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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.58/cwt ≈ $706/hd at 571 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 295 500
Feeder cattle 82 184 408
Slaughter cattle 346 111 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 145.00–150.00 $147.64 $477 —
415–420 418 2 128.00–138.00 $133.03 $556 +3.98
455–495 475 2 125.00–130.00 $127.39 $605 +4.09
505–545 529 7 128.00–138.00 $133.73 $707 +13.46
615–645 636 4 115.00–124.00 $120.24 $765 —
655–695 663 7 115.00–121.00 $117.44 $779 +16.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 3 168.00–173.00 $171.04 $624 —
420–445 431 4 163.00–170.00 $166.52 $718 —
725–740 733 2 118.00–123.00 $120.47 $883 —
775–795 783 4 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 138.00–148.00 $142.97 $691 +7.92
510–525 520 3 143.00–148.00 $144.97 $754 —
575–585 580 2 130.00–137.00 $133.53 $774 +9.33
605–625 615 2 126.00–132.00 $129.05 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 368 3 135.00–143.00 $138.61 $510 —
415–425 418 3 128.00–138.00 $132.05 $552 —
465–495 478 3 126.00–133.00 $129.71 $620 —
565–575 571 28 123.00–124.00 $123.58 $706 —
605–635 617 3 112.00–116.00 $113.70 $702 —
705 705 2 101.00–108.00 $104.50 $737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $389 —
405–445 431 5 115.00–125.00 $120.33 $519 -2.92
475–485 478 4 110.00–118.00 $115.01 $550 -3.69
525–535 532 3 114.00–115.00 $114.33 $608 +1.59
575–585 580 6 110.00–116.00 $113.66 $659 —
705–725 715 4 92.00–97.00 $94.53 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 110.00–115.00 $112.42 $354 -6.18
360–375 370 3 113.00–118.00 $115.30 $427 -2.19
405 405 2 101.00–106.00 $103.50 $419 -9.97
455–485 473 4 102.00–109.00 $106.04 $502 -4.24
515–530 520 3 98.00–106.00 $101.30 $527 +0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 128.00–138.00 $133.52 $510 —
415–425 420 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $519 +0.20
605–635 615 3 105.00–114.00 $110.36 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 463 4 125.00–135.00 $128.82 $596 +0.15
510–515 513 2 118.00–128.00 $123.02 $631 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 470 3 140.00–145.00 $142.68 $671 —
515–530 523 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1550 1164 80-85% 8 71.00–78.00 $74.46 $867 -0.80
1000–1555 1257 80-85% 12 63.00–70.00 $66.87 $841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1005 930 85-90% 6 61.00–68.00 $64.12 $596 —
810–1395 1074 85-90% 4 53.00–59.00 $56.26 $604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1695 1543 4 87.00–91.00 $88.16 $1,360 —
1665–2050 1830 3 95.00–101.00 $97.89 $1,791 —

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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.