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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.89/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 539 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.90/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 466 lb · 18 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.94/cwt ≈ $1,007/hd at 787 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 1,402 270
Feeder cattle 746 1,110 186
Slaughter cattle 93 190 84
Replacement cattle 21 102 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 5 162.00–170.00 $165.65 $547 +1.45
405–430 415 5 150.00–158.00 $155.20 $644 +3.26
460–475 468 4 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $709 -2.24
505–525 515 6 140.00–148.00 $144.28 $743 —
585 585 7 130.00–138.00 $135.00 $790 —
605–640 614 6 126.00–130.00 $128.64 $790 —
660–695 676 10 120.00–129.00 $124.39 $841 —
775–780 778 4 116.00–119.00 $117.50 $914 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 4 165.00–168.00 $166.42 $546 —
355–385 365 5 162.00–170.00 $166.05 $606 —
405–440 425 10 160.00–170.00 $163.86 $696 +0.74
455–485 475 4 158.00–168.00 $163.58 $777 +2.13
505–525 519 4 155.00–158.00 $156.74 $813 —
755–792 787 15 126.00–129.00 $127.94 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 156.00–158.00 $156.65 $442 +0.75
365–395 384 8 152.00–158.00 $155.47 $597 +0.27
410–440 420 3 140.00–145.00 $143.25 $602 —
475–480 478 6 142.00–145.00 $143.34 $685 -0.75
510–535 524 8 130.00–138.00 $134.99 $707 -4.34
565–590 578 4 125.00–128.00 $126.53 $731 -0.06
655–680 663 3 110.00–113.00 $111.03 $736 —
735–745 740 4 108.00–118.00 $112.97 $836 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 433 8 130.00–140.00 $134.14 $581 +0.59
455–468 466 18 130.00–136.00 $134.90 $629 +6.27
510–542 539 37 123.00–133.00 $131.89 $711 +8.37
657–685 665 7 113.00–116.00 $115.12 $766 —
705–741 732 8 107.00–112.00 $110.80 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 9 133.00–143.00 $137.63 $446 +3.80
365–395 386 11 132.00–140.00 $136.53 $527 +2.67
455–485 468 9 120.00–128.00 $123.74 $579 +2.07
505–540 521 8 115.00–122.00 $118.72 $619 +4.72
555–595 575 6 110.00–118.00 $114.39 $658 +1.44
605–635 617 6 112.00–115.00 $113.68 $701 +2.69
655–690 677 6 100.00–103.00 $101.67 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 6 120.00–130.00 $124.74 $407 +2.18
365–395 385 6 125.00–130.00 $126.71 $488 +2.69
410–440 424 8 120.00–128.00 $123.29 $523 -0.84
465–495 485 6 110.00–118.00 $114.26 $554 +5.21
505–535 523 8 100.00–110.00 $105.45 $552 +2.90
555–595 575 4 105.00–108.00 $106.45 $612 +3.14
625–640 633 6 100.00–107.00 $104.02 $658 +0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 6 160.00–168.00 $163.84 $606 +0.67
405–445 425 8 150.00–160.00 $153.72 $653 +0.49
475–485 480 4 148.00–152.00 $150.02 $720 -0.19
525–545 532 6 133.00–140.00 $135.99 $723 —
555–575 565 8 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $749 +0.52
605–645 629 9 122.00–130.00 $127.34 $801 —
655 655 4 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 4 165.00–168.00 $166.54 $480 +6.52
305–330 315 8 160.00–168.00 $163.99 $517 +3.70
375–380 378 4 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $590 +1.93
410–430 420 4 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $578 -5.77
460–485 473 6 132.00–142.00 $136.39 $645 +1.39
535–545 542 6 120.00–130.00 $124.02 $672 -9.32
560–580 572 6 123.00–128.00 $125.33 $717 +2.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 150.00–153.00 $152.01 $499 +3.15
435–440 437 3 118.00–128.00 $121.36 $530 -2.69
465–495 485 8 122.00–130.00 $125.69 $610 —
610–645 633 6 110.00–118.00 $114.41 $724 +4.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1255 1169 80-85% 5 50.00–56.00 $54.41 $636 —
1215–1220 1218 80-85% 2 66.00–73.00 $69.49 $846 +11.52
1020–1370 1224 80-85% 14 58.00–65.00 $61.81 $757 +3.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1030 880 85-90% 6 46.00–52.00 $49.01 $431 —
855–995 906 85-90% 6 53.00–60.00 $55.18 $500 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1655 1533 75-80% 7 61.00–65.00 $62.51 $958 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1735 1637 5 77.00–81.00 $78.76 $1,289 —
1475–1950 1660 4 83.00–90.00 $86.48 $1,436 -8.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1080 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 675.00–850.00 $727.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1030 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–925.00 $816.75

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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.