Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.59/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 479 lb · 20 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.10/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 704 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.71/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 529 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	973	1,206	1,003
Feeder cattle	704	1,019	867
Slaughter cattle	192	135	117
Replacement cattle	77	52	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–330	315	3	180.00–190.00	$186.51	$588	—
463–466	464	10	175.00–181.00	$177.41	$823	—
505–540	515	5	160.00–170.00	$165.72	$853	-5.37
563–568	565	5	167.00–169.00	$168.20	$950	+6.83
605–620	611	4	150.00–157.00	$153.99	$941	—
704–710	704	20	141.00–143.00	$141.10	$993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–398	394	4	175.00–183.00	$176.93	$697	-0.67
405–437	432	7	170.00–180.00	$171.34	$740	-4.94
503–540	516	9	150.00–156.00	$154.64	$798	—
625–628	628	6	145.00–148.00	$145.50	$914	-5.32
655	655	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	366	7	162.00–170.00	$165.97	$607	+3.06
415–445	426	6	160.00–169.00	$163.63	$697	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	280	4	145.00–155.00	$151.45	$424	-2.58
310–335	319	6	150.00–155.00	$152.01	$485	-0.72
356–370	360	7	150.00–159.00	$157.53	$567	+2.57
410–440	429	10	148.00–158.00	$151.72	$651	+8.57
460–493	479	20	144.00–153.00	$148.59	$712	+1.30
505–545	521	16	142.00–152.00	$147.91	$771	+4.05
570–585	575	3	132.00–138.00	$134.03	$771	-0.08
605–620	613	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	346	9	135.00–145.00	$139.77	$484	-3.70
360–380	368	10	133.00–143.00	$136.73	$503	-8.01
405–445	421	14	132.00–140.00	$135.99	$573	+2.74
455–495	469	8	128.00–135.00	$133.15	$624	+0.26
525–545	538	9	130.00–140.00	$133.94	$721	+1.94
555–595	584	7	125.00–128.00	$126.14	$737	+2.29
620–645	632	6	115.00–123.00	$118.14	$747	-1.30
715–740	725	3	115.00–118.00	$116.67	$846	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	162.00–165.00	$163.43	$454	-7.13
305–325	315	4	160.00–163.00	$161.21	$508	-2.37
401–435	420	11	161.00–164.00	$162.30	$682	+7.66
454–455	454	8	162.00–166.00	$165.50	$751	+7.29
560–565	563	5	142.00–146.00	$143.59	$808	-1.12
723–745	736	5	130.00–138.00	$134.36	$989	+4.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	5	162.00–165.00	$164.40	$460	—
305–335	324	8	140.00–150.00	$146.06	$473	—
355–395	379	6	145.00–150.00	$147.06	$557	-3.43
405–440	425	13	145.00–153.00	$150.07	$638	-3.35
455–490	481	9	137.00–145.00	$142.46	$685	-0.20
535–540	536	9	125.00–135.00	$130.55	$700	+1.13
655–695	673	3	118.00–123.00	$120.37	$810	+3.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	3	170.00–173.00	$170.99	$484	±0.00
325–345	338	10	155.00–165.00	$160.04	$541	-4.99
370–390	378	4	158.00–165.00	$162.29	$613	-1.91
405–435	415	10	155.00–163.00	$157.65	$654	-5.34
455–490	468	10	148.00–158.00	$150.38	$704	-4.27
505–545	525	4	140.00–149.00	$144.22	$757	-8.41
555–585	561	8	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$754	-9.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–535	529	16	150.00–159.00	$154.71	$818	-8.15
555–585	565	3	142.00–152.00	$147.35	$833	—
605–640	623	4	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$856	—
658–695	665	7	130.00–138.00	$134.82	$897	—
705–730	719	4	120.00–130.00	$123.97	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1160	1032	85-90%	24	68.00–75.00	$69.91	$721	-3.39
985–1185	1061	85-90%	30	60.00–67.00	$64.61	$686	—
1080–1160	1120	85-90%	2	80.00–84.00	$81.93	$918	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1635	1445	75-80%	14	80.00–87.00	$83.45	$1,206	—
1375–1560	1453	75-80%	8	72.00–79.00	$76.00	$1,104	-9.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1280	1252	80-85%	14	72.00–79.00	$76.40	$957	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1450	1183	4	108.00–115.00	$112.23	$1,328	—
1290–1950	1634	12	91.00–98.00	$94.82	$1,549	—
1565–1970	1711	13	99.00–107.00	$103.00	$1,762	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1570	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,125.00	$1,040.39
1360–1470	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	900.00–1,100.00	$991.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1090	1002	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–750.00	$647.09
810–1430	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–875.00	$770.94

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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
1105–1665	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,187.08	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1425	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	650.00–975.00	$866.58	+67.09

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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.