Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.01/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 368 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.92/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 370 lb · 32 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.77/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 333 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,005	903	812
Feeder cattle	804	524	657
Slaughter cattle	137	181	124
Replacement cattle	64	198	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 1.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 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
425–445	432	3	180.00–184.00	$182.63	$789	+9.02
463–497	485	11	170.00–179.00	$175.69	$852	+2.39
528–540	530	7	170.00–177.00	$175.98	$933	+0.79
557–578	569	25	172.00–173.00	$172.43	$981	+11.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–388	374	17	168.00–175.00	$171.77	$642	+3.75
410–445	422	9	160.00–169.00	$166.33	$702	—
505–545	520	3	152.00–158.00	$154.92	$806	—
570–580	573	6	150.00–158.00	$155.30	$890	—
604–625	609	6	142.00–148.00	$146.48	$892	—
655–670	660	3	125.00–135.00	$131.62	$869	—
765–780	773	2	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$978	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	431	8	170.00–174.00	$172.31	$743	—
480–490	483	3	160.00–165.00	$161.69	$781	-2.58
513–525	516	4	160.00–165.00	$163.73	$845	+6.10
610–630	616	6	151.00–159.00	$155.68	$959	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–387	370	32	150.00–157.00	$153.92	$570	-3.84
405–438	421	7	157.00–163.00	$158.26	$666	+1.34
455–489	475	21	155.00–165.00	$160.36	$762	+3.99
515–549	537	15	155.00–165.00	$159.75	$858	+4.42
568–589	579	16	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$871	-3.35
660–665	664	9	120.00–130.00	$127.56	$847	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	29	150.00–155.00	$153.77	$512	+3.20
355–395	384	7	140.00–148.00	$143.51	$551	+0.89
415–445	441	8	140.00–150.00	$144.65	$638	+1.43
459–499	482	24	143.00–153.00	$148.43	$715	+3.25
505–535	521	7	142.00–149.00	$144.03	$750	-3.63
570–585	579	4	140.00–148.00	$142.48	$825	—
620–645	635	5	130.00–133.00	$131.40	$834	+3.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$397	—
305–325	311	10	135.00–142.00	$138.24	$430	+1.54
365–395	374	7	128.00–138.00	$135.26	$506	—
405–440	412	5	132.00–138.00	$134.95	$556	—
455–490	473	6	130.00–138.00	$132.02	$624	-0.56
505–525	518	4	125.00–130.00	$126.97	$658	—
555–580	576	7	125.00–135.00	$132.84	$765	—
605–628	617	9	120.00–127.00	$121.86	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	38	160.00–170.00	$167.01	$615	-5.42
410–445	428	2	165.00–168.00	$166.56	$713	+4.04
480	480	7	160.00–165.00	$161.86	$777	+2.88
505–540	515	12	152.00–155.00	$153.98	$793	-2.86
560–585	576	7	140.00–150.00	$146.71	$845	-0.09
615–620	618	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$890	+3.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	4	150.00–158.00	$152.59	$352	—
265–295	288	4	140.00–148.00	$145.26	$418	-8.11
305–330	321	6	140.00–148.00	$142.55	$458	-9.30
410–435	428	9	138.00–148.00	$142.14	$608	-0.29
470–485	475	3	142.00–143.00	$142.34	$676	—
515–545	530	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$702	+0.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	329	3	153.00–163.00	$159.86	$526	-4.42
365–395	383	3	150.00–155.00	$152.27	$583	-5.82
405–445	431	7	150.00–158.00	$152.87	$659	-1.11
455	455	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$694	—
540–545	543	2	143.00–148.00	$145.49	$790	+4.03
655–680	665	3	115.00–125.00	$120.69	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1125	1013	85-90%	8	72.00–78.00	$74.25	$752	+10.33
770–1200	1024	85-90%	33	63.00–70.00	$66.50	$681	+2.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1280	1176	80-85%	7	77.00–84.00	$80.28	$944	—
1020–1280	1220	80-85%	7	70.00–76.00	$73.14	$892	-15.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1930	1478	75-80%	6	73.00–78.00	$75.50	$1,116	+0.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2150	1640	5	98.00–106.00	$102.26	$1,677	—
1585–1780	1683	2	112.00–115.00	$113.41	$1,909	+6.80
1080–2330	1777	5	90.00–97.00	$92.76	$1,648	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1130	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$850.56
985–1340	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–925.00	$794.52

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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
1165–1545	1372	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,155.78	+7.32

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1280	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–925.00	$865.33	—

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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.