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Southern Livestock Market Report, Oak Park, GA

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.01/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 409 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.93/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.24/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 384 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 1,112 250
Feeder cattle 822 978 165
Slaughter cattle 203 113 85
Replacement cattle 5 21 0

Compared to previous week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves and heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 170.00–180.00 $174.89 $582 —
417–435 422 7 158.00–166.00 $163.64 $691 -0.68
450–488 479 4 151.00–161.00 $158.65 $760 —
500 500 2 152.00–158.00 $155.00 $775 —
550–585 578 7 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $832 -4.66
650–685 665 3 133.00–138.00 $135.34 $900 +2.36
719–720 719 11 133.00–135.00 $134.82 $969 +3.49
755–795 781 12 126.00–132.00 $130.43 $1,019 +3.23
800 800 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 5 153.00–160.00 $157.95 $589 —
455–490 474 4 152.00–158.00 $153.96 $730 —
505–545 523 5 140.00–148.00 $145.84 $763 —
605–625 612 3 130.00–133.00 $131.02 $802 —
655–675 668 10 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 150.00–160.00 $155.23 $497 -4.77
370–390 383 9 140.00–150.00 $146.00 $559 —
465–480 471 6 138.00–148.00 $141.52 $667 —
510–530 515 4 127.00–135.00 $129.75 $668 —
705–740 728 6 120.00–128.00 $124.16 $904 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 145.00–150.00 $147.67 $332 —
250–280 270 3 140.00–145.00 $143.46 $387 —
300–345 318 5 138.00–145.00 $141.49 $450 —
365–395 384 17 140.00–145.00 $142.24 $546 +0.03
405–445 421 19 130.00–138.00 $133.93 $564 +0.40
455–475 462 8 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $612 +7.56
500–545 510 12 120.00–129.00 $124.04 $633 +1.76
560–595 567 7 120.00–125.00 $121.87 $691 —
615–620 619 15 114.00–118.00 $114.53 $709 +1.76
650–695 673 3 110.00–113.00 $111.68 $752 +7.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 270 5 130.00–138.00 $132.07 $357 —
355–375 368 8 130.00–138.00 $132.04 $486 -2.03
400–435 409 20 120.00–128.00 $123.01 $503 -2.20
455–465 461 9 118.00–128.00 $121.08 $558 —
515–545 535 11 110.00–118.00 $112.74 $603 -0.90
560–585 573 6 110.00–118.00 $114.72 $657 —
610–645 631 6 100.00–108.00 $105.30 $664 —
670–675 673 2 98.00–108.00 $103.02 $693 —
790 790 2 92.00–93.00 $92.50 $731 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 434 15 140.00–150.00 $143.08 $621 -1.14
515–533 530 11 130.00–138.00 $133.81 $709 +2.44
610–648 621 16 121.00–128.00 $125.34 $778 +10.32
750–793 774 4 106.00–116.00 $112.52 $871 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 262 3 160.00–165.00 $163.38 $428 +6.11
300–325 320 11 150.00–158.00 $151.24 $484 -0.46
350–390 376 8 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $573 -0.57
410–445 419 10 150.00–158.00 $154.54 $648 +3.87
450–495 470 8 143.00–153.00 $148.45 $698 +5.27
500–545 514 6 130.00–137.00 $132.54 $681 -1.89
550–560 554 4 130.00–135.00 $131.76 $730 +6.59
600–620 614 5 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $774 +5.27
720–725 723 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 172.00–175.00 $173.44 $468 —
300–340 310 4 160.00–168.00 $164.35 $509 -2.23
350–395 361 5 160.00–170.00 $162.65 $587 -0.30
400–445 423 2 160.00–163.00 $161.58 $683 -2.21
460 460 2 160.00–163.00 $161.50 $743 +10.27
500–535 527 6 140.00–148.00 $142.68 $752 -2.40
650–690 661 7 120.00–129.00 $124.17 $821 —
704 704 9 120.00 $120.00 $845 —
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 145.00–148.00 $146.45 $546 +2.40
400–435 420 14 140.00–148.00 $143.68 $603 -3.33
455–485 460 9 130.00–138.00 $131.49 $605 -1.75
505–535 523 7 118.00–128.00 $123.46 $646 —
575–595 588 4 115.00–125.00 $121.78 $716 +9.23

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1335 1113 80-85% 19 71.00–79.00 $74.53 $830 —
945–1375 1245 80-85% 37 63.00–70.00 $66.90 $833 —
1020–1520 1361 80-85% 25 55.00–62.00 $59.42 $809 -16.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1290 839 85-90% 13 49.00–56.00 $52.95 $444 —
820–1090 943 85-90% 4 44.00–48.00 $46.09 $435 —
735–1455 1025 85-90% 22 58.00–66.00 $62.56 $641 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1955 1484 11 85.00–93.00 $88.57 $1,314 —
1300–1750 1568 6 94.00–101.00 $98.28 $1,541 —
1680–1825 1753 2 102.00–110.00 $105.83 $1,855 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1205 959 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–850.00 $787.26
1015–1385 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–925.00 $828.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1525 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 650.00–750.00 $714.48

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1250 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 725.00–975.00 $839.65 —

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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.