Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.92/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 483 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.40/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 518 lb · 19 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.75/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 681 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	864	874	400
Feeder cattle	745	719	341
Slaughter cattle	91	148	59
Replacement cattle	28	7	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Bull calves steady to 1.00 higher. 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
280–290	283	3	180.00–185.00	$183.29	$519	—
310–345	324	4	173.00–180.00	$175.66	$569	+5.10
360–390	379	11	160.00–168.00	$164.83	$625	+6.79
400–440	407	7	150.00–158.00	$154.85	$630	-3.00
508–530	518	16	152.00–155.00	$154.13	$798	+1.63
630–649	645	9	133.00–143.00	$141.04	$910	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	5	187.00–195.00	$189.21	$590	+8.61
355–385	368	3	170.00–178.00	$173.27	$638	+4.94
400–443	425	7	160.00–165.00	$162.98	$693	-5.35
453–495	464	4	155.00–161.00	$159.40	$740	-1.50
570–575	571	4	149.00–153.00	$151.74	$866	-1.14
725–741	738	5	123.00–133.00	$131.03	$967	—
768–785	769	16	125.00–129.00	$128.74	$990	+1.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	341	4	160.00–163.00	$162.24	$553	—
410–445	425	4	138.00–148.00	$141.91	$603	—
450–480	461	8	130.00–140.00	$134.49	$620	-8.83
510–525	515	3	140.00–148.00	$142.72	$735	—
685–695	690	2	124.00–128.00	$126.01	$869	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–348	346	11	140.00–148.00	$147.21	$509	+3.58
385–395	390	6	135.00–142.00	$139.51	$544	+6.82
405–440	426	12	123.00–135.00	$131.20	$559	-2.35
455–495	483	28	130.00–140.00	$132.92	$642	+0.39
500–535	518	19	130.00–136.00	$134.40	$696	+3.18
555–590	573	6	120.00–128.00	$125.50	$719	+1.01
673–699	681	18	124.00–131.00	$129.75	$884	—
710–714	714	15	116.00–123.00	$122.54	$875	+8.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	7	125.00–133.00	$128.35	$361	—
305–320	311	4	125.00–130.00	$127.96	$398	-1.99
365–375	371	6	122.00–130.00	$128.01	$475	—
430–440	435	12	110.00–120.00	$114.77	$499	-10.08
455–480	464	6	120.00–128.00	$124.05	$576	+1.87
525–545	532	6	124.00–128.00	$127.15	$676	+1.62
605–615	608	3	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$754	+6.30
670–675	673	2	110.00–117.00	$113.51	$764	-0.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	319	4	150.00–160.00	$156.12	$498	—
360–395	374	12	143.00–153.00	$148.01	$554	-2.24
408–430	415	11	140.00–146.00	$143.60	$596	-1.98
557–565	559	7	130.00–134.00	$131.15	$733	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	4	140.00–150.00	$145.05	$403	—
340–345	343	2	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$494	—
385–390	388	3	140.00–148.00	$142.64	$553	—
415–445	430	12	140.00–150.00	$145.57	$626	+5.24
450–486	478	16	130.00–140.00	$133.90	$640	-0.46
510–535	526	14	127.00–137.00	$132.95	$699	+0.24
560–580	570	11	120.00–126.00	$124.11	$707	-2.34
610–645	623	6	122.00–127.00	$123.98	$772	-2.00
660–690	668	6	120.00–125.00	$123.48	$825	—
725–736	734	7	114.00–118.00	$117.01	$859	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	4	130.00–138.00	$135.20	$500	—
410–440	424	7	125.00–135.00	$131.30	$557	—
455–460	459	5	115.00–120.00	$119.01	$546	—
510–540	528	7	115.00–125.00	$120.47	$636	-2.86
560–585	566	7	110.00–119.00	$113.05	$640	+0.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	178.00–185.00	$182.73	$442	—
355–395	373	5	150.00–158.00	$154.47	$576	-2.53
405–440	422	3	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$675	+4.94
455–490	475	10	140.00–150.00	$142.91	$679	-0.38
555–565	560	2	130.00–139.00	$134.46	$753	—
705–730	718	2	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$879	+0.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1205	984	85-90%	11	52.00–58.00	$55.00	$541	-2.94
755–1150	990	85-90%	3	69.00–75.00	$72.42	$717	+14.48
920–1270	1108	85-90%	13	59.00–65.00	$61.43	$681	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1255	1228	80-85%	2	83.00–86.00	$84.47	$1,037	+15.43
1065–1455	1260	80-85%	2	73.00–79.00	$75.54	$952	—
1215–1325	1293	80-85%	5	62.00–68.00	$64.64	$836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1520	1225	3	84.00–89.00	$85.71	$1,050	—
1280–1800	1556	5	91.00–97.00	$94.17	$1,465	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1050	991	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–800.00	$734.19
1080–1110	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$848.97

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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
880–1250	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–900.00	$810.39	—

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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.