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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 405 789
Feeder cattle 233 279 574
Slaughter cattle 52 113 215
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available due to markets being closed previous two weeks

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 4 135.00–145.00 $140.07 $518 —
510–520 517 6 120.00–130.00 $125.30 $648 —
565–595 585 6 117.00–123.00 $121.07 $708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 5 150.00–160.00 $155.09 $526 —
360–385 368 3 147.00–155.00 $152.21 $560 —
475–495 485 4 128.00–135.00 $131.43 $637 +5.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $677 —
710–720 717 3 118.00–122.00 $119.66 $858 —
785–790 788 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 409 5 110.00–118.00 $114.36 $468 +1.80
510–525 517 6 101.00–108.00 $103.64 $536 -0.66
565–595 575 6 102.00–108.00 $104.95 $603 +4.47
605–625 615 4 105.00–108.00 $106.48 $655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 313 6 105.00–113.00 $109.37 $342 -4.59
365–385 370 8 105.00–115.00 $110.56 $409 -0.02
625 625 4 87.00–95.00 $91.00 $569 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–625 622 3 105.00–108.00 $105.99 $659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 4 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $327 —
365–385 373 5 130.00–135.00 $133.16 $497 +11.15
415–425 420 4 115.00–125.00 $119.94 $504 +5.26
475–485 480 6 112.00–122.00 $117.31 $563 +11.85
605–625 615 4 101.00–105.00 $103.03 $634 +10.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 3 143.00–145.00 $144.32 $599 —
515–545 529 8 123.00–130.00 $126.43 $669 +13.98
755–765 758 3 92.00–94.00 $92.67 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1145 1138 80-85% 3 48.00–52.00 $49.34 $561 -3.55
995–1495 1227 80-85% 9 55.00–61.00 $57.56 $706 —
1365–1485 1431 80-85% 5 63.00–65.00 $64.21 $919 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–930 903 85-90% 3 43.00–45.00 $44.02 $398 —
935–1125 989 85-90% 5 52.00–59.00 $55.44 $548 +3.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1865 1730 2 80.00–88.00 $83.69 $1,448 —

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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.