Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.92/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 522 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.83/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 563 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.51/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 467 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	975	826	310
Feeder cattle	683	662	195
Slaughter cattle	250	136	115
Replacement cattle	42	28	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady. Feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	10	170.00–180.00	$174.55	$550	—
355–390	376	5	163.00–173.00	$166.68	$627	-6.77
405	405	3	160.00–168.00	$162.67	$659	—
460–492	486	16	161.00–167.00	$165.74	$805	—
541–544	543	17	146.00–153.00	$150.13	$815	-3.46
568	568	12	147.00–154.00	$151.67	$861	+4.15
615–627	626	14	140.00–145.00	$144.65	$906	+0.66
655–680	670	8	135.00–144.00	$141.60	$949	—
715–725	720	2	127.00–132.00	$129.52	$933	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–399	385	7	155.00–160.00	$156.89	$604	-9.56
400–411	407	6	150.00–153.00	$152.02	$619	—
455–460	458	2	143.00–153.00	$147.97	$678	—
505–535	524	4	130.00–140.00	$133.16	$698	-11.43
565–595	585	13	133.00–143.00	$140.58	$822	—
605–648	633	10	130.00–139.00	$136.97	$867	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	3	140.00–143.00	$141.05	$519	-9.05
425–435	429	7	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$579	—
460–490	472	6	133.00–140.00	$136.35	$644	+3.04
555–580	571	4	120.00–130.00	$125.76	$718	-2.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	343	13	139.00–145.00	$139.75	$479	+5.81
355–390	376	7	128.00–138.00	$133.72	$503	+0.36
420–445	440	16	130.00–138.00	$133.39	$587	+0.68
465–485	475	24	130.00–137.00	$134.63	$639	+2.24
505–545	522	46	130.00–140.00	$136.92	$715	+5.21
557–590	563	43	130.00–137.00	$135.83	$765	+8.79
705–745	712	6	117.00–121.00	$120.30	$857	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	10	140.00–148.00	$143.22	$536	+2.19
405–440	412	12	140.00–149.00	$145.83	$601	+4.78
465–468	467	32	138.00–145.00	$141.51	$661	+0.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	3	133.00–140.00	$137.70	$307	+8.51
305–345	323	6	120.00–130.00	$125.28	$405	+2.61
425–440	432	7	118.00–128.00	$123.39	$533	+2.40
455–495	477	12	120.00–128.00	$124.57	$594	+1.12
510–535	521	4	118.00–128.00	$121.94	$635	-3.88
555–595	568	6	120.00–126.00	$121.56	$690	+5.97
625–643	640	6	120.00–125.00	$123.84	$793	+5.95
735–740	737	3	110.00–113.00	$111.00	$818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	4	130.00–140.00	$133.88	$440	-7.33
355–365	358	6	140.00–145.00	$141.35	$506	-2.64
417–430	420	13	140.00–149.00	$146.87	$617	+1.54
455–485	469	8	120.00–130.00	$124.18	$582	-1.56
505–520	513	6	115.00–125.00	$120.04	$616	-3.42
560–585	579	12	120.00–125.00	$123.79	$717	+5.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	150.00–158.00	$152.50	$415	—
330–340	335	4	150.00–160.00	$155.74	$522	—
455–480	474	8	130.00–140.00	$134.70	$638	-7.52
505–530	518	9	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$686	+0.01
560–586	575	10	130.00–138.00	$132.85	$764	+1.24
605–615	608	3	120.00–128.00	$124.31	$756	-0.69
665–670	668	3	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$808	-0.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	484	7	142.00–148.00	$146.31	$708	-5.34
510–515	512	3	142.00–145.00	$143.34	$734	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1190	1014	85-90%	23	66.00–73.00	$69.14	$701	—
910–1175	1055	85-90%	49	58.00–65.00	$61.16	$645	+2.72
1060–1105	1083	85-90%	2	76.00–82.00	$78.94	$855	+5.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1340	1212	80-85%	15	58.00–64.00	$62.08	$752	-15.83
1205–1320	1265	80-85%	10	73.00–80.00	$75.10	$950	+12.91
1155–1405	1284	80-85%	30	65.00–72.00	$68.57	$880	+6.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1875	1515	2	97.00–104.00	$101.33	$1,535	—
1205–1835	1538	3	89.00–96.00	$92.02	$1,415	—
1520–1965	1698	5	84.00–87.00	$85.39	$1,450	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1215	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–850.00	$755.92
995–1375	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	625.00–875.00	$751.99

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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
1010–1155	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–925.00	$841.44	—

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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.