Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $100.22/cwt -10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $99.55/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $460/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	540	694
Feeder cattle	279	468	609
Slaughter cattle	113	72	85
Replacement cattle	13	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 7.00 lower, bull calves 9.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	490	6	124.00–129.00	$125.63	$616	—
555–575	568	6	115.00–117.00	$115.65	$657	—
675–680	678	3	110.00–114.00	$112.67	$764	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	9	110.00–117.00	$113.96	$367	-1.86
360–375	368	7	107.00–115.00	$110.58	$407	-3.16
405–420	413	7	100.00–107.00	$102.55	$424	—
455–475	462	10	95.00–105.00	$99.55	$460	-5.51
525–540	530	6	92.00–96.00	$94.02	$498	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33	$419	-9.27
405–425	415	4	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$467	-10.79
510–540	525	6	102.00–107.00	$104.30	$548	-5.33
555–560	558	4	96.00–105.00	$100.48	$561	-4.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–560	558	4	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$589	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	367	7	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$448	—
425–440	432	6	112.00–117.00	$114.68	$495	—
460–485	469	9	100.00–110.00	$105.46	$495	-6.84
505–530	515	10	95.00–105.00	$100.22	$516	-10.22
610–645	623	6	90.00–96.00	$92.99	$579	-10.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	486	7	112.00–120.00	$115.38	$561	-7.15
510–530	520	4	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$585	-9.31
555–560	558	4	100.00–107.00	$103.48	$577	—
655–695	675	4	95.00–97.00	$96.03	$648	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1130	976	85-90%	12	49.00–55.00	$52.23	$510	—
985–1185	1081	85-90%	18	42.00–49.00	$46.00	$497	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1065	975	80-85%	3	57.00–63.00	$60.82	$593	—
1030–1350	1136	80-85%	14	50.00–56.00	$52.89	$601	—
1150	1150	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$770	+11.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1585	1370	2	71.00–73.00	$72.16	$989	—
1255–1985	1620	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,361	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.