Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

1,292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.09/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 510 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.92/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 463 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $144.44/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 426 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,292	944	295
Feeder cattle	907	665	184
Slaughter cattle	291	279	111
Replacement cattle	94	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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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	328	12	205.00–215.00	$210.56	$691	+1.79
360–370	366	7	200.00–210.00	$203.69	$746	-3.73
405	405	3	190.00–195.00	$193.33	$783	-1.15
452–485	463	30	180.00–187.00	$181.92	$842	+0.55
506–515	510	9	182.00–184.00	$183.21	$934	+4.89
554–599	573	12	165.00–170.00	$167.03	$957	+3.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	282	6	200.00–208.00	$201.87	$569	-4.61
360–385	381	10	195.00–199.00	$198.31	$756	+1.25
405–445	420	8	180.00–188.00	$182.43	$766	-2.94
470–480	477	3	175.00–178.00	$175.99	$839	-0.11
503–549	539	17	170.00–179.00	$177.02	$954	—
555–595	586	7	150.00–160.00	$152.49	$894	—
655–664	663	12	150.00–155.00	$154.59	$1,025	+3.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	190.00–198.00	$194.10	$559	+5.36
310–320	315	2	180.00–190.00	$184.92	$582	-1.29
355–370	363	6	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$662	+3.86
410	410	2	170.00–173.00	$171.50	$703	-3.60
505–540	523	2	165.00–168.00	$166.55	$871	+5.50
555–595	563	8	145.00–148.00	$146.14	$823	—
655–673	661	11	140.00–149.00	$147.90	$978	—
705–733	719	4	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$971	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	290	13	161.00–165.00	$161.59	$469	-0.98
335–346	344	11	161.00–165.00	$161.90	$557	-0.32
355–394	381	19	160.00–165.00	$162.61	$620	+2.69
461–497	483	20	154.00–163.00	$158.29	$765	+0.04
503–535	510	32	151.00–161.00	$158.09	$806	+12.09
570–594	583	8	153.00–157.00	$154.72	$902	+12.70
665–675	666	7	137.00–142.00	$141.28	$941	+7.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	213	9	148.00–158.00	$156.37	$333	—
255–261	260	8	155.00–156.00	$155.75	$405	+2.01
315–345	330	5	150.00–155.00	$153.42	$506	+0.92
365–385	369	8	150.00–158.00	$156.08	$576	+3.08
405–445	419	16	150.00–159.00	$156.79	$657	+5.14
455–499	490	10	143.00–152.00	$149.16	$731	+4.85
505–530	514	11	138.00–148.00	$143.50	$738	+8.44
580–585	584	5	142.00–148.00	$146.20	$854	+10.93
608–632	614	17	135.00–141.00	$139.04	$854	+7.90
655–670	663	2	122.00–126.00	$124.02	$822	+0.04
715–735	722	3	122.00–124.00	$122.68	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	269	8	138.00–148.00	$140.80	$379	-4.32
315–340	330	6	135.00–145.00	$140.23	$463	-5.00
355–375	368	6	142.00–145.00	$144.04	$530	+2.32
401–445	426	26	138.00–148.00	$144.44	$615	+0.46
555–560	558	2	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$753	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	263	3	175.00–185.00	$181.06	$476	+7.25
355–380	368	2	170.00–180.00	$175.17	$645	—
405–440	426	12	165.00–170.00	$167.80	$715	+1.15
475–490	485	3	160.00–168.00	$165.39	$802	—
525–527	527	4	150.00–153.00	$152.25	$802	+5.71
560–590	578	10	141.00–148.00	$142.88	$826	+0.42
655–675	665	2	130.00–138.00	$134.06	$891	—
755	755	2	122.00–126.00	$124.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231–245	233	8	205.00–213.00	$211.95	$494	—
305–345	332	3	190.00–196.00	$194.16	$645	+6.55
371–375	372	6	185.00–193.00	$191.65	$713	+7.38
425–440	436	8	173.00–182.00	$175.82	$767	-4.30
460–490	473	4	170.00–178.00	$173.72	$822	+5.22
605–625	615	2	146.00–155.00	$150.43	$925	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	262	3	160.00–168.00	$165.20	$433	+0.72
305–345	325	2	168.00–170.00	$168.94	$549	+7.55
365–375	368	3	160.00–165.00	$163.30	$601	—
425–445	435	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$663	-2.15
505–510	507	10	138.00–148.00	$141.79	$719	+8.53
555–590	578	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$761	-0.87
620–645	633	2	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$772	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1065	929	85-90%	6	82.00–88.00	$86.06	$799	+14.79
810–1185	1019	85-90%	53	64.00–71.00	$66.67	$679	-19.53
880–1190	1088	85-90%	17	73.00–80.00	$76.45	$832	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1305	1236	80-85%	4	87.00–94.00	$90.44	$1,118	—
1190–1550	1298	80-85%	37	69.00–76.00	$71.95	$934	—
1140–1460	1315	80-85%	18	77.00–84.00	$80.64	$1,060	+5.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1630	1431	75-80%	8	75.00–82.00	$78.40	$1,122	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1940	1523	8	108.00–115.00	$111.59	$1,700	—
1615–2090	1881	6	100.00–107.00	$103.89	$1,954	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1110	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–775.00	$744.14
845–1285	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–875.00	$807.00
1045–1190	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,050.00	$921.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1415	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	52	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,112.73	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1200	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	800.00–975.00	$902.44	—

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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.