Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $107.06/cwt ≈ $452/hd at 422 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $100.48/cwt ≈ $462/hd at 460 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $104.19/cwt ≈ $547/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 660 755
Feeder cattle 356 — 660
Slaughter cattle 59 — 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows steady.; Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
505–510 507 3 122.00–125.00 $123.99 $629
555–560 557 3 113.00–123.00 $119.65 $666
715–745 730 2 100.00–105.00 $102.55 $749
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555–575 568 4 108.00–112.00 $109.23 $620
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
465–475 472 3 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $647

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330–340 336 5 115.00–117.00 $115.79 $389
360–375 370 10 105.00–115.00 $109.86 $406
410–440 422 11 105.00–110.00 $107.06 $452
455–475 460 11 97.00–105.00 $100.48 $462
525–545 532 7 95.00–102.00 $98.13 $522
555–595 571 8 92.00–96.00 $93.96 $537
655–695 682 3 80.00–87.00 $82.24 $561
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355–375 363 8 117.00–125.00 $120.94 $439
410–420 413 7 115.00–118.00 $116.43 $481
455–475 463 6 107.00–115.00 $110.64 $512
525–540 533 4 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $573
565–595 578 6 100.00–107.00 $104.35 $603
605–645 629 8 95.00–104.00 $98.50 $620
685 685 4 94.00–97.00 $95.50 $654
705–710 708 4 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $644

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305–340 331 8 125.00–132.00 $128.88 $427
365–385 374 7 120.00–130.00 $124.66 $466
405–440 416 8 114.00–124.00 $117.19 $488
455–495 478 6 105.00–113.00 $110.17 $527
505–545 525 10 101.00–107.00 $104.19 $547
555–595 583 8 95.00–105.00 $100.26 $585
605–610 608 4 92.00–95.00 $93.49 $568
655–685 665 3 89.00–93.00 $91.63 $609
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
375–395 385 5 132.00–137.00 $134.65 $518
420–430 425 9 125.00–135.00 $130.37 $554
465–485 473 6 115.00–125.00 $118.21 $559
625–640 630 3 98.00–102.00 $100.65 $634
655–685 673 5 93.00–103.00 $97.04 $653
705–730 723 4 93.00–98.00 $94.72 $685

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1055 1005 85-90% 7 40.00–44.00 $41.81 $420
960–1180 1114 85-90% 5 44.00–46.00 $45.46 $506
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1250 1124 80-85% 4 45.00–48.00 $45.87 $516
985–1415 1233 80-85% 5 49.00–53.00 $50.98 $629

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1530–1740 1635 2 69.00–70.00 $69.53 $1,137

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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.