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Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 415 871
Feeder cattle 184 356 764
Slaughter cattle 41 59 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $414 -2.30
410–420 417 6 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $438 -2.06
475–495 482 6 95.00–104.00 $98.30 $474 -2.18
510–540 533 4 92.00–94.00 $92.48 $493 -5.65
555–595 573 9 91.00–94.00 $92.55 $530 -1.41
610–630 623 3 91.00–94.00 $93.02 $580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $409 —
360–395 380 6 115.00–120.00 $117.32 $446 -3.62
610–615 612 6 94.00–96.00 $95.00 $581 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 4 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $292 —
310–320 315 4 125.00–132.00 $128.44 $405 -0.44
365 365 3 125.00–130.00 $128.33 $468 +3.67
465–475 470 4 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $505 -2.64
605–610 608 4 92.00–95.00 $93.49 $568 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 3 130.00–134.00 $131.29 $568 +0.92
510–520 517 3 110.00–113.00 $112.01 $579 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 129.00–134.00 $132.33 $602 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–935 910 85-90% 2 36.00–42.00 $38.92 $354 —
840–1145 1023 85-90% 5 43.00–46.00 $44.93 $460 +3.12
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $458 —
910–1130 1020 80-85% 2 50.00–52.00 $50.89 $519 —
1145 1145 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $664 +12.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1865 1775 3 75.00–80.00 $77.08 $1,368 —

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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.