Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.36/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 594 lb · 39 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.87/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 767 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $155.80/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 486 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	746	860
Feeder cattle	791	556	746
Slaughter cattle	174	138	93
Replacement cattle	37	52	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 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
458–475	463	8	180.00–185.00	$182.98	$847	-2.66
560–580	573	3	165.00–170.00	$166.63	$955	—
605–623	620	11	152.00–162.00	$160.23	$993	—
658–670	659	11	150.00–156.00	$155.45	$1,024	+3.26
766–785	767	32	140.00–144.00	$143.87	$1,103	+1.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	190.00–193.00	$191.04	$535	—
305–325	313	6	183.00–190.00	$184.85	$579	+0.88
355–390	378	3	185.00–188.00	$187.06	$707	+1.85
410–435	423	2	172.00–175.00	$173.46	$734	—
475–490	485	12	160.00–165.00	$163.17	$791	—
505–525	515	2	155.00–158.00	$156.53	$806	—
565–595	583	6	135.00–143.00	$139.70	$814	-4.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–440	424	16	182.00–186.00	$184.36	$782	+1.41
465–486	483	7	170.00–178.00	$176.90	$854	+3.64
580–588	585	3	150.00–155.00	$153.35	$897	-5.91
615–620	617	3	145.00–150.00	$146.99	$907	-3.74
705–715	712	3	130.00–140.00	$136.70	$973	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	11	150.00–160.00	$155.54	$499	—
360–382	379	19	148.00–153.00	$150.36	$570	-4.17
405–443	435	19	148.00–157.00	$150.86	$656	+0.84
465–495	485	15	140.00–148.00	$143.85	$698	+0.92
510–535	514	15	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$728	-1.26
555–599	594	39	142.00–144.00	$143.36	$852	+5.38
620–646	639	14	130.00–138.00	$136.52	$872	+1.14
655	655	8	130.00–140.00	$138.75	$909	+7.50
710–716	714	6	130.00–132.00	$131.34	$938	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	278	6	145.00–155.00	$146.77	$408	-0.19
305–345	327	5	140.00–143.00	$141.53	$463	+2.81
375–395	382	14	135.00–145.00	$139.09	$531	-2.29
425–446	440	13	135.00–145.00	$139.29	$613	-2.05
460–490	466	10	130.00–139.00	$135.81	$633	+2.79
510–535	526	8	130.00–138.00	$134.09	$705	+1.60
555–580	570	12	128.00–138.00	$132.82	$757	+7.08
632–635	632	7	122.00–129.00	$128.00	$809	+5.42
655–675	671	5	120.00–129.00	$123.57	$829	—
720–743	737	4	118.00–128.00	$125.56	$925	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	160.00–163.00	$161.44	$597	-0.89
405–445	428	13	158.00–161.00	$160.61	$687	+4.05
455–477	475	9	155.00–157.00	$156.79	$745	+0.40
775–785	783	6	130.00–133.00	$132.51	$1,038	+5.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	8	170.00–175.00	$170.63	$503	—
305–340	320	6	160.00–170.00	$165.73	$530	—
360–395	374	4	160.00–168.00	$163.32	$611	—
405–415	409	9	145.00–153.00	$149.88	$613	—
455–494	486	22	150.00–159.00	$155.80	$757	+3.13
510–545	528	8	140.00–148.00	$142.86	$754	-0.33
610–620	615	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$744	-4.51
675–695	687	3	106.00–113.00	$109.64	$753	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–295	270	5	182.00–190.00	$187.77	$507	—
305–335	322	8	173.00–180.00	$176.50	$568	-1.70
355–378	371	8	170.00–178.00	$171.98	$638	-2.41
405–420	408	9	160.00–165.00	$161.68	$660	-2.41
460–465	463	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$752	—
505–540	510	7	150.00–155.00	$151.60	$773	-4.83
605–645	630	4	132.00–138.00	$134.98	$850	+0.48
736–745	737	8	118.00–128.00	$119.26	$879	-0.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	4	170.00–175.00	$171.71	$726	-2.16
655–664	663	14	133.00–142.00	$134.27	$890	-0.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1285	1172	80-85%	11	98.00–105.00	$102.30	$1,199	+4.71
1100–1280	1207	80-85%	14	82.00–89.00	$85.77	$1,035	-4.35
1090–1275	1221	80-85%	18	90.00–97.00	$94.24	$1,151	+4.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1040	950	85-90%	11	84.00–91.00	$88.09	$837	+21.43
880–1200	1030	85-90%	9	70.00–75.00	$72.56	$747	-11.64
1005–1110	1038	85-90%	14	76.00–83.00	$79.24	$823	-4.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1465	1398	75-80%	5	98.00–105.00	$101.89	$1,424	—
1370–1460	1407	75-80%	11	89.00–96.00	$93.14	$1,310	—
1370–1775	1477	75-80%	9	84.00–88.00	$86.48	$1,277	-13.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1555	1158	4	105.00–110.00	$107.34	$1,243	—
1090–2190	1638	6	112.00–119.00	$115.02	$1,884	—
1225–1930	1756	5	122.00–127.00	$124.96	$2,194	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1200	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$889.38

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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
1225–1285	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,114.59	—

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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.