Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.25/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 456 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.92/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 376 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.50/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 636 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	944	1,462	671
Feeder cattle	665	1,192	560
Slaughter cattle	279	242	111
Replacement cattle	—	28	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves sharply higher. Heifer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 higher. 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
305–345	325	3	205.00–213.00	$208.77	$679	+10.81
353–385	370	7	203.00–213.00	$207.42	$767	+16.77
403–437	423	16	190.00–200.00	$194.48	$823	+10.64
455–490	464	11	180.00–190.00	$181.37	$842	+5.59
510–530	524	7	172.00–180.00	$178.32	$934	+6.47
570–589	584	16	160.00–168.00	$163.99	$958	+2.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	293	9	200.00–208.00	$206.48	$605	—
340–343	342	6	190.00–200.00	$193.31	$661	+6.98
355–375	365	5	192.00–200.00	$197.06	$719	+20.72
435–445	442	3	180.00–188.00	$185.37	$819	+12.80
470–495	475	9	175.00–178.00	$176.10	$836	+11.09
655–683	680	11	150.00–158.00	$150.79	$1,025	+0.46
707–745	709	16	148.00–153.00	$152.67	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	182.00–188.00	$184.97	$440	—
265–285	273	3	183.00–193.00	$188.74	$515	+7.45
305–335	318	6	185.00–188.00	$186.21	$592	+13.70
355–390	378	4	175.00–185.00	$178.59	$675	—
405–445	427	5	172.00–178.00	$175.10	$748	+11.91
465–470	468	3	160.00–168.00	$162.65	$761	+11.11
505–545	518	3	160.00–163.00	$161.05	$834	+6.39
625–635	632	3	147.00–155.00	$151.65	$958	+8.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	4	160.00–170.00	$162.57	$419	—
305–320	315	5	160.00–163.00	$162.22	$511	+5.65
360–385	376	26	155.00–165.00	$159.92	$601	+5.10
405–435	426	8	157.00–165.00	$159.50	$679	-0.33
451–490	456	40	150.00–160.00	$158.25	$722	+5.78
505–543	535	16	140.00–150.00	$146.00	$781	-6.98
565–580	571	8	140.00–145.00	$142.02	$811	-1.74
633–637	636	24	139.00–141.00	$140.50	$894	+0.33
655–693	675	4	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$900	-5.13
703–710	705	4	123.00–133.00	$128.49	$906	-5.09
770–771	771	7	125.00–131.00	$130.14	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	150.00–158.00	$153.74	$420	+5.76
305–345	313	6	150.00–158.00	$152.50	$477	+8.92
355	355	4	150.00–154.00	$153.00	$543	+9.22
425–445	435	3	150.00–153.00	$151.65	$660	+6.15
470–490	482	6	140.00–148.00	$144.31	$696	-1.33
515–542	524	11	130.00–139.00	$135.06	$708	-9.52
570–580	578	4	130.00–138.00	$135.27	$782	+0.35
605–635	624	7	128.00–138.00	$131.14	$818	+8.08
655–675	670	6	118.00–128.00	$123.98	$831	+2.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	150.00–155.00	$151.60	$364	+11.09
255–290	268	5	142.00–148.00	$145.12	$389	+9.88
310–345	326	4	142.00–148.00	$145.23	$473	+12.12
375–385	382	3	135.00–145.00	$141.72	$541	+8.39
405–445	433	6	138.00–148.00	$143.98	$623	+9.30
455–465	461	7	125.00–135.00	$130.75	$603	-0.57
605–610	608	3	125.00–127.00	$126.34	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	9	160.00–170.00	$163.96	$385	—
275–280	278	2	162.00–167.00	$164.48	$457	+4.46
305–345	318	3	155.00–165.00	$161.39	$513	+1.84
435–440	439	5	150.00–158.00	$154.59	$679	+3.98
465–475	473	6	140.00–150.00	$148.36	$702	+5.91
540–545	541	4	130.00–138.00	$133.26	$721	-2.20
565–580	573	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$759	+7.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	5	185.00–193.00	$187.61	$617	-3.42
375–380	379	4	178.00–188.00	$184.27	$698	+2.31
405–425	415	2	175.00–185.00	$180.12	$747	-1.18
460	460	4	168.00–170.00	$168.50	$775	—
505–545	520	3	153.00–160.00	$155.96	$811	+2.97
555–585	573	5	151.00–155.00	$152.55	$874	+1.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	262	8	170.00–178.00	$173.81	$455	-3.94
315–325	322	3	170.00–175.00	$173.37	$558	—
425–445	434	5	163.00–172.00	$166.65	$723	+0.94
510–535	523	2	145.00–148.00	$146.54	$766	+2.37
565–585	580	4	141.00–147.00	$142.46	$826	+0.09

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1095	940	85-90%	33	68.00–75.00	$71.27	$670	—
980–1085	1023	85-90%	15	84.00–91.00	$86.20	$882	+5.53
1030–1190	1104	85-90%	21	76.00–83.00	$79.94	$883	-9.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1275	1197	80-85%	15	88.00–95.00	$90.82	$1,087	—
1230–1595	1310	80-85%	13	72.00–79.00	$75.24	$986	-21.35
1200–1540	1352	80-85%	19	80.00–87.00	$83.98	$1,135	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1610	1453	75-80%	13	83.00–90.00	$85.94	$1,249	—
1305–1590	1476	75-80%	7	91.00–98.00	$94.60	$1,396	—
1375–1595	1519	75-80%	8	78.00–82.00	$80.57	$1,224	-22.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1570	1374	14	100.00–107.00	$103.58	$1,423	—
1100–1795	1578	8	110.00–115.00	$111.90	$1,766	—

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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.