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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.56/cwt ≈ $595/hd at 474 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.86/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $464/hd at 375 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $104.62/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 481 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 400 647
Feeder cattle 352 317 563
Slaughter cattle 64 83 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 150.00–156.00 $152.92 $589 —
400–440 413 6 144.00–147.00 $144.87 $598 -0.15
450–470 460 2 142.00–152.00 $146.89 $676 +6.14
550–595 578 5 121.00–126.00 $123.85 $716 —
600–645 624 8 118.00–123.00 $120.22 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 148.00–153.00 $150.50 $489 —
365 365 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $535 —
465–495 483 6 132.00–138.00 $135.66 $655 +5.48
515–540 530 6 122.00–128.00 $124.96 $662 —
565–585 578 3 105.00–115.00 $108.26 $626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 463 3 158.00–165.00 $160.99 $745 —
555–567 559 5 131.00–134.00 $132.99 $743 —
655–675 663 5 114.00–121.00 $117.23 $777 —
775–785 780 2 108.00–113.00 $110.52 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 425 7 125.00–130.00 $127.99 $544 —
465–495 474 14 120.00–130.00 $125.56 $595 —
510–525 518 4 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $608 —
555–565 560 4 111.00–114.00 $112.51 $630 —
605–635 623 6 111.00–118.00 $113.60 $708 —
705–725 715 6 99.00–102.00 $100.34 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 10 120.00–128.00 $123.86 $464 +1.36
425–445 438 6 118.00–122.00 $120.00 $526 +0.02
475–485 477 5 112.00–115.00 $113.59 $542 —
525–545 538 6 110.00–113.00 $111.66 $601 +5.22
560–595 579 8 104.00–109.00 $107.02 $620 +3.74
625–645 635 6 104.00–107.00 $105.32 $669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $369 —
355–375 363 8 110.00–118.00 $113.74 $413 +0.01
425–440 435 8 105.00–113.00 $108.97 $474 -0.25
465–495 481 10 100.00–108.00 $104.62 $503 +0.32
515–525 520 4 103.00–107.00 $105.02 $546 +10.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 329 5 153.00–162.00 $157.43 $518 +12.82
420–430 425 6 140.00–145.00 $142.31 $605 —
455–495 478 8 123.00–133.00 $128.31 $613 —
515–525 519 4 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $633 —
565–575 570 4 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $670 —
655–685 672 6 101.00–107.00 $103.37 $695 +6.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 339 7 140.00–150.00 $145.91 $495 —
425–435 433 8 128.00–138.00 $132.26 $573 +4.43
480–495 490 6 110.00–120.00 $116.31 $570 -0.65
515–540 532 6 110.00–118.00 $113.39 $603 -2.34
610–635 625 6 102.00–105.00 $103.65 $648 +10.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 378 3 160.00–163.00 $161.98 $612 —
425–440 435 6 153.00–160.00 $156.01 $679 +5.51
505–525 520 8 133.00–139.00 $136.26 $709 +14.27
560–580 570 4 123.00–129.00 $125.95 $718 —
775 775 3 102.00–104.00 $103.33 $801 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1165 1045 85-90% 4 46.00–47.00 $46.24 $483 —
925–1335 1120 85-90% 11 51.00–58.00 $54.12 $606 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1265 1210 80-85% 7 56.00–62.00 $59.57 $721 +5.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,228 —
1415–2040 1656 7 80.00–87.00 $84.20 $1,394 —
1645–1935 1725 4 93.00–95.00 $94.20 $1,625 —

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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.