Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

960 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southern Livestock report →

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.45/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 533 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $174.33/cwt ≈ $629/hd at 361 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.57/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 377 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	960	1,051	405
Feeder cattle	735	812	279
Slaughter cattle	124	187	113
Replacement cattle	101	52	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	7	175.00–183.00	$178.14	$499	—
320–345	333	4	170.00–175.00	$173.18	$577	-1.93
355–385	366	11	170.00–180.00	$176.12	$645	—
420–445	438	11	170.00–175.00	$171.64	$752	+3.34
455–495	487	6	160.00–168.00	$163.43	$796	-2.81
506–515	507	10	160.00–163.00	$162.70	$825	+4.28
585–593	592	17	154.00–156.00	$155.77	$922	+0.96
603–647	634	15	144.00–154.00	$148.39	$941	—
655–657	657	4	143.00–146.00	$145.25	$954	—
714–715	714	8	140.00–148.00	$147.00	$1,050	+9.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	160.00–165.00	$163.50	$381	—
275–290	279	4	162.00–170.00	$166.69	$465	—
315–345	331	5	160.00–165.00	$162.66	$538	—
365–380	370	3	160.00–168.00	$163.73	$606	—
405–445	418	9	160.00–168.00	$163.63	$684	+6.13
455–490	466	5	150.00–155.00	$152.37	$710	—
510–525	515	3	140.00–150.00	$146.60	$755	—
555–565	556	7	142.00–149.00	$147.98	$823	—
620–645	628	3	135.00–138.00	$136.03	$854	—
660–680	672	3	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$907	—
715–740	729	4	130.00–136.00	$133.98	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	321	4	150.00–155.00	$151.26	$486	+9.61
405–435	425	3	153.00–158.00	$156.41	$665	—
455–475	460	4	138.00–145.00	$140.72	$647	—
505	505	6	130.00–134.00	$132.67	$670	—
555–595	568	4	125.00–131.00	$129.18	$734	-8.52
643–645	644	3	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$781	+1.59
680–685	683	3	115.00–125.00	$121.68	$831	—
705–740	727	3	121.00–129.00	$125.06	$909	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	274	5	130.00–133.00	$130.64	$358	—
335–345	342	6	130.00–135.00	$132.86	$454	+8.05
355–385	369	6	130.00–138.00	$134.41	$496	+5.12
425–445	430	13	130.00–139.00	$137.53	$591	+3.51
460–473	470	5	130.00–137.00	$131.37	$617	-4.70
515–549	533	21	120.00–128.00	$125.45	$669	+4.51
554–570	559	12	124.00–128.00	$125.74	$703	+2.70
610–630	622	5	122.00–123.00	$122.39	$761	-1.01
705–720	716	5	115.00–121.00	$118.61	$849	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	4	123.00–128.00	$125.27	$293	—
255–295	276	16	118.00–128.00	$122.92	$339	-3.26
320–335	323	8	120.00–128.00	$122.40	$395	+7.69
355	355	7	115.00–125.00	$120.71	$429	+6.81
420–445	435	14	118.00–125.00	$122.02	$531	-4.32
455–495	486	15	115.00–125.00	$122.00	$593	-1.27
510–525	519	4	105.00–113.00	$109.47	$568	—
555–585	565	3	110.00–115.00	$113.27	$640	-0.95
610	610	4	110.00–118.00	$112.00	$683	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	14	140.00–150.00	$145.29	$493	+5.80
355–398	377	17	140.00–148.00	$143.57	$541	+1.14
420–422	421	10	140.00–150.00	$142.20	$599	-0.73
680–682	682	15	133.00–135.00	$133.13	$908	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	289	4	170.00–180.00	$175.02	$506	—
305–340	316	6	170.00–175.00	$173.75	$549	+1.17
353–390	361	19	170.00–180.00	$174.33	$629	—
410–436	428	15	160.00–168.00	$164.37	$704	+6.98
455–467	462	15	150.00–159.00	$157.20	$726	+16.54
555–580	576	6	130.00–135.00	$134.20	$773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	340	7	160.00–168.00	$165.48	$563	+2.40
510–540	516	16	130.00–140.00	$138.00	$712	+13.81
555–590	572	8	120.00–128.00	$122.24	$699	-4.42
605–640	624	4	125.00–130.00	$127.53	$796	+3.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	5	143.00–150.00	$146.16	$471	+3.64
420–435	428	2	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$600	+7.42
460–480	468	6	130.00–140.00	$136.61	$639	+22.49
515–545	534	7	120.00–128.00	$123.64	$660	—
565–595	580	2	115.00–118.00	$116.54	$676	+8.87
605–635	620	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$722	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1595	1434	80-85%	10	53.00–60.00	$57.73	$828	—
1265–1650	1467	80-85%	15	62.00–68.00	$64.12	$941	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1180	1018	85-90%	12	60.00–67.00	$63.06	$642	-2.47
1025–1155	1082	85-90%	8	52.00–59.00	$55.64	$602	-1.61
1095–1140	1118	85-90%	2	73.00–75.00	$74.02	$828	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1660	1244	8	73.00–80.00	$76.67	$954	—
1865–1935	1918	4	86.00–92.00	$87.46	$1,677	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1225	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–800.00	$745.92
1030–1515	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	775.00–950.00	$834.04
1025–1475	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	800.00–975.00	$910.63

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1225	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	550.00–725.00	$616.31
955–1350	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	600.00–750.00	$700.55

↑ Back to top

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.