	-14.91
300–325	315	4	530.00–545.00	$539.98	$1,701	+14.98
408–445	430	22	470.00–500.00	$493.75	$2,123	+14.22
483	483	2	455.00	$455.00	$2,198	—
500–505	503	3	400.00–425.00	$414.97	$2,087	+6.05
595	595	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,231	-18.07
615–645	629	5	335.00–355.00	$349.04	$2,195	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–496	483	30	460.00–485.00	$469.72	$2,269	-4.37
605–607	607	8	370.00–390.00	$372.49	$2,261	+2.41
750–755	753	2	320.00–330.00	$324.98	$2,447	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	7	490.00–520.00	$512.84	$1,677	-2.18
360–390	374	11	470.00–500.00	$492.74	$1,843	+5.28
505–535	520	3	380.00–395.00	$388.38	$2,020	+5.74

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1060	1010	85-90%	3	162.00–164.00	$163.30	$1,649	—
865–1280	1087	85-90%	8	140.00–158.00	$149.68	$1,627	-18.44

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1380	1231	80-85%	7	156.00–166.00	$161.91	$1,993	-35.60
1250–1380	1315	80-85%	2	192.00–205.00	$198.82	$2,614	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1530	1473	75-80%	2	186.00–196.00	$191.20	$2,816	—
1205–1850	1535	75-80%	6	160.00–171.00	$165.61	$2,542	+10.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1215	1148	2	162.50–166.00	$164.15	$1,884	—
1085–2060	1634	6	195.00–208.00	$204.16	$3,336	—
1465–1885	1676	4	213.00–226.00	$220.11	$3,689	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1100	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,174.31
1110–1285	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,210.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1125–1305	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,570.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–995	841	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,683.35
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	+450.00
1100–1310	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–3,900.00	$3,199.73	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	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.