Southern Livestock Market Report, Oak Park, GA

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

1,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $153.76/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.63/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 483 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,402	1,046	400
Feeder cattle	1,110	883	317
Slaughter cattle	190	132	83
Replacement cattle	102	31	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	165.00–170.00	$167.27	$460	+0.25
305–335	318	4	160.00–170.00	$164.20	$522	—
355–385	366	7	160.00–168.00	$163.03	$597	-2.22
405–445	430	4	145.00–155.00	$151.94	$653	-4.55
455–478	476	20	150.00–155.00	$153.76	$732	+4.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	155.00–160.00	$157.58	$375	—
275–295	286	7	150.00–160.00	$155.90	$446	—
355–375	367	5	150.00–158.00	$155.20	$570	+5.02
455–475	465	2	140.00–148.00	$144.09	$670	+12.76
525–530	527	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$734	+6.84
555–585	570	2	123.00–130.00	$126.59	$722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	6	160.00–167.00	$163.12	$701	-3.19
455–485	470	2	160.00–163.00	$161.45	$759	+1.31
555–570	562	3	139.00–142.00	$140.33	$789	+1.02
655–695	675	2	126.00–134.00	$129.88	$877	+4.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	262	3	150.00–155.00	$151.62	$397	—
385	385	4	138.00–143.00	$141.00	$543	+4.57
405–435	423	5	130.00–138.00	$133.55	$565	+2.36
455–486	483	19	125.00–133.00	$128.63	$621	+1.30
505–545	526	5	120.00–128.00	$123.52	$650	-0.86
555–595	573	5	120.00–125.00	$123.24	$706	+6.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	320	5	132.00–138.00	$133.83	$428	+0.36
355–395	375	6	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$502	—
460–485	470	6	120.00–123.00	$121.67	$572	+7.42
505–535	522	5	110.00–118.00	$114.00	$595	-0.62
560–595	577	7	110.00–118.00	$112.95	$652	—
625–640	633	4	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$703	+0.98
710–735	723	2	95.00–101.00	$97.95	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	4	125.00–135.00	$128.86	$345	—
310–325	318	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$390	—
365–385	379	5	120.00–128.00	$124.02	$470	+1.19
420–445	428	7	120.00–128.00	$124.13	$531	+1.72
455–495	473	5	105.00–113.00	$109.05	$516	—
515–535	525	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$538	-4.66
555–565	558	3	100.00–105.00	$103.31	$576	—
605–610	609	4	100.00–107.00	$103.51	$630	—
675–685	682	3	88.00–90.00	$88.66	$605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	4	158.00–162.00	$160.02	$461	—
325–345	330	4	158.00–163.00	$160.29	$529	—
365–395	388	4	150.00–158.00	$154.08	$598	—
420–430	428	6	140.00–148.00	$143.33	$613	-1.15
475–485	478	7	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$645	-6.70
505–540	518	4	130.00–138.00	$133.34	$691	+8.58
555–595	576	7	118.00–128.00	$122.90	$708	-3.35
715–745	730	2	104.00–108.00	$105.96	$774	—
765–795	778	4	95.00–102.00	$99.20	$772	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	363	6	160.00–168.00	$163.17	$592	-2.44
410–445	431	4	150.00–155.00	$153.23	$660	-2.22
465–485	475	7	145.00–155.00	$150.21	$713	-0.70
555–585	568	4	130.00–136.00	$131.98	$750	-5.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	145.00–152.00	$149.00	$405	-0.01
325–345	335	4	145.00–155.00	$148.86	$499	—
355–385	368	3	138.00–148.00	$141.21	$520	-0.49
415–440	435	5	120.00–130.00	$124.05	$540	-8.51
505–540	523	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$641	—
615–635	625	2	105.00–114.00	$109.57	$685	-2.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1120	1087	80-85%	3	50.00–54.00	$51.25	$557	—
960–1485	1219	80-85%	21	55.00–62.00	$57.97	$707	—
1165–1385	1277	80-85%	9	63.00–70.00	$65.61	$838	-5.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1005	950	85-90%	4	45.00–49.00	$46.75	$444	—
895–1060	963	85-90%	7	60.00–66.00	$62.34	$600	—
905–1085	999	85-90%	10	50.00–57.00	$53.86	$538	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1825	1364	6	81.00–88.00	$84.38	$1,151	—
1130–1595	1397	10	75.00–80.00	$77.40	$1,081	—
1675–1685	1680	2	91.00–98.00	$94.51	$1,588	+7.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1355	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–850.00	$794.30
1010–1400	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,025.00	$891.26
1175–1275	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$773.98

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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	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,325.30	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	975.00–1,275.00	$1,096.93	—

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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.