Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.64/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 469 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.53/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 761 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $176.92/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 836 1,002 1,091
Feeder cattle 674 791 978
Slaughter cattle 162 174 113
Replacement cattle — 37 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 319 5 190.00–200.00 $195.50 $624 —
365–395 380 2 190.00–195.00 $192.40 $731 —
405–425 414 11 180.00–188.00 $183.54 $760 -0.82
460–481 472 21 170.00–179.00 $176.92 $835 +0.02
515–520 518 2 160.00–165.00 $162.49 $842 —
655–695 675 4 142.00–148.00 $145.82 $984 —
705–730 718 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $952 -4.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 284 5 190.00–198.00 $194.58 $553 +3.54
320–335 328 2 185.00–188.00 $186.47 $612 +1.62
365–390 375 20 180.00–188.00 $185.01 $694 -2.05
405–430 414 4 170.00–178.00 $173.31 $718 -0.15
465–495 475 3 158.00–160.00 $159.31 $757 -3.86
510–545 524 4 148.00–158.00 $152.76 $800 -3.77
605–635 620 3 140.00–148.00 $144.03 $893 —
660–675 666 6 130.00–133.00 $131.01 $873 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–548 527 19 170.00–178.00 $175.64 $926 —
563–595 579 4 168.00–171.00 $169.46 $981 +2.83
625–640 633 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $1,019 +0.76
664–670 665 13 150.00–153.00 $152.00 $1,011 -3.45
705–720 713 2 147.00–150.00 $148.52 $1,059 —
790–795 794 4 140.00–148.00 $146.01 $1,159 +2.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 8 150.00–158.00 $154.17 $513 -1.37
355–380 374 17 150.00–158.00 $153.99 $576 +3.63
415–440 429 10 140.00–148.00 $142.91 $613 -7.95
460–495 473 14 140.00–148.00 $145.02 $686 +1.17
505–545 523 10 140.00–148.00 $143.65 $751 +2.05
552–575 560 18 140.00–144.00 $142.71 $799 -0.65
621–630 625 6 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $825 -4.51
653–663 656 14 132.00–133.00 $132.29 $868 -6.46
752–764 761 21 124.00–126.00 $125.53 $955 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 160.00–163.00 $161.71 $542 —
354–393 368 17 160.00–163.00 $161.87 $596 +0.43
410–440 424 18 150.00–159.00 $155.32 $659 -5.29
454–489 469 25 150.00–158.00 $153.64 $721 -3.15
555–580 579 18 150.00–155.00 $150.27 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 7 140.00–150.00 $145.74 $408 -1.03
315–345 333 8 138.00–143.00 $140.18 $467 -1.35
355–395 366 8 140.00–148.00 $142.35 $521 +3.26
405–440 419 9 130.00–138.00 $133.26 $558 -6.03
455–480 476 7 130.00–138.00 $134.74 $641 -1.07
510–535 525 7 130.00–139.00 $134.21 $705 +0.12
560–595 581 11 130.00–138.00 $133.66 $777 +0.84
605–615 611 5 120.00–125.00 $123.41 $754 -4.59
705–720 713 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $874 -3.03
755–760 758 2 113.00–117.00 $115.01 $872 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 222 3 180.00–190.00 $183.08 $406 —
255–270 263 2 175.00–185.00 $180.14 $474 -7.63
305–335 310 7 170.00–178.00 $171.45 $531 -5.05
380–395 388 9 160.00–168.00 $164.57 $639 -7.41
405–415 411 4 158.00–168.00 $162.22 $667 +0.54
465–495 475 5 158.00–165.00 $160.60 $763 -1.89
523–535 529 9 150.00–159.00 $154.46 $817 +2.86
555–590 575 4 142.00–148.00 $145.01 $834 —
605–645 626 4 130.00–135.00 $133.31 $835 -1.67
653–685 660 13 120.00–130.00 $127.61 $842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $522 -4.22
370–395 383 2 150.00–158.00 $154.13 $590 -9.19
405–440 429 11 145.00–153.00 $149.51 $641 -0.37
460–495 478 11 145.00–155.00 $150.02 $717 -5.78
505–545 529 8 140.00–148.00 $144.54 $765 +1.68
575–590 585 8 130.00–133.00 $130.87 $766 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 8 170.00–180.00 $174.21 $667 —
555–560 558 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $851 —
620–645 626 4 140.00–148.00 $143.27 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1640 1436 75-80% 8 81.00–87.00 $84.48 $1,213 -8.66
1290–1865 1527 75-80% 20 88.00–95.00 $92.52 $1,413 —
1350–1730 1599 75-80% 6 96.00–103.00 $98.85 $1,581 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1040 961 85-90% 7 84.00–90.00 $86.75 $834 -1.34
920–1190 1038 85-90% 14 75.00–82.00 $78.78 $818 -0.46
890–1200 1093 85-90% 9 69.00–74.00 $72.56 $793 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1300 1227 80-85% 9 84.00–90.00 $88.09 $1,081 -6.15
1100–1270 1235 80-85% 5 93.00–99.00 $94.69 $1,169 +0.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1665 1387 7 103.00–110.00 $107.62 $1,493 —
1450–1835 1714 7 111.00–118.00 $115.20 $1,975 —
1860–2065 1930 4 120.00–127.00 $123.68 $2,387 —

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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.