Southern Livestock Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,030	1,112	250
Feeder cattle	822	978	165
Slaughter cattle	203	113	85
Replacement cattle	5	21	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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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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.