Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.41/cwt ≈ $616/hd at 480 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $142.84/cwt ≈ $751/hd at 526 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.99/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 483 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	812	791	310
Feeder cattle	657	670	255
Slaughter cattle	124	93	55
Replacement cattle	31	28	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls steady. Steer calves , heifer calves and bull calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	2	150.00–158.00	$153.97	$544	—
424–445	430	9	150.00–157.00	$155.75	$670	+1.63
468–486	482	12	141.00–148.00	$146.30	$705	-4.68
522–530	526	26	142.00–145.00	$142.84	$751	—
605–612	611	8	132.00–135.00	$134.63	$823	+2.83
685–690	689	4	120.00–125.00	$121.24	$835	+2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–421	420	8	131.00–135.00	$131.49	$552	-7.52
505–544	539	19	135.00–139.00	$138.49	$746	+4.10
600–640	616	4	120.00–128.00	$124.70	$768	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	3	160.00–163.00	$161.05	$593	—
435–445	442	6	160.00–163.00	$161.16	$712	—
450–498	472	8	150.00–158.00	$153.17	$723	—
752–780	758	5	116.00–123.00	$120.76	$915	-3.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	281	8	132.00–142.00	$137.26	$386	—
325–345	340	11	132.00–142.00	$136.59	$464	—
355–390	370	17	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$496	—
410–425	419	10	130.00–138.00	$132.88	$557	—
459–497	480	37	125.00–132.00	$128.41	$616	—
500–533	517	16	121.00–128.00	$126.52	$654	—
554–560	555	5	122.00–125.00	$124.39	$690	—
615–625	621	5	110.00–120.00	$114.97	$714	—
754–765	756	7	102.00–112.00	$110.55	$836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	315	4	120.00–130.00	$124.63	$393	-6.21
360–395	380	3	118.00–128.00	$122.85	$467	-10.53
415–445	433	13	120.00–128.00	$123.77	$536	-7.38
455–495	472	11	115.00–123.00	$119.50	$564	-6.65
510–545	528	11	110.00–118.00	$113.87	$601	-3.20
550–585	577	10	108.00–118.00	$111.25	$642	-6.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–745	733	3	90.00–95.00	$92.68	$679	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	7	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$423	—
350–390	370	2	145.00–148.00	$146.42	$542	+4.38
415–422	419	12	142.00–145.00	$143.24	$600	-1.92
481–495	483	20	130.00–138.00	$136.99	$662	+2.94
520–540	534	7	120.00–128.00	$124.48	$665	+0.64
670–685	678	2	116.00–118.00	$117.01	$793	+1.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	327	7	153.00–160.00	$157.48	$515	—
355–365	362	3	155.00–160.00	$156.64	$567	+3.09
405–430	418	3	150.00–155.00	$152.72	$638	+0.22
455–480	469	7	140.00–150.00	$143.24	$672	-1.55
505–520	515	12	130.00–138.00	$132.39	$682	+0.71
555–585	567	3	124.00–133.00	$128.00	$726	-4.00
610–625	619	4	118.00–128.00	$122.26	$757	—
650–680	667	3	120.00–126.00	$123.67	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	372	3	130.00–135.00	$131.64	$490	—
530–540	535	2	110.00–118.00	$114.04	$610	-0.24
555–585	569	5	105.00–115.00	$110.38	$628	-3.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1540	1303	80-85%	13	74.00–80.00	$76.80	$1,001	+3.35
1155–1695	1342	80-85%	33	67.00–73.00	$70.19	$942	-3.26
1050–1630	1349	80-85%	9	61.00–66.00	$63.56	$857	-9.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1300	1062	85-90%	14	49.00–55.00	$53.19	$565	—
925–1270	1081	85-90%	11	64.00–70.00	$66.06	$714	—
925–1190	1103	85-90%	14	56.00–62.00	$59.08	$652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1915	1568	7	85.00–91.00	$88.54	$1,388	—
1205–2110	1715	4	93.00–98.00	$95.71	$1,641	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–955	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$671.58
990–1075	1029	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$715.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1125	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–975.00	$861.32	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1250	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,271.94	—

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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.