Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.57/cwt ≈ $470/hd at 312 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.61/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 432 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.84/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	903	1,150	791
Feeder cattle	524	928	670
Slaughter cattle	181	167	93
Replacement cattle	198	55	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 5.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. 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
368–380	370	6	190.00–199.00	$197.46	$731	+13.98
415–445	432	13	170.00–180.00	$173.61	$750	-0.27
460–485	469	4	170.00–178.00	$173.30	$813	+3.46
525–540	532	5	170.00–178.00	$175.19	$932	+7.02
555–590	568	9	155.00–165.00	$161.37	$917	-2.63
615–645	640	10	150.00–160.00	$157.39	$1,007	+5.63
655–680	668	2	142.00–150.00	$145.93	$975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	365	3	180.00–185.00	$181.76	$663	+9.14
465–480	473	7	160.00–168.00	$164.27	$777	+8.94
505–545	529	5	155.00–160.00	$157.63	$834	-5.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–320	305	6	170.00–178.00	$176.60	$539	+11.41
365–375	368	3	162.00–172.00	$168.02	$618	+3.97
495	495	2	148.00–152.00	$150.00	$742	+4.20
705–715	710	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$870	+3.52
780–785	783	2	110.00–118.00	$114.01	$893	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	312	14	150.00–155.00	$150.57	$470	—
360–395	375	12	140.00–148.00	$142.62	$535	-11.97
410–430	418	8	138.00–148.00	$143.22	$599	-0.43
460–478	472	6	140.00–148.00	$145.18	$685	+0.22
525–535	528	3	147.00–148.00	$147.66	$780	+2.66
605–645	630	4	123.00–133.00	$127.76	$805	-6.68
655–660	658	3	115.00–123.00	$117.65	$774	-4.07
715–735	728	3	122.00–124.00	$123.35	$898	+8.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	155.00–160.00	$157.76	$592	—
405–435	419	11	151.00–161.00	$156.92	$657	+3.59
455–480	473	8	150.00–160.00	$156.37	$740	+4.33
518–525	519	9	152.00–158.00	$155.33	$806	+3.58
555–571	570	12	152.00–154.00	$153.84	$877	+9.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	150.00–155.00	$151.77	$337	—
305–310	308	3	130.00–140.00	$136.70	$421	-1.64
465–495	480	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$636	+0.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$629	-4.38
405–410	408	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$663	-7.45
465–475	473	4	158.00–162.00	$158.98	$752	—
530–545	538	6	155.00–160.00	$156.84	$844	+3.87
555–590	578	3	140.00–150.00	$146.80	$849	+4.83
610–645	628	2	138.00–143.00	$140.43	$882	+6.46
655–680	665	4	133.00–143.00	$136.80	$910	+5.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$382	-0.09
320–325	321	7	162.00–165.00	$164.28	$527	+0.41
360–385	376	8	151.00–161.00	$158.09	$594	+0.40
425–430	428	2	150.00–158.00	$153.98	$659	-1.53
510–535	523	2	140.00–143.00	$141.46	$740	-2.36
565–585	575	2	132.00–135.00	$133.53	$768	-1.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	150.00–160.00	$153.37	$440	-8.32
305–345	329	5	150.00–155.00	$151.85	$500	+2.09
405–435	425	5	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$605	+0.93
505–535	511	6	128.00–135.00	$131.49	$672	-3.23
620–645	632	3	122.00–130.00	$124.96	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1100	918	85-90%	31	68.00–75.00	$70.17	$644	—
905–1135	1020	85-90%	28	60.00–67.00	$63.92	$652	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1365	1358	75-80%	2	80.00–87.00	$83.48	$1,134	—
1320–1585	1480	75-80%	22	72.00–79.00	$75.47	$1,117	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1125	1113	80-85%	7	73.00–79.00	$75.71	$843	—
1100–1285	1213	80-85%	4	87.00–90.00	$88.50	$1,074	+5.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1525	1228	6	84.00–88.00	$86.12	$1,058	—
1325–1700	1516	11	94.00–101.00	$97.11	$1,472	—
1270–2000	1690	10	104.00–109.00	$106.61	$1,802	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1330	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–1,050.00	$939.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1140	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$774.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695–1155	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	120	600.00–900.00	$761.94	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1895	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,500.00	$1,148.46	—

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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.