Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $412.27/cwt +24.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 530 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $447.21/cwt +37.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 478 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $466.78/cwt ≈ $2,194/hd at 470 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	806	500	744
Feeder cattle	654	378	591
Slaughter cattle	71	72	118
Replacement cattle	81	50	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to the market being closed for the July 4th Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	324	4	550.00–585.00	$567.18	$1,838	—
373–396	381	24	535.00–560.00	$550.73	$2,098	+6.15
420	420	22	515.00–545.00	$538.18	$2,260	+50.96
455–484	468	18	470.00–510.00	$484.79	$2,269	+12.02
502–544	526	23	457.50–475.00	$467.20	$2,457	+18.56
555–581	575	24	440.00–450.00	$445.41	$2,561	+11.50
645–649	648	15	392.50–410.00	$405.68	$2,629	-1.17
653	653	4	402.50	$402.50	$2,628	+33.69
711	711	5	362.50	$362.50	$2,577	+3.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–444	428	10	465.00–495.00	$487.26	$2,085	—
460–495	471	4	440.00–465.00	$449.84	$2,119	+4.76
603	603	9	377.50	$377.50	$2,276	+20.18
688	688	9	360.00	$360.00	$2,477	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,838	—
400–430	413	4	420.00–440.00	$432.30	$1,785	—
535	535	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,113	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–376	364	16	482.50–495.00	$486.66	$1,771	+13.46
418–435	429	24	467.50–495.00	$483.18	$2,073	+14.93
465	465	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,139	+6.98
516–528	519	14	422.50–435.00	$432.27	$2,243	+4.07
565	565	2	397.50	$397.50	$2,246	+5.50
605–634	624	22	360.00–380.00	$368.46	$2,299	-6.92
655–685	665	13	325.00–352.50	$348.25	$2,316	—
754	754	6	357.50	$357.50	$2,696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	336	5	525.00–540.00	$527.68	$1,773	—
385	385	4	475.00	$475.00	$1,829	+34.94
400–445	417	15	430.00–462.50	$451.82	$1,884	+19.73
450–497	478	31	430.00–457.50	$447.21	$2,138	+37.21
516–545	530	32	395.00–417.50	$412.27	$2,185	+24.52
550–587	574	9	365.00–372.50	$369.21	$2,119	+11.20
630–645	638	2	350.00–355.00	$352.47	$2,249	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	505.00–520.00	$512.76	$1,461	—
365–390	379	5	445.00–465.00	$450.91	$1,709	+41.77
405–435	421	4	410.00–420.00	$416.31	$1,753	+35.14
460–495	477	10	385.00–422.50	$403.68	$1,926	+17.19
500–547	534	16	340.00–375.00	$362.13	$1,934	—
555–590	573	3	340.00–350.00	$346.77	$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
325–345	340	4	570.00–585.00	$573.58	$1,950	—
355–370	366	5	490.00–515.00	$499.10	$1,827	—
405–440	427	3	480.00–495.00	$488.26	$2,085	+7.09
450–495	470	26	450.00–480.00	$466.78	$2,194	—
500–525	515	5	420.00–455.00	$439.81	$2,265	+15.44
565–585	572	6	375.00–400.00	$392.12	$2,243	+2.12
615–640	618	12	350.00–370.00	$364.16	$2,251	-10.80
650–675	663	4	350.00–355.00	$353.77	$2,345	+8.97
700–740	712	7	322.50–345.00	$332.55	$2,368	—
755–785	770	2	315.00–320.00	$317.45	$2,444	-17.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	332	9	525.00–545.00	$527.75	$1,752	-7.86
400–440	421	4	440.00–450.00	$445.13	$1,874	-0.01
520–545	532	3	390.00–415.00	$404.83	$2,154	+7.01
565–570	568	4	360.00–370.00	$363.75	$2,066	-9.05
705–745	725	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	3	455.00–485.00	$466.52	$1,540	-33.56
418–445	427	3	400.00–410.00	$403.47	$1,723	-1.59
470–495	484	4	375.00–410.00	$392.65	$1,900	-10.88

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1175	981	85-90%	6	130.00–155.00	$147.00	$1,442	—
890–1215	1125	85-90%	4	158.00–168.00	$163.09	$1,835	-0.44
985–1255	1153	85-90%	8	170.00–185.00	$176.04	$2,030	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1310	1250	80-85%	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,188	-2.16
1150–1370	1253	80-85%	8	183.00–193.00	$185.82	$2,328	+8.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1900	1483	10	196.00–210.00	$207.23	$3,073	—
1390–1650	1520	2	174.00–187.00	$181.06	$2,752	-21.43
1325–2215	1753	13	211.00–233.00	$222.63	$3,903	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1075	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,800.47
1000–1455	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,750.00–3,500.00	$3,101.84
1085–1500	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,050.00–3,350.00	$3,202.07

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1185	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,933.75
1010–1350	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,750.00–2,650.00	$2,331.55
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00
875–880	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,749.57

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–955	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,747.53

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.