Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.13/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 478 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.57/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 537 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.51/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	709	1,310	592
Feeder cattle	536	1,003	538
Slaughter cattle	140	282	42
Replacement cattle	33	25	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 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
410–425	420	3	148.00–158.00	$153.06	$643	-0.27
465–490	475	3	148.00–158.00	$153.67	$730	—
505–545	526	5	140.00–147.00	$143.33	$754	-7.67
562–595	569	20	137.00–147.00	$144.51	$822	+3.46
680–690	684	8	131.00–138.00	$136.50	$934	+5.46
703–735	708	7	130.00–134.00	$132.98	$941	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	15	130.00–140.00	$133.45	$564	-13.38
460–490	478	4	132.00–140.00	$137.23	$656	—
515–545	530	5	130.00–138.00	$132.55	$703	-12.64
560–580	571	7	125.00–135.00	$127.68	$729	—
610–625	616	4	127.00–133.00	$128.77	$793	-3.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	3	165.00–168.00	$166.64	$630	-4.34
505–544	529	11	151.00–155.00	$152.28	$806	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	6	120.00–128.00	$122.99	$401	+0.70
353–385	366	11	118.00–128.00	$124.60	$456	+1.19
420–445	438	8	115.00–125.00	$118.83	$520	-5.53
461–495	478	21	120.00–130.00	$125.13	$598	-0.51
520–543	535	11	113.00–121.00	$115.41	$617	+0.49
555–595	573	9	115.00–125.00	$120.78	$692	+2.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–395	374	9	130.00–133.00	$131.21	$491	-3.19
425–430	428	8	130.00–135.00	$131.37	$562	-1.67
500–545	537	20	125.00–134.00	$130.57	$701	+0.18
609–620	611	5	125.00–134.00	$132.17	$808	—
700–745	730	3	111.00–114.00	$112.34	$820	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–590	576	13	134.00–143.00	$140.13	$807	-4.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	150.00–158.00	$153.96	$428	+17.29
315–345	323	4	150.00–155.00	$151.34	$489	—
360–390	379	7	132.00–140.00	$137.54	$521	-4.43
415–430	424	7	130.00–138.00	$134.39	$570	+0.07
455–490	469	14	120.00–130.00	$125.47	$588	+0.26
520–545	534	15	118.00–128.00	$123.84	$661	+8.73
610–625	615	5	110.00–118.00	$114.78	$706	-1.56
690	690	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	432	11	140.00–148.00	$144.37	$624	-1.50
520–548	537	9	130.00–133.00	$131.42	$706	+7.67
565–585	577	6	120.00–129.00	$124.32	$717	+2.86
620–635	628	2	124.00–128.00	$126.02	$791	+3.36
702–710	706	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$741	-9.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–645	643	2	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$849	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1080	1030	85-90%	13	71.00–78.00	$73.95	$762	+7.86
870–1130	1044	85-90%	22	63.00–70.00	$67.08	$700	+0.99
935–1240	1075	85-90%	15	55.00–62.00	$57.41	$617	-1.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1530	1202	80-85%	11	72.00–79.00	$75.51	$908	—
1235–1600	1402	80-85%	24	65.00–71.00	$68.48	$960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1550	1415	4	83.00–89.00	$85.61	$1,211	-16.03
1430–1730	1530	3	90.00–94.00	$92.49	$1,415	—
1900–1905	1902	3	103.00–106.00	$104.00	$1,978	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1440	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,025.00	$921.64
1220–1240	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.61

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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.