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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.42/cwt ≈ $602/hd at 426 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.78/cwt +17.01 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 416 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.32/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 474 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 497 928
Feeder cattle 468 407 808
Slaughter cattle 72 82 120
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 416 24 162.00–167.00 $166.78 $694 +17.01
460–475 474 19 152.00–155.50 $155.32 $736 +6.68
555–565 558 3 132.00–135.00 $133.01 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–426 426 34 132.00–142.00 $141.42 $602 —
465–495 491 17 125.00–134.50 $133.44 $655 +3.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $444 +8.69
395 395 8 120.00–130.00 $124.25 $491 —
415–430 423 6 122.00–125.00 $123.35 $522 +6.02
475–495 484 7 113.00–118.00 $115.16 $557 +3.51
505–545 516 12 105.00–115.00 $109.63 $566 -0.32
565–595 575 6 103.00–106.00 $104.64 $602 -7.86
605–625 613 6 101.00–103.00 $102.01 $625 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 120.00–125.00 $123.49 $348 -2.95
315–335 323 5 113.00–120.00 $115.82 $374 —
355–365 363 8 110.00–118.00 $113.74 $413 +1.43
465–485 472 6 100.00–109.00 $105.06 $496 —
665–685 675 4 93.00–99.00 $96.04 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 9 132.00–140.00 $135.41 $376 -3.61
305–330 315 6 130.00–138.00 $134.22 $423 -0.26
475–495 485 6 110.00–115.00 $112.30 $545 -1.20
505–540 523 6 106.00–115.00 $110.44 $578 +2.71
555–575 565 8 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $607 +1.48
610–630 620 4 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $645 -3.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 314 11 142.00–150.00 $145.86 $458 +1.73
375–395 379 5 138.00–145.00 $142.35 $540 +2.35
415–430 423 4 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $575 +13.51
455–465 460 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $564 -1.74
510–530 520 8 115.00–126.00 $121.76 $633 +3.36
710–725 718 4 97.00–99.00 $97.99 $704 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 165.00–167.00 $166.04 $528 —
375–395 385 4 145.00–147.00 $145.97 $562 —
420–445 438 4 140.00–148.00 $145.48 $637 +9.02
455–485 468 7 133.00–142.00 $136.97 $641 —
525–540 530 8 129.00–136.00 $132.51 $702 —
565–595 575 6 120.00–129.00 $125.57 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1360 1176 80-85% 12 51.00–59.00 $55.99 $658 —
960–1590 1213 80-85% 9 60.00–67.00 $63.89 $775 +2.41
1640 1640 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,148 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1075 897 85-90% 3 42.00–48.00 $44.69 $401 —
735–990 903 85-90% 5 51.00–57.00 $54.96 $496 ±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1495 1292 3 70.00–75.00 $72.49 $937 —

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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.