Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.73/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 588 lb · 33 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.84/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 769 lb · 25 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $141.74/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 724 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	886	1,173	865
Feeder cattle	682	878	719
Slaughter cattle	153	234	118
Replacement cattle	51	61	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	190.00–200.00	$196.50	$645	—
360–380	375	5	190.00–198.00	$194.17	$728	-1.54
405–437	431	14	180.00–188.00	$185.14	$798	+1.59
460–493	478	12	168.00–178.00	$171.41	$819	-2.03
505–545	517	7	160.00–170.00	$164.31	$849	—
567–585	572	17	160.00–165.00	$162.69	$931	—
709–741	724	22	135.00–144.00	$141.74	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	417	3	190.00–195.00	$192.62	$803	-0.42
455–476	469	20	184.00–190.00	$186.57	$875	—
530–536	535	8	175.00–185.00	$176.24	$943	-1.76
570–576	575	11	170.00–180.00	$170.90	$983	+4.53
658–695	670	3	150.00–157.00	$154.58	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	260	3	190.00–198.00	$192.77	$501	+0.07
360–390	370	12	180.00–188.00	$185.74	$687	+0.95
415–440	431	6	168.00–178.00	$172.56	$744	—
591–595	592	7	150.00–158.00	$156.85	$929	—
610–635	623	2	122.00–130.00	$125.92	$784	-18.10
705–730	713	3	118.00–128.00	$123.00	$877	—
775–795	785	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$993	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	371	16	162.00–165.00	$163.81	$608	-11.51
410–425	420	3	160.00–163.00	$160.98	$676	-10.98
555–562	561	12	150.00–153.00	$151.17	$848	-4.03
605–647	643	11	140.00–142.00	$141.83	$912	—
678–682	681	10	133.00–137.00	$135.80	$925	-0.98
705–718	715	14	135.00–136.00	$135.21	$967	+3.78
769–780	769	25	130.00–134.00	$133.84	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	338	6	153.00–160.00	$158.61	$536	+3.91
355–389	381	10	150.00–160.00	$156.58	$597	-0.54
405–445	434	21	150.00–158.00	$155.89	$677	+0.46
455–490	473	3	150.00–155.00	$152.64	$722	+0.98
503–510	506	7	150.00–153.00	$151.99	$769	-4.18
563–598	588	33	142.00–149.00	$145.73	$857	+1.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	359	4	140.00–147.00	$144.26	$518	+0.52
410–445	426	6	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$604	-2.02
455–485	471	9	140.00–148.00	$143.61	$676	-0.64
515–530	523	6	138.00–148.00	$143.27	$749	-0.93
570–585	576	10	120.00–130.00	$124.12	$715	-6.72
605–640	623	2	120.00–130.00	$124.86	$778	+0.14
655–695	677	6	110.00–120.00	$114.62	$776	-0.49
705–725	718	4	110.00–117.00	$114.28	$821	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	383	7	175.00–180.00	$176.13	$675	—
405–425	414	4	170.00–178.00	$172.80	$715	+7.26
478–488	480	13	160.00–168.00	$162.61	$781	-4.58
505–540	523	3	153.00–163.00	$158.56	$829	+1.20
555–578	573	5	140.00–142.00	$141.61	$811	-3.55
755–790	773	3	115.00–120.00	$117.31	$907	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–345	328	6	192.00–200.00	$198.60	$651	—
355–380	374	9	185.00–192.00	$187.02	$699	-1.21
405–420	414	5	180.00–189.00	$187.04	$774	+7.18
460–490	478	6	170.00–178.00	$171.85	$821	—
555–570	562	3	150.00–158.00	$153.34	$862	+0.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	4	170.00–180.00	$174.08	$472	+7.26
315–330	323	2	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$557	+8.86
355–390	364	4	162.00–168.00	$166.27	$605	+0.58
475–490	486	4	145.00–153.00	$148.72	$723	+2.80
505–545	527	3	138.00–145.00	$140.93	$743	—
605–630	622	3	110.00–120.00	$116.76	$726	—
685–690	688	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$801	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1145	912	85-90%	13	72.00–79.00	$75.48	$688	—
980–1115	1045	85-90%	15	64.00–69.00	$66.63	$696	-5.86
950–1095	1050	85-90%	4	81.00–88.00	$84.12	$883	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1320	1211	80-85%	8	70.00–77.00	$74.69	$904	-1.56
1165–1265	1219	80-85%	11	79.00–85.00	$82.01	$1,000	+5.76
1140–1300	1231	80-85%	5	88.00–95.00	$92.14	$1,134	+15.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1715	1468	75-80%	14	79.00–86.00	$82.30	$1,208	-0.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1755	1525	7	95.00–102.00	$99.23	$1,513	—
1500–1825	1676	7	103.00–110.00	$106.52	$1,785	—
1425–2035	1796	5	113.00–118.00	$115.48	$2,074	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–1040	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–725.00	$673.00

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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
950–1140	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	850.00–1,125.00	$935.35	—

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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.