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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.14/cwt ≈ $625/hd at 573 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $105.27/cwt ≈ $557/hd at 529 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $111.54/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 280 770
Feeder cattle 318 229 657
Slaughter cattle 42 51 113

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 4 135.00–142.00 $138.46 $575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–720 713 2 105.00–115.00 $109.95 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 280 5 130.00–135.00 $132.89 $372 +0.54
330–340 335 4 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $427 +1.95
355–395 377 10 115.00–125.00 $119.80 $452 -0.84
410–445 427 8 110.00–120.00 $115.94 $495 —
455–495 476 10 105.00–110.00 $107.07 $510 —
505–545 529 14 102.00–110.00 $105.27 $557 —
555–595 579 8 95.00–105.00 $100.75 $583 —
610–645 628 4 94.00–99.00 $96.43 $606 +0.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 5 137.00–142.00 $139.18 $388 —
305–320 311 4 130.00–137.00 $132.71 $413 —
405–415 411 10 120.00–125.00 $122.00 $501 +0.37
455–465 460 2 116.00–119.00 $117.52 $541 —
530–545 540 3 111.00–115.00 $112.31 $606 —
560–575 573 16 106.00–110.00 $109.14 $625 —
610–630 622 3 101.00–103.00 $102.01 $635 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 428 5 100.00–109.00 $103.78 $444 —
475–495 485 6 95.00–104.00 $100.73 $489 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 4 150.00–157.00 $153.58 $330 +4.73
305–320 310 6 145.00–150.00 $147.30 $457 +3.79
360–395 373 8 130.00–140.00 $135.53 $506 +0.01
405–425 415 4 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $550 —
455–495 476 6 115.00–124.00 $120.09 $572 -2.71
505–540 520 12 108.00–115.00 $111.54 $580 +2.14
555–580 565 8 102.00–110.00 $106.46 $601 -0.02
605–620 609 9 99.00–105.00 $101.77 $620 +1.09
705–720 711 5 94.00–97.00 $95.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $433 +3.80
305–330 318 4 157.00–162.00 $159.60 $508 +8.40
365–385 375 6 142.00–150.00 $146.31 $549 -0.07
405–415 410 4 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $584 +0.52
465–470 468 4 127.00–132.00 $129.51 $606 +0.89
505–520 513 6 115.00–125.00 $118.95 $610 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 4 122.00–127.00 $124.46 $539 +5.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1125 1022 80-85% 3 53.00–54.00 $53.73 $549 —
995–1045 1028 80-85% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.65 $593 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1175 963 85-90% 3 39.00–44.00 $41.13 $396 —
1165 1165 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $559 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1905 1611 5 80.00–87.00 $82.66 $1,332 —
1750 1750 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,382 —

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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.