Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.92/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 517 lb · 53 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.13/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 394 lb · 25 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.79/cwt ≈ $1,072/hd at 767 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,325	975	440
Feeder cattle	924	683	397
Slaughter cattle	207	250	43
Replacement cattle	194	42	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 4.00 lower. 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
305–340	319	4	160.00–168.00	$163.41	$521	—
403–430	419	12	150.00–158.00	$154.84	$649	+2.82
485–495	492	13	152.00–158.00	$153.67	$756	+5.70
625–626	626	19	125.00–135.00	$134.47	$842	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	3	150.00–158.00	$153.45	$488	—
355–360	358	2	148.00–152.00	$150.01	$537	+8.96
410–440	412	16	140.00–146.00	$145.60	$600	+10.62
495	495	15	140.00–144.00	$143.73	$711	+7.38
505–538	525	10	120.00–125.00	$123.12	$646	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	165.00–168.00	$166.55	$638	-0.13
430–440	437	9	163.00–170.00	$163.99	$717	+1.32
506–540	509	12	144.00–147.00	$146.73	$747	-3.40
763–781	767	21	136.00–141.00	$139.79	$1,072	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	4	132.00–142.00	$136.29	$451	-3.46
375–398	394	25	130.00–138.00	$136.13	$536	+2.41
415–440	426	9	130.00–138.00	$132.60	$565	-0.79
503–548	517	53	130.00–138.00	$132.92	$687	-4.00
610–625	623	9	118.00–124.00	$122.23	$761	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	334	20	120.00–128.00	$125.60	$420	+0.32
375–395	385	12	120.00–128.00	$123.97	$477	—
405–435	417	20	118.00–128.00	$122.38	$510	-1.01
455–490	477	14	120.00–130.00	$124.65	$595	+0.08
510–545	527	14	118.00–128.00	$123.37	$650	+1.43
555–590	567	9	110.00–120.00	$115.70	$656	-5.86
710–740	723	3	112.00–115.00	$113.32	$819	+2.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	8	140.00–144.00	$143.49	$611	-2.34
710–748	735	3	123.00–132.00	$125.90	$925	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	135.00–142.00	$137.31	$471	+3.43
360–365	361	5	130.00–140.00	$132.02	$477	-9.33
410–445	419	15	120.00–130.00	$125.49	$526	-21.38
455–490	481	10	120.00–130.00	$122.42	$589	-1.76
505–545	516	7	117.00–126.00	$121.92	$629	+1.88
605–625	615	5	110.00–120.00	$113.97	$701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	436	6	138.00–145.00	$140.12	$611	—
460–495	465	8	130.00–140.00	$131.92	$613	-2.78
510–545	536	6	128.00–134.00	$129.77	$696	-2.66
555–585	572	9	120.00–130.00	$127.00	$726	-5.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	6	165.00–168.00	$166.08	$528	—
365–370	368	2	152.00–160.00	$156.03	$574	—
405–445	428	5	153.00–163.00	$158.19	$677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1125	1029	85-90%	29	56.00–63.00	$59.69	$614	-9.45
900–1150	1081	85-90%	5	73.00–79.00	$75.91	$821	-3.03
920–1195	1082	85-90%	17	64.00–71.00	$67.87	$734	-11.07

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1260	1238	80-85%	14	57.00–64.00	$60.92	$754	-1.16
1230–1355	1288	80-85%	12	65.00–72.00	$68.30	$880	-0.27
1205–1420	1305	80-85%	12	73.00–80.00	$75.32	$983	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1915	1480	11	80.00–87.00	$84.04	$1,244	—
1380–1755	1563	5	98.00–103.00	$100.33	$1,568	—
1485–1785	1614	15	88.00–95.00	$91.33	$1,474	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1275	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–1,200.00	$932.42
1050–1415	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	1,050.00–1,425.00	$1,244.75
940–1455	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	68	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,183.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1355	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,100.00	$972.10	—

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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.