Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $172.93/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 430 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $130.60/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.75/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 1,035 400
Feeder cattle 463 803 317
Slaughter cattle 134 170 83
Replacement cattle 31 62 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 5 180.00–188.00 $184.68 $523 +6.34
315–345 329 5 170.00–175.00 $172.60 $568 -3.90
355–395 373 7 170.00–178.00 $172.80 $645 -3.52
405–445 430 20 170.00–178.00 $172.93 $744 -1.12
480–485 481 4 163.00–173.00 $167.76 $807 +2.45
515–525 518 5 160.00–170.00 $164.80 $854 +0.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 12 180.00–190.00 $185.98 $591 +0.24
355–375 364 8 180.00–185.00 $182.69 $665 -1.32
420–445 438 4 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $799 -5.32
455–472 466 7 174.00–183.00 $177.26 $826 -0.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 422 6 158.00–168.00 $162.33 $685 +9.04
455–495 478 3 153.00–158.00 $155.28 $742 +2.25
605–635 620 4 138.00–143.00 $139.77 $867 —
705–720 713 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $874 +6.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 266 7 138.00–148.00 $140.83 $375 -0.54
305–345 326 7 138.00–148.00 $142.24 $464 +0.75
355–395 375 6 140.00–148.00 $142.37 $534 -4.19
405–435 425 12 138.00–148.00 $142.75 $607 -0.21
455–490 466 8 128.00–138.00 $133.25 $621 -2.47
505–535 520 2 130.00–137.00 $133.60 $695 -0.73
573–585 575 6 130.00–133.00 $132.49 $762 -0.80
615–645 625 3 120.00–128.00 $124.26 $777 -3.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 4 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $275 —
255–290 277 8 125.00–133.00 $129.21 $358 —
305–320 316 7 128.00–137.00 $130.11 $411 -2.48
355–390 376 9 128.00–135.00 $131.79 $496 -2.41
405–445 421 16 125.00–135.00 $130.60 $550 +6.38
510–530 520 5 115.00–125.00 $121.00 $629 -2.49
605–615 610 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $686 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 11 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $492 -3.37
355–393 368 10 149.00–153.00 $150.86 $555 -5.56
442–445 443 6 150.00–155.00 $154.16 $683 -2.25
455–475 459 7 141.00–151.00 $145.01 $666 +1.17
505–540 522 6 140.00–148.00 $142.77 $745 -2.15
565–572 570 4 140.00–145.00 $143.76 $819 +0.88
610–640 620 3 132.00–138.00 $134.30 $833 +3.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 272 3 180.00–185.00 $182.66 $497 —
305–321 315 11 170.00–178.00 $175.20 $552 +3.03
370–390 382 8 168.00–178.00 $173.72 $664 -0.98
405–445 420 7 165.00–175.00 $169.60 $712 —
460–495 480 8 150.00–159.00 $154.43 $741 —
505–520 515 3 140.00–148.00 $144.30 $743 +0.27
560–595 578 2 130.00–140.00 $135.15 $781 +0.14
605–640 628 4 120.00–128.00 $125.53 $788 +2.80
718–720 719 4 114.00–122.00 $116.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 337 8 180.00–190.00 $186.39 $628 +1.37
365–375 370 10 180.00–185.00 $181.51 $672 -2.07
455–485 469 5 160.00–165.00 $162.21 $761 -3.62
505–540 518 5 152.00–160.00 $155.39 $805 —
555–578 570 3 147.00–157.00 $150.24 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $393 —
255–295 271 5 158.00–168.00 $164.30 $445 +10.52
410–430 422 7 153.00–163.00 $158.93 $671 +7.37
560–580 570 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1310 1074 85-90% 27 55.00–62.00 $57.81 $621 —
1005–1155 1095 85-90% 11 63.00–70.00 $64.72 $709 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1275 1175 80-85% 3 84.00–90.00 $86.68 $1,018 —
1120–1380 1266 80-85% 14 72.00–79.00 $75.37 $954 -8.23
1150–1740 1304 80-85% 14 64.00–71.00 $67.19 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–2030 1791 5 102.00–109.00 $105.31 $1,886 —
1405–2190 1811 7 95.00–101.00 $97.40 $1,764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1125 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 625.00–750.00 $694.62
1080–1125 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $587.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1315 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 825.00–925.00 $859.04

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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.