Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.89/cwt ≈ $654/hd at 528 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.88/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 439 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 428 700
Feeder cattle 719 82 569
Slaughter cattle 118 346 114
Replacement cattle 28 — 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 higher, bull calves steady, 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
320–340 333 5 175.00–185.00 $179.94 $599 —
365–385 377 3 170.00–175.00 $172.33 $650 +1.29
405–430 415 3 165.00–175.00 $169.59 $704 +3.07
475 475 2 158.00–160.00 $159.00 $755 —
505–515 510 3 144.00–154.00 $148.36 $757 —
555–565 558 3 140.00–143.00 $141.67 $791 —
755–795 765 4 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $868 -4.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $452 —
375–395 385 2 163.00–168.00 $165.44 $637 —
405–425 412 3 155.00–162.00 $158.94 $655 —
455–495 475 2 145.00–148.00 $146.56 $696 +3.59
535–540 538 2 132.00–140.00 $135.98 $732 -8.99
675–685 680 2 117.00–121.00 $118.99 $809 —
715–745 730 3 110.00–118.00 $114.72 $837 —
755–795 780 5 100.00–110.00 $106.78 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 444 2 146.00–148.00 $147.01 $653 +13.98
457–475 463 3 127.00–133.00 $130.95 $606 +3.56
555–595 584 5 126.00–134.00 $130.22 $760 —
605–625 615 5 112.00–120.00 $116.01 $713 -4.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 334 5 140.00–145.00 $142.37 $476 —
355–395 387 5 135.00–140.00 $137.59 $532 -1.02
425–430 428 4 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $588 +5.44
455–486 477 9 122.00–130.00 $127.35 $607 -2.36
508–535 528 14 123.00–128.00 $123.89 $654 —
554–565 560 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $678 -2.59
605 605 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $702 +2.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 5 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $403 +3.31
325–335 329 5 130.00–137.00 $134.39 $442 —
355–395 385 6 130.00–137.00 $132.39 $510 —
415–447 439 11 125.00–133.00 $127.88 $561 +7.55
470–495 479 4 112.00–118.00 $115.03 $551 +0.02
505–545 522 5 115.00–122.00 $118.90 $621 +4.57
565–595 575 5 110.00–118.00 $113.57 $653 -0.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $384 +10.14
355–375 368 7 118.00–128.00 $124.77 $459 +9.47
455–465 461 5 100.00–110.00 $104.96 $484 -1.08
505–530 519 5 100.00–108.00 $105.63 $548 +4.33
665–675 668 3 90.00–100.00 $96.63 $645 —
775–785 780 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 165.00–168.00 $166.45 $458 —
325–340 330 3 160.00–165.00 $162.70 $537 —
355–395 370 4 150.00–158.00 $153.80 $569 —
425–435 430 3 142.00–150.00 $145.69 $626 —
520–525 523 4 119.00–124.00 $120.76 $632 -2.26
565–595 578 4 115.00–123.00 $120.69 $698 —
655–685 675 3 103.00–110.00 $106.96 $722 —
705–730 717 3 102.00–106.00 $104.35 $748 —
775–795 785 2 92.00–101.00 $96.44 $757 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 269 5 173.00–178.00 $175.61 $472 —
325–335 328 3 168.00–175.00 $172.03 $564 —
435–445 438 3 155.00–162.00 $158.97 $696 —
565–575 570 2 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 132.00–140.00 $135.92 $527 +2.40
455–460 458 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1595 1273 80-85% 6 54.00–62.00 $59.34 $755 -7.53
1050–1645 1309 80-85% 15 64.00–70.00 $67.40 $882 —
1235–1345 1318 80-85% 5 71.00–78.00 $72.59 $957 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1100 937 85-90% 11 51.00–58.00 $54.73 $513 -9.39
945–985 968 85-90% 3 60.00–66.00 $63.31 $613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1710 1422 3 78.00–82.00 $80.10 $1,139 —
1240–1855 1465 6 96.00–103.00 $100.06 $1,466 —
1165–2075 1694 8 85.00–93.00 $89.98 $1,524 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1140 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–900.00 $795.37
1075–1180 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 725.00–950.00 $868.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955–1050 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.