Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.85/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 517 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.42/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 638 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $166.37/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 515 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	913	931	1,065
Feeder cattle	668	733	932
Slaughter cattle	224	198	128
Replacement cattle	21	—	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–516	515	22	158.00–167.00	$166.37	$857	+2.89
645–648	647	4	151.00–156.00	$152.25	$985	-2.99
664–696	677	15	147.00–153.00	$150.53	$1,019	+6.77
735–744	743	9	135.00–140.00	$139.45	$1,036	+3.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–318	314	3	179.00–185.00	$180.94	$568	—
405–441	428	20	168.00–177.00	$173.73	$744	-3.82
455–478	468	4	160.00–165.00	$163.26	$764	+2.25
555–588	584	8	150.00–153.00	$150.36	$878	+5.95
638–639	639	10	146.00–148.00	$146.60	$937	+0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–778	771	18	132.00–140.00	$138.74	$1,070	-3.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	4	150.00–160.00	$153.84	$432	—
325–345	338	9	150.00–155.00	$152.17	$514	-0.08
360–385	378	14	150.00–158.00	$154.45	$584	+1.17
415–445	433	10	140.00–148.00	$144.92	$628	+1.11
455–495	483	14	140.00–148.00	$143.02	$691	-1.94
505–541	517	33	140.00–148.00	$144.85	$749	+1.93
560–590	579	8	130.00–138.00	$132.10	$765	-13.87
602–645	638	25	132.00–137.00	$136.42	$870	+5.92
655	655	3	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$793	-2.78
705–725	715	3	115.00–120.00	$117.64	$841	-10.09
755–760	758	2	110.00–118.00	$113.99	$864	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	426	19	150.00–155.00	$152.83	$651	-0.57
468–485	471	6	155.00–158.00	$156.18	$736	+2.86
520–545	528	3	150.00–152.00	$150.69	$796	-3.34
555–578	576	10	145.00–146.00	$145.90	$840	—
653–683	677	20	130.00–139.00	$135.41	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	5	140.00–148.00	$143.52	$390	+0.21
305–330	319	7	140.00–148.00	$143.28	$457	+0.82
370–393	381	6	135.00–145.00	$139.90	$533	-4.27
405–445	429	5	130.00–135.00	$133.11	$571	+0.97
455–490	478	6	130.00–138.00	$132.57	$634	+0.85
528–540	532	10	135.00–139.00	$137.19	$730	+3.72
559–585	575	5	120.00–128.00	$125.20	$720	-4.58
610–645	617	5	120.00–128.00	$123.20	$760	+0.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	265	14	160.00–170.00	$163.80	$434	—
305–345	321	9	160.00–170.00	$166.32	$534	-6.83
355–390	373	8	160.00–168.00	$163.71	$611	-0.03
416–435	421	12	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$684	—
455–495	485	11	150.00–158.00	$155.31	$753	—
510–540	524	6	140.00–148.00	$143.78	$753	-5.20
555	555	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$795	-1.36
605–630	616	8	130.00–138.00	$133.76	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	238	6	160.00–170.00	$164.71	$392	—
275–290	285	5	150.00–157.00	$153.55	$438	—
355–385	367	11	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$560	-0.87
405–415	406	8	150.00–158.00	$153.39	$623	+2.84
475–490	483	8	140.00–148.00	$143.87	$695	-0.69
510–545	529	10	130.00–135.00	$132.66	$702	-2.36
570–595	581	9	128.00–135.00	$131.02	$761	-2.26
605–640	616	4	118.00–128.00	$124.21	$765	+0.77
665–670	668	2	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$825	-0.50
760–795	778	2	100.00–108.00	$104.09	$810	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	325	5	176.00–182.00	$180.73	$587	—
370–395	383	2	178.00–182.00	$179.93	$689	—
510–515	513	4	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$782	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1160	999	85-90%	35	65.00–72.00	$69.02	$690	—
905–1165	1002	85-90%	41	73.00–80.00	$76.09	$762	-6.54
850–1250	1130	85-90%	11	81.00–88.00	$83.26	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1400	1355	75-80%	9	83.00–90.00	$84.44	$1,144	-7.20
1300–1605	1442	75-80%	29	75.00–82.00	$78.93	$1,138	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1265	1228	80-85%	4	85.00–92.00	$87.78	$1,078	+0.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1665	1415	13	95.00–102.00	$98.20	$1,390	—
1270–1825	1430	6	113.00–120.00	$116.06	$1,660	—
1430–1925	1555	4	105.00–112.00	$107.85	$1,677	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1235	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$814.00

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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.