Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.19/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 580 lb · 20 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.70/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $374/hd at 284 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.72/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 482 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,177	1,155	280
Feeder cattle	938	842	229
Slaughter cattle	239	243	51
Replacement cattle	—	70	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	6	144.00–148.00	$145.47	$543	-7.82
415–425	420	2	143.00–148.00	$145.53	$611	+1.51
455–485	465	4	140.00–148.00	$144.06	$670	+5.04
565–595	585	3	132.00–138.00	$136.07	$796	—
655–695	675	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$760	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–385	366	6	160.00–165.00	$162.60	$595	-1.99
558–595	567	9	140.00–147.00	$141.74	$804	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	168.00–173.00	$170.52	$551	—
410–415	413	3	163.00–168.00	$164.65	$680	+1.15
720–735	728	2	120.00–128.00	$123.96	$902	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	284	17	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$374	-3.37
315–338	328	4	115.00–123.00	$120.33	$395	-5.68
365–385	372	9	117.00–127.00	$120.52	$448	-3.11
405–440	424	5	115.00–125.00	$119.10	$505	—
455–497	482	16	120.00–129.00	$125.72	$606	+1.18
505–535	521	9	110.00–117.00	$112.75	$587	-3.80
560–595	580	20	108.00–118.00	$115.19	$668	-1.96
605–645	622	6	100.00–110.00	$104.23	$648	-2.29
675–695	685	4	101.00–108.00	$104.55	$716	-4.65
708–715	712	4	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$651	-5.03
795	795	4	78.00–83.00	$80.50	$640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–346	334	10	130.00–140.00	$133.72	$447	—
355–395	377	8	130.00–139.00	$136.49	$515	-2.86
410–435	423	9	130.00–139.00	$134.83	$570	+0.66
455–465	458	11	130.00–138.00	$134.08	$614	—
520–541	532	15	118.00–128.00	$120.63	$642	-7.23
605–630	622	3	114.00–115.00	$114.68	$713	+0.87
655–685	679	15	115.00–119.00	$118.23	$803	—
715–740	723	3	105.00–110.00	$108.29	$783	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	4	140.00–150.00	$145.16	$457	+11.10
355–370	361	4	130.00–138.00	$134.51	$486	+2.92
410–425	418	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$566	—
495	495	6	116.00–126.00	$121.00	$599	-1.22
505–520	515	4	110.00–120.00	$114.20	$588	+0.18
555–595	568	4	102.00–110.00	$107.41	$610	-4.78
605–625	615	2	107.00–113.00	$110.05	$677	+1.38
655–685	675	3	100.00–110.00	$106.77	$721	—
705–725	715	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$733	—
755–780	768	4	88.00–98.00	$93.08	$715	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	4	140.00–148.00	$143.23	$551	—
404–445	420	12	138.00–148.00	$143.20	$601	-0.67
465–480	470	6	128.00–138.00	$133.47	$627	—
510–525	520	3	123.00–128.00	$126.37	$657	—
550–595	563	4	120.00–125.00	$121.81	$686	-6.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	367	5	157.00–162.00	$159.65	$586	+3.91
455–485	465	6	142.00–148.00	$144.33	$671	—
655–675	665	2	117.00–123.00	$119.95	$798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1345	1244	80-85%	11	52.00–58.00	$55.12	$686	—
1120–1520	1292	80-85%	18	60.00–66.00	$62.99	$814	—
945–1490	1306	80-85%	10	65.00–74.00	$68.52	$895	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–985	941	85-90%	7	59.00–64.00	$60.90	$573	—
855–1030	974	85-90%	19	50.00–57.00	$53.88	$525	—
855–1250	1025	85-90%	12	42.00–49.00	$46.35	$475	+0.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–1845	1775	2	90.00–97.00	$93.64	$1,662	—
1135–2155	1812	8	82.00–89.00	$85.24	$1,545	—

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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.