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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.36/cwt ≈ $749/hd at 515 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.40/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.87/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 468 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 912 727 452
Feeder cattle 731 592 412
Slaughter cattle 156 121 40
Replacement cattle 25 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–545 515 34 144.00–148.00 $145.36 $749 —
558–570 562 6 140.00–144.00 $142.65 $802 -2.12
755–767 762 5 114.00–123.00 $119.63 $912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 435 18 150.00–158.00 $154.78 $673 —
565–585 581 9 130.00–137.00 $135.23 $786 -0.32
610–616 615 6 132.00–136.00 $135.34 $832 -1.81
676–690 680 9 120.00–127.00 $125.20 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 380 8 150.00–160.00 $158.24 $601 —
460–480 474 5 139.00–148.00 $142.00 $673 —
505–520 517 5 130.00–133.00 $132.41 $685 —
555–590 566 5 122.00–128.00 $124.43 $704 -0.77
620–635 624 5 119.00–125.00 $122.58 $765 —
710–740 725 2 116.00–120.00 $117.96 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 11 130.00–140.00 $134.17 $439 -0.05
355–380 367 11 130.00–135.00 $133.49 $490 -2.30
421–445 429 14 130.00–135.00 $132.40 $568 -1.93
450–495 465 9 130.00–134.00 $132.26 $615 +0.87
500–530 523 23 120.00–128.00 $125.40 $656 -1.55
610–625 618 10 110.00–115.00 $112.32 $694 -6.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–335 334 4 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $406 —
360–390 375 13 120.00–128.00 $123.93 $465 +1.55
410–445 427 7 118.00–128.00 $122.33 $522 -1.28
453–485 468 17 120.00–129.00 $125.79 $589 +1.61
505–548 523 12 110.00–118.00 $115.01 $602 +3.30
555–585 570 13 109.00–118.00 $112.86 $643 -2.16
710–725 720 3 95.00–105.00 $101.71 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 314 7 110.00–118.00 $114.14 $358 —
355–395 378 3 110.00–115.00 $112.39 $425 -0.63
415–445 429 4 105.00–115.00 $111.92 $480 -3.33
470–480 474 12 105.00–115.00 $111.27 $527 +1.23
570–590 581 4 102.00–108.00 $104.22 $606 -3.08
605–635 625 3 100.00–105.00 $103.39 $646 —
660–690 672 3 95.00–98.00 $96.67 $650 —
720–745 733 2 85.00–92.00 $88.56 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 6 150.00–158.00 $154.27 $487 +0.98
360–375 369 6 150.00–155.00 $153.68 $567 +1.83
405–445 419 7 140.00–148.00 $142.63 $598 +0.42
450–489 468 19 130.00–138.00 $134.87 $631 +2.34
500–525 511 7 120.00–125.00 $122.80 $628 -1.35
575–580 577 5 118.00–124.00 $119.99 $692 +4.94
630 630 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $709 -1.49
700–710 703 3 113.00–115.00 $114.33 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 140.00–148.00 $145.42 $458 —
360–385 376 8 138.00–148.00 $143.56 $540 +0.94
470–480 478 6 117.00–125.00 $120.50 $576 -2.56
525–545 541 5 110.00–118.00 $111.55 $603 -2.32
550–590 576 6 105.00–115.00 $109.37 $630 —
605–620 617 5 100.00–105.00 $100.98 $623 —
705–710 707 3 104.00–107.00 $106.00 $749 -0.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 424 6 150.00–153.00 $150.52 $638 -3.04
500–518 513 9 130.00–135.00 $132.00 $677 -3.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1505 1261 80-85% 26 67.00–73.00 $69.90 $881 +5.67
1080–1815 1364 80-85% 24 60.00–66.00 $63.32 $864 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1040 892 85-90% 17 48.00–54.00 $51.78 $462 -8.62
810–1195 932 85-90% 10 62.00–68.00 $65.02 $606 +11.63
900–1025 982 85-90% 16 55.00–61.00 $58.00 $570 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1935 1583 3 86.00–92.00 $89.35 $1,414 —
1355–1780 1591 7 79.00–84.00 $82.19 $1,308 —
1650–2000 1824 7 94.00–100.00 $96.20 $1,755 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1090 1021 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $645.90
1045–1165 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $652.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430–1440 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,025.00 $912.11 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–875 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–675.00 $639.53 —

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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.