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Southern Livestock Market Report, Oak Park, GA

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $324.53/cwt -11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 482 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.60/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 474 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.91/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 541 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 725 546 827
Feeder cattle 574 370 685
Slaughter cattle 84 91 93
Replacement cattle 67 85 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 lower, feeder bulls, steers, and heifers mostly steady, steer and heifers calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacements steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,564 —
455–480 469 7 365.00–375.00 $370.84 $1,739 -2.20
504–544 524 8 350.00–360.00 $355.19 $1,861 -9.71
558–565 562 10 335.00–346.00 $340.47 $1,913 -10.82
615–630 623 8 330.00–332.00 $330.99 $2,062 +0.99
705–720 715 3 260.00–290.00 $280.14 $2,003 —
795 795 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 457 5 350.00–355.00 $351.02 $1,604 —
521–540 526 10 330.00–355.00 $335.60 $1,765 +14.54
555–598 590 8 300.00–327.00 $311.27 $1,836 -16.05
605–630 624 4 280.00–310.00 $302.73 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 -25.00
620–623 622 4 320.00–340.00 $329.98 $2,052 —
655 655 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,109 —
710 710 5 304.00 $304.00 $2,158 —
755 755 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 376 7 362.00–385.00 $366.55 $1,378 -19.95
410–415 411 4 360.00–370.00 $362.52 $1,490 -16.10
455–486 474 24 330.00–360.00 $348.60 $1,652 -7.26
505–533 523 12 305.00–317.00 $313.62 $1,640 —
555–588 579 16 295.00–310.00 $304.66 $1,764 —
655–660 656 6 290.00–310.00 $306.67 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 3 375.00–380.00 $376.75 $1,236 +8.30
370–393 385 6 360.00–365.00 $361.60 $1,392 +8.13
405–425 415 12 340.00–352.00 $346.37 $1,437 +9.89
455–490 466 9 300.00–325.00 $310.19 $1,445 -5.96
530–540 536 10 285.00–310.00 $298.44 $1,600 -5.76
580–595 588 2 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,602 +0.76
620–625 623 3 255.00–270.00 $259.97 $1,620 -47.97
670–695 683 4 270.00–280.00 $275.09 $1,879 -14.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–541 541 22 330.00–338.00 $336.91 $1,823 —
557–570 562 5 312.00–315.00 $313.22 $1,760 —
633 633 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,057 —
685 685 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 —
725 725 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,284 —
755–775 765 2 275.00–280.00 $277.53 $2,123 -4.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 276 6 460.00–480.00 $476.92 $1,316 +2.15
405–434 428 15 360.00–380.00 $366.20 $1,567 -15.94
470–485 483 6 370.00–372.00 $371.68 $1,795 —
528–531 530 8 332.00–342.00 $336.74 $1,785 +0.99
557–568 564 19 300.00–320.00 $308.62 $1,741 -11.34
610–620 616 4 290.00–320.00 $303.74 $1,871 -7.34
662–690 669 4 285.00–295.00 $287.58 $1,924 -5.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 375.00–400.00 $381.25 $1,372 -23.82
405–410 409 10 340.00–360.00 $346.47 $1,417 -11.55
460–492 482 25 312.00–340.00 $324.53 $1,564 -11.71
510–535 519 9 290.00–325.00 $308.26 $1,600 -11.59
556–570 561 7 300.00–310.00 $302.88 $1,699 +10.41
620–630 625 2 260.00–280.00 $269.92 $1,687 —
720–725 723 2 255.00–260.00 $257.49 $1,862 -9.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1395 1169 80-85% 13 153.00–164.00 $157.75 $1,844 -1.00
1000–1335 1189 80-85% 11 142.00–152.00 $148.21 $1,762 -10.54
1230–1425 1298 80-85% 5 166.00–175.00 $169.34 $2,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–955 888 85-90% 3 149.00–155.00 $152.85 $1,357 —
870–985 923 85-90% 5 142.00–148.00 $146.66 $1,354 —
920–930 927 85-90% 3 135.00–139.00 $136.32 $1,264 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1595 1507 75-80% 3 154.00–167.00 $160.48 $2,418 +4.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1290 1208 2 179.00–189.00 $184.34 $2,227 —
1735 1735 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,522 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1180 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,350.00–2,750.00 $2,524.56
1110–1340 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,300.00–3,000.00 $2,465.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1040 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,598.78
1100–1375 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,110.09

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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.