Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.97/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 473 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.51/cwt -9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 571 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $163.98/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 572 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	886	1,046
Feeder cattle	758	682	883
Slaughter cattle	131	153	132
Replacement cattle	44	51	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 lower. Bull calves 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 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
418–435	423	7	185.00–188.00	$185.88	$786	+0.74
460–465	461	5	171.00–179.00	$176.19	$812	+4.78
515–548	536	9	160.00–169.00	$167.05	$895	+2.74
552–595	572	20	161.00–165.00	$163.98	$938	+1.29
629–648	641	15	143.00–146.00	$144.65	$927	—
665–680	673	2	135.00–142.00	$138.46	$932	—
710–720	713	3	130.00–138.00	$134.35	$958	-7.39
779–795	784	6	122.00–128.00	$124.03	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	337	8	180.00–190.00	$185.22	$624	—
365–395	380	7	170.00–180.00	$175.55	$667	-10.19
420–443	432	9	170.00–178.00	$174.73	$755	+2.17
455–475	462	3	160.00–168.00	$165.26	$764	—
505–540	520	12	148.00–158.00	$152.31	$792	—
655–670	665	3	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$832	—
705–730	712	6	120.00–128.00	$123.68	$881	+0.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–508	507	6	172.00–173.00	$172.33	$874	-3.91
708–737	722	17	140.00–147.00	$145.70	$1,052	—
777–780	779	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	283	5	135.00–145.00	$139.48	$395	—
315–345	335	14	140.00–145.00	$142.51	$477	—
355–395	372	13	135.00–145.00	$138.99	$517	-5.27
405–445	435	19	140.00–148.00	$143.79	$625	+2.06
455–480	468	11	128.00–135.00	$131.41	$615	-12.20
505–545	533	10	128.00–138.00	$134.53	$717	-8.74
605–635	615	6	120.00–130.00	$123.36	$759	-1.50
789–790	789	6	119.00–121.00	$120.33	$949	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	392	9	150.00–155.00	$152.10	$596	-4.48
453–495	473	25	140.00–149.00	$145.97	$690	-6.67
505–525	512	14	140.00–144.00	$142.73	$731	-9.26
555–574	571	20	130.00–138.00	$136.51	$779	-9.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–470	460	12	150.00–152.00	$151.33	$696	—
555–589	578	16	140.00–146.00	$144.85	$837	-6.32
631–645	633	8	140.00–142.00	$141.75	$897	-0.08
662–663	663	18	128.00–138.00	$133.00	$882	-2.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	269	5	165.00–175.00	$168.46	$453	-5.62
315–325	324	7	165.00–168.00	$165.42	$536	-7.14
355–385	372	9	155.00–165.00	$159.51	$593	-6.76
405–440	421	14	158.00–168.00	$162.48	$684	—
455–475	464	14	145.00–155.00	$149.12	$692	+0.40
515–528	521	14	135.00–145.00	$140.60	$733	-0.33
560–590	573	6	125.00–135.00	$130.56	$748	—
605–610	606	4	120.00–130.00	$125.01	$758	+8.25
730–740	735	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	3	180.00–185.00	$181.75	$494	—
310–320	318	8	170.00–178.00	$172.22	$548	—
365–370	368	4	170.00–173.00	$171.51	$631	-4.62
505–520	515	11	148.00–152.00	$149.99	$772	-8.57
555–570	562	3	140.00–145.00	$142.64	$802	+1.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	185.00–193.00	$188.97	$648	-9.63
375–395	380	4	180.00–185.00	$181.30	$689	-5.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1175	1049	85-90%	23	69.00–76.00	$72.47	$760	+5.84
1020–1135	1063	85-90%	6	79.00–84.00	$80.88	$860	-3.24
885–1135	1071	85-90%	11	62.00–68.00	$63.63	$681	-20.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1235	1195	80-85%	4	92.00–98.00	$94.56	$1,130	—
1190–1350	1260	80-85%	11	83.00–90.00	$85.92	$1,083	—
1200–1290	1262	80-85%	5	75.00–82.00	$79.61	$1,005	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1730	1475	75-80%	7	80.00–87.00	$83.65	$1,234	+1.35
1365–1660	1521	75-80%	4	88.00–95.00	$93.20	$1,418	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1625	1453	6	107.00–113.00	$109.73	$1,594	—
1015–1555	1469	7	98.00–105.00	$100.86	$1,482	—
1980–2305	2190	4	116.00–122.00	$117.60	$2,575	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1145	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$853.73
1055–1285	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$873.68

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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
925–1300	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–1,200.00	$966.15	—

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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.