Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

1,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.92/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 733 lb · 39 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $118.52/cwt ≈ $852/hd at 719 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.20/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 426 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,016 1,003 500
Feeder cattle 891 867 434
Slaughter cattle 115 117 60
Replacement cattle 10 19 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 lower. 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
355–375 369 8 150.00–158.00 $152.55 $563 -2.96
456–460 457 19 140.00–148.00 $143.90 $658 -0.36
602–625 610 20 125.00–134.00 $128.20 $782 -4.83
650–690 670 2 115.00–125.00 $119.85 $803 —
715–740 719 39 116.00–119.00 $118.52 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 344 5 150.00–153.00 $150.57 $518 —
400–435 420 17 140.00–148.00 $143.64 $603 -1.33
460–495 471 4 128.00–137.00 $133.42 $628 -1.03
530–540 531 14 125.00–133.00 $131.84 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–297 296 12 120.00–130.00 $123.07 $364 —
300–345 319 9 120.00–130.00 $125.48 $400 —
355–395 371 8 120.00–130.00 $124.69 $463 -0.73
400–445 426 33 120.00–128.00 $124.20 $529 +3.78
455–490 482 9 110.00–120.00 $112.46 $542 -8.19
505–533 521 12 107.00–117.00 $113.73 $593 -2.10
570–595 586 9 108.00–113.00 $110.44 $647 -0.52
600–635 613 3 90.00–95.00 $92.29 $566 -9.69
700–740 714 4 90.00–100.00 $95.80 $684 —
755–795 768 6 90.00–98.00 $94.87 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 383 7 131.00–135.00 $132.86 $509 -8.36
410–420 411 8 130.00–135.00 $130.89 $538 -1.00
455–465 458 3 123.00–130.00 $125.37 $574 —
607–643 620 23 109.00–115.00 $113.50 $704 +2.17
720–733 733 39 108.00–111.00 $110.92 $813 —
750–780 763 4 100.00–103.00 $101.75 $776 +7.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657–675 659 25 105.00–113.00 $110.04 $725 -4.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 7 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $443 -9.12
410–425 415 14 130.00–138.00 $133.19 $553 -0.82
450–480 459 9 118.00–128.00 $122.20 $561 -12.37
505–530 525 11 113.00–123.00 $116.70 $613 -5.21
555–580 572 9 107.00–113.00 $110.09 $630 +1.79
600–615 606 4 105.00–115.00 $109.97 $666 +2.62
700–715 708 3 100.00–105.00 $102.34 $725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 361 14 140.00–150.00 $143.20 $517 -9.54
410–435 420 15 140.00–145.00 $141.86 $596 -2.08
455–475 460 4 133.00–140.00 $138.19 $636 -4.81
500–535 518 2 122.00–125.00 $123.55 $640 -6.83
570–595 585 5 120.00–128.00 $122.97 $719 -0.17
730–745 735 3 113.00–115.00 $114.32 $840 +14.64
750–780 765 5 110.00–114.00 $111.83 $855 +9.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 339 4 160.00–168.00 $163.22 $553 —
360–375 370 3 158.00–162.00 $159.30 $589 —
400–425 415 4 150.00–160.00 $153.67 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1765 1440 80-85% 10 58.00–63.00 $59.57 $858 —
1315–1590 1442 80-85% 3 52.00–57.00 $54.55 $787 —
995–2240 1574 80-85% 32 64.00–71.00 $66.35 $1,044 +5.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1100 941 85-90% 14 46.00–53.00 $49.25 $463 —
960–1035 995 85-90% 10 54.00–61.00 $57.30 $570 —
945–1155 1064 85-90% 7 62.00–69.00 $64.77 $689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1190 1068 4 72.00–76.00 $73.80 $788 —
950–2355 1404 8 80.00–87.00 $84.26 $1,183 +7.56
1645–2190 1961 4 90.00–97.00 $92.76 $1,819 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1260 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–800.00 $753.62
1085–1290 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–875.00 $802.98
1260–1360 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $825.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1185 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $636.74

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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.