Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $146.14/cwt +10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 532 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.91/cwt ≈ $703/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,046	865	710
Feeder cattle	883	719	597
Slaughter cattle	132	118	97
Replacement cattle	31	28	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	6	168.00–178.00	$170.93	$554	-9.01
360–395	374	5	170.00–175.00	$172.97	$647	+0.64
405–430	418	6	162.00–170.00	$166.31	$695	-3.28
455–485	470	6	155.00–165.00	$160.14	$753	+1.14
560–585	570	6	135.00–145.00	$139.31	$794	-2.36
605	605	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$786	—
675–695	683	3	124.00–128.00	$125.65	$858	—
705–745	735	4	122.00–126.00	$123.49	$908	—
755–795	775	5	120.00–126.00	$123.79	$959	+10.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	270	4	163.00–170.00	$167.02	$451	-0.53
375–385	380	4	163.00–168.00	$165.25	$628	-0.19
405–410	408	2	155.00–158.00	$156.49	$638	-2.45
455–495	470	3	145.00–153.00	$149.21	$701	+2.65
503–548	532	16	140.00–150.00	$146.14	$777	+10.16
605–640	617	3	110.00–120.00	$115.09	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	155.00–160.00	$158.27	$522	—
365–395	378	4	145.00–153.00	$150.18	$568	—
415–440	424	4	142.00–150.00	$144.57	$613	-2.44
475	475	3	128.00–138.00	$131.33	$624	+0.38
525–530	528	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	140.00–143.00	$141.43	$460	-0.94
355–395	375	8	130.00–140.00	$136.43	$512	-1.16
410–435	424	5	128.00–135.00	$131.19	$556	-6.30
455–495	468	6	122.00–130.00	$127.33	$596	-0.02
505–525	512	3	120.00–128.00	$124.38	$637	+0.49
585–595	591	5	112.00–122.00	$116.79	$690	-4.20
605–625	618	3	113.00–116.00	$114.66	$709	-1.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	130.00–140.00	$133.33	$380	-8.96
320–325	323	4	130.00–137.00	$133.47	$431	-0.92
465–495	482	7	110.00–118.00	$114.25	$551	-0.78
505–540	523	6	112.00–118.00	$114.62	$599	-4.28
605–625	615	6	108.00–112.00	$110.01	$677	—
655–685	670	2	102.00–105.00	$103.47	$693	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	5	120.00–128.00	$122.83	$473	-1.94
410–425	419	5	118.00–125.00	$122.41	$513	—
510–545	524	6	103.00–110.00	$107.21	$562	+1.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	326	8	173.00–183.00	$176.40	$575	+4.37
365–385	377	5	160.00–170.00	$165.61	$624	—
410–445	426	4	150.00–160.00	$155.45	$662	-3.52
455–485	466	10	149.00–158.00	$150.91	$703	—
510–545	532	7	135.00–145.00	$140.71	$749	—
555–585	568	3	133.00–143.00	$137.00	$778	+7.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$422	—
355–395	372	3	140.00–143.00	$141.70	$527	+5.78
425–445	435	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$577	—
475–485	484	7	125.00–135.00	$130.70	$633	+7.21
575–595	585	3	110.00–117.00	$113.96	$667	—
610	610	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$686	—
685	685	6	100.00–110.00	$107.67	$738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	5	140.00–148.00	$144.48	$605	-1.21
465–495	478	3	140.00–143.00	$141.70	$677	—
505–535	523	5	120.00–130.00	$124.76	$652	+4.00
565	565	4	125.00–128.00	$126.25	$713	+5.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1375	1274	80-85%	5	68.00–75.00	$71.04	$905	+11.70
1185–1385	1286	80-85%	6	54.00–59.00	$57.33	$737	-2.01
1055–1625	1380	80-85%	16	60.00–67.00	$63.39	$875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1025	879	85-90%	5	57.00–63.00	$60.00	$527	—
1010–1155	1087	85-90%	5	42.00–47.00	$45.13	$491	—
1030–1175	1126	85-90%	6	49.00–55.00	$52.29	$589	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1855	1515	2	74.00–81.00	$78.29	$1,186	—
1245–1975	1651	7	84.00–91.00	$86.79	$1,433	—
1785–1895	1823	4	95.00–101.00	$97.01	$1,768	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1220	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$781.31
1055–1215	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$786.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1255	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,075.00	$979.31	—

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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.