Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.88/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 563 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.53/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 489 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.53/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 533 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	874	1,066	240
Feeder cattle	719	888	192
Slaughter cattle	148	144	48
Replacement cattle	7	34	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . No trend is available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	180.00–188.00	$183.73	$505	—
300–335	317	7	176.00–185.00	$180.60	$573	—
360–390	368	8	165.00–175.00	$168.33	$619	-2.40
400–435	413	9	165.00–175.00	$168.33	$695	+6.29
465–466	466	10	160.00–161.00	$160.90	$750	+2.38
510–545	521	4	160.00–164.00	$162.71	$848	+6.15
559–569	563	23	145.00–155.00	$152.88	$861	+10.88
616–620	617	8	142.00–152.00	$150.74	$930	+5.43
655–674	670	5	140.00–141.00	$140.80	$943	—
755–785	772	3	124.00–130.00	$127.31	$983	+1.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	311	7	165.00–175.00	$170.56	$530	—
360–398	383	7	156.00–163.00	$158.04	$605	+3.39
435–440	437	7	150.00–160.00	$157.85	$690	—
465–470	466	8	150.00–159.00	$155.49	$725	+3.79
515–520	519	4	148.00–155.00	$152.50	$791	+6.80
655–675	665	2	130.00–138.00	$133.94	$891	+1.60
705–730	718	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$869	-5.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	168.00–173.00	$170.57	$449	—
380–385	383	2	147.00–150.00	$148.49	$569	+4.73
455–490	470	3	142.00–145.00	$143.32	$674	+0.61
600–620	610	2	132.00–135.00	$133.52	$814	—
665–675	670	2	122.00–125.00	$123.51	$828	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–345	328	11	140.00–148.00	$143.63	$471	-3.33
360–365	362	3	130.00–138.00	$132.69	$480	+0.72
401–440	406	15	130.00–138.00	$133.55	$542	-0.61
465–497	489	21	130.00–138.00	$132.53	$648	-2.05
500–515	511	4	130.00–135.00	$131.22	$671	-4.18
555–585	577	16	120.00–130.00	$124.49	$718	-0.27
602–605	603	10	125.00–132.00	$127.81	$771	+3.93
710–740	730	3	114.00–115.00	$114.32	$835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	4	135.00–143.00	$137.96	$310	—
310–340	327	3	125.00–135.00	$129.95	$425	-3.58
410–445	430	4	120.00–128.00	$124.85	$537	-0.18
480–495	491	5	120.00–128.00	$122.18	$600	-2.68
500–545	533	20	118.00–128.00	$125.53	$669	+0.98
555–590	575	9	110.00–119.00	$114.63	$659	+0.10
605–635	621	7	116.00–119.00	$117.69	$731	+2.95
660–685	667	10	108.00–118.00	$114.10	$761	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–383	370	10	145.00–155.00	$150.25	$556	+6.05
405–425	409	9	142.00–148.00	$145.58	$595	+3.84
455–470	468	6	140.00–143.00	$140.49	$657	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	440	3	140.00–141.00	$140.33	$617	+8.08
470–495	488	5	130.00–139.00	$134.36	$656	-0.71
505–545	525	17	130.00–138.00	$132.71	$697	-1.96
555–595	578	12	121.00–130.00	$126.45	$731	+1.71
600–645	618	9	120.00–129.00	$125.98	$779	+0.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	173.00–178.00	$175.32	$482	—
355–385	369	7	153.00–160.00	$157.00	$579	+4.97
415–445	425	7	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$658	+13.34
460–480	467	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$669	+1.47
710–725	718	2	121.00–124.00	$122.48	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	153.00–155.00	$154.09	$347	+9.14
270–280	277	3	138.00–140.00	$139.35	$386	+0.30
500–540	528	12	120.00–129.00	$123.33	$651	+0.84
575–590	583	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1190	980	85-90%	29	55.00–61.00	$57.94	$568	—
965–1185	1093	85-90%	13	62.00–68.00	$64.40	$704	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1320	1214	80-85%	7	73.00–79.00	$76.20	$925	+9.81
1095–1525	1218	80-85%	19	66.00–72.00	$69.04	$841	+2.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1515	1392	3	88.00–93.00	$90.13	$1,255	—
1525–1855	1653	3	98.00–103.00	$100.83	$1,667	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1085	992	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–725.00	$688.53

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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
1030–1070	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–700.00	$675.48	—

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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.