Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.06/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 486 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.27/cwt ≈ $867/hd at 589 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.89/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 518 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	840	785	365
Feeder cattle	656	543	333
Slaughter cattle	151	178	32
Replacement cattle	33	64	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	160.00–163.00	$161.45	$525	—
355–365	361	4	160.00–168.00	$165.27	$597	-0.60
461–489	478	12	152.00–160.00	$154.65	$739	—
563–597	589	18	146.00–152.00	$147.27	$867	—
705–745	718	6	123.00–132.00	$127.00	$912	-0.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$546	+1.50
415–430	426	4	157.00–158.00	$157.76	$672	+1.19
515–547	539	4	136.00–146.00	$143.61	$774	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	145.00–148.00	$146.45	$461	—
370–395	388	4	135.00–145.00	$141.85	$550	+2.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	3	118.00–128.00	$122.05	$409	+2.69
355–398	383	6	118.00–128.00	$123.85	$474	+5.16
405–447	423	17	118.00–127.00	$122.30	$517	-4.58
455–494	486	23	110.00–120.00	$117.06	$569	-5.53
530–545	533	9	108.00–118.00	$111.78	$596	-0.90
555–580	573	6	100.00–110.00	$107.23	$614	-6.54
615–645	630	3	95.00–105.00	$100.04	$630	—
660–695	669	4	90.00–100.00	$97.40	$652	-3.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	8	130.00–139.00	$135.63	$445	+4.34
410–426	423	7	130.00–133.00	$132.00	$558	-1.02
505–525	518	17	120.00–125.00	$122.89	$637	-2.75
570–580	571	7	113.00–120.00	$116.42	$665	—
635–645	640	2	108.00–118.00	$113.04	$723	+1.55
705–735	721	4	105.00–115.00	$111.03	$801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–690	683	2	110.00–117.00	$113.46	$775	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	138.00–140.00	$138.95	$372	-1.68
305–340	315	8	130.00–138.00	$131.94	$416	—
380–398	394	12	120.00–130.00	$127.73	$503	+3.48
420–445	434	13	120.00–130.00	$125.74	$546	-0.51
481–495	487	8	115.00–123.00	$117.65	$573	-5.48
515–540	527	10	107.00–112.00	$109.70	$578	-1.28
575–585	579	13	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$647	+8.07
605–625	612	6	100.00–110.00	$105.53	$646	-3.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	318	3	140.00–145.00	$143.25	$456	-0.29
505–530	512	8	118.00–123.00	$119.98	$614	—
555–575	565	4	118.00–124.00	$120.49	$681	+4.46
605–620	610	4	113.00–120.00	$115.74	$706	+1.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	415	4	140.00–148.00	$144.56	$600	+5.08
460–465	461	4	130.00–140.00	$133.27	$614	-4.19
510–515	512	3	125.00–135.00	$131.64	$674	—
570–595	583	2	133.00–135.00	$133.98	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1100	932	85-90%	27	40.00–46.00	$42.97	$400	—
905–1020	939	85-90%	5	58.00–62.00	$59.40	$558	—
895–1020	951	85-90%	18	47.00–54.00	$49.64	$472	-9.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1405	1255	80-85%	10	52.00–59.00	$56.31	$707	—
1125–1435	1309	80-85%	4	63.00–68.00	$65.41	$856	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1770	1281	11	83.00–89.00	$85.43	$1,094	—
950–2000	1583	13	74.00–81.00	$77.86	$1,233	—

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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
880–1315	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	725.00–975.00	$822.19	+27.50

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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.