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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 416 502
Feeder cattle 197 352 435
Slaughter cattle 106 64 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 160.00–163.00 $161.50 $694 —
685–695 688 3 122.00–124.00 $122.67 $844 +5.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 5 130.00–135.00 $131.81 $422 —
365–380 373 4 125.00–129.00 $127.04 $474 +3.18
425–440 432 6 122.00–128.00 $125.68 $543 +5.68
510–525 513 5 101.00–110.00 $105.40 $541 -6.26
610–620 615 2 100.00–109.00 $104.54 $643 -0.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 378 3 133.00–137.00 $135.64 $513 —
465–495 475 5 122.00–126.00 $124.77 $593 -0.79
535–545 542 3 115.00–120.00 $118.35 $641 +0.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 4 132.00–137.00 $135.07 $371 —
330 330 3 120.00–128.00 $125.33 $414 +10.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 262 3 140.00–150.00 $146.75 $384 —
325 325 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $470 -1.24
415–445 435 3 120.00–125.00 $123.41 $537 -8.85
575–585 583 5 103.00–108.00 $105.40 $614 —
605–610 607 3 95.00–97.00 $96.33 $585 -7.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 155.00–158.00 $156.00 $476 -1.43
410–435 424 4 135.00–145.00 $141.55 $600 -0.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 307 3 165.00–168.00 $166.01 $510 —
615–625 618 3 107.00–114.00 $110.32 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1285 1152 80-85% 12 61.00–69.00 $65.21 $751 —
855–1755 1260 80-85% 5 53.00–59.00 $56.11 $707 —
1360–1900 1614 80-85% 4 71.00–77.00 $73.99 $1,194 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–940 904 85-90% 7 50.00–58.00 $55.75 $504 —
810–1085 940 85-90% 3 45.00–50.00 $48.24 $453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1625 1522 3 87.00–91.00 $88.77 $1,351 —
1700–2045 1827 3 97.00–101.00 $98.49 $1,799 —

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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.