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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 644 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $148.64/cwt ≈ $697/hd at 469 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $126.65/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 639 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 365 1,149
Feeder cattle 407 333 964
Slaughter cattle 82 32 185
Replacement cattle 8 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No report available for this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 382 3 155.00–165.00 $159.46 $609 -0.67
405–415 408 4 147.00–153.00 $149.77 $611 -5.39
466–475 469 31 148.00–149.00 $148.64 $697 —
623–648 639 31 126.00–127.00 $126.65 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 4 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $514 -0.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 23 130.00 $130.00 $603 —
520 520 15 126.00 $126.00 $655 —
644 644 32 115.00 $115.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 125.00–128.00 $126.44 $335 -0.58
375–395 385 6 110.00–115.00 $112.31 $432 -2.10
405–440 423 4 103.00–110.00 $106.64 $451 —
510–535 525 6 99.00–102.00 $100.66 $528 —
555–565 560 4 101.00–106.00 $103.52 $580 —
620–645 627 5 99.00–106.00 $103.36 $648 +6.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 120.00–128.00 $123.91 $413 -7.69
425–440 429 9 115.00–120.00 $117.33 $503 +0.80
455–495 475 4 108.00–115.00 $111.65 $530 -1.31
505–515 510 4 105.00–115.00 $109.95 $561 -3.04
585 585 4 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $658 +6.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 4 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $361 -5.37
305–330 318 8 130.00–138.00 $134.48 $428 —
375–385 379 5 120.00–130.00 $124.55 $472 -8.57
425–440 432 6 110.00–118.00 $114.32 $494 —
485 485 4 112.00–115.00 $113.50 $550 +1.17
505–545 520 8 104.00–112.00 $107.73 $560 -2.14
565–595 578 8 103.00–110.00 $106.01 $613 —
605–625 615 4 105.00–109.00 $107.03 $658 +3.76
675 675 4 96.00–102.00 $99.00 $668 —
705–745 725 4 97.00–99.00 $97.97 $710 +2.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 5 140.00–148.00 $144.13 $473 —
365 365 4 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $511 -3.00
435–445 440 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $539 -3.51
460–465 463 4 120.00–130.00 $124.27 $575 +1.60
510–520 515 5 115.00–121.00 $118.40 $610 +3.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 4 133.00–140.00 $136.46 $580 -2.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–985 903 85-90% 6 51.00–58.00 $54.96 $496 —
845–1140 949 85-90% 9 42.00–49.00 $46.42 $441 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1285 1113 80-85% 8 53.00–57.00 $54.66 $608 —
995–1375 1207 80-85% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.48 $742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,217 —
1800–1815 1808 2 82.00–84.00 $83.00 $1,501 -1.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.