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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 285 480
Feeder cattle 295 233 384
Slaughter cattle 70 52 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 319 8 115.00–120.00 $117.08 $373 +7.71
355–395 386 9 110.00–117.00 $113.14 $437 +2.58
460–485 479 4 100.00–107.00 $104.05 $498 —
505–525 521 8 95.00–104.00 $98.86 $515 —
560 560 4 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $510 —
610–635 620 4 91.00–94.00 $92.98 $576 +1.98
685 685 2 86.00–89.00 $87.50 $599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 6 120.00–130.00 $123.71 $482 —
455–495 474 9 110.00–120.00 $115.37 $547 —
505–525 511 4 104.00–114.00 $109.29 $558 +5.65
555–595 575 4 107.00–109.00 $107.97 $621 +3.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 6 117.00–123.00 $119.68 $620 —
610–615 611 4 105.00–112.00 $107.25 $655 +1.26
710–745 730 4 96.00–100.00 $97.48 $712 —
755–765 760 2 97.00–99.00 $98.01 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 3 150.00–155.00 $151.60 $490 —
355–360 358 3 150.00–157.00 $154.69 $554 —
405–430 419 4 142.00–147.00 $144.76 $607 +0.44
505–535 520 4 120.00–126.00 $123.09 $640 -3.34
605–610 607 3 108.00–112.00 $109.34 $664 —
655–695 683 5 100.00–106.00 $103.63 $708 —
730–740 737 6 96.00–99.00 $97.67 $720 —
765–785 775 2 92.00–94.00 $92.99 $721 +0.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 3 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $591 +11.70
520–535 523 5 107.00–115.00 $111.20 $582 —
555–575 565 5 106.00–110.00 $108.02 $610 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 3 162.00–170.00 $165.69 $596 —
405–430 411 6 155.00–165.00 $159.80 $657 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1125 1026 80-85% 4 52.00–56.00 $53.74 $551 —
1145–1275 1210 80-85% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.53 $829 +10.97
995–1465 1257 80-85% 8 57.00–61.00 $57.78 $726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1115 968 85-90% 4 43.00–47.00 $45.08 $436 -10.36
1020–1155 1107 85-90% 5 48.00–54.00 $50.02 $554 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1825 1233 4 73.00–77.00 $75.40 $930 —
1105–1685 1422 11 81.00–86.00 $82.72 $1,176 —
1675 1675 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,541 —

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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.