Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

1,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southern Livestock report →

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.54/cwt ≈ $507/hd at 326 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.76/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.44/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 532 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,038	1,005	727
Feeder cattle	778	804	592
Slaughter cattle	229	137	121
Replacement cattle	31	64	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	371	5	170.00–174.00	$172.82	$641	—
405–410	408	2	170.00–173.00	$171.51	$700	-0.80
553–598	574	9	161.00–170.00	$165.44	$950	—
710–745	713	12	127.00–136.00	$135.22	$964	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	14	153.00–162.00	$159.89	$540	—
413–430	421	6	161.00–165.00	$162.66	$685	-3.67
605–646	638	5	141.00–148.00	$142.33	$908	-4.15
765–795	775	3	120.00–129.00	$125.92	$976	-0.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–471	464	13	174.00–176.00	$175.09	$812	-0.60

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	309	4	140.00–148.00	$142.07	$439	-11.70
360–385	379	4	140.00–143.00	$140.71	$533	-2.80
410–440	425	11	140.00–148.00	$143.03	$608	-1.62
455–495	476	20	140.00–149.00	$146.76	$699	-1.67
515–549	532	14	140.00–147.00	$143.44	$763	-0.59
555–565	558	3	140.00–141.00	$140.66	$785	-1.82
605–645	629	5	130.00–131.00	$130.62	$822	-0.78
760–785	779	6	112.00–115.00	$113.84	$887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	326	27	150.00–158.00	$155.54	$507	—
351–363	356	9	153.00–155.00	$153.91	$548	-0.01
414–440	420	10	151.00–153.00	$152.19	$639	-6.07
462–495	468	6	155.00–164.00	$162.41	$760	+2.05
555–574	572	8	150.00–153.00	$150.36	$860	-0.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	310	11	130.00–135.00	$131.87	$409	-6.37
355–390	372	9	129.00–138.00	$132.78	$494	-2.48
405–425	412	6	130.00–138.00	$133.03	$548	-1.92
455–495	470	10	128.00–138.00	$133.69	$628	+1.67
505–545	533	4	130.00–138.00	$135.35	$721	+8.38
555–598	579	4	130.00–135.00	$132.75	$769	-0.09
645–648	647	4	120.00–129.00	$126.76	$820	+4.90

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–337	337	8	151.00–160.00	$153.24	$516	-6.62
387–395	388	6	150.00–158.00	$156.64	$608	+4.37
405–435	415	3	150.00–155.00	$151.75	$630	-1.12
475–495	485	2	153.00–155.00	$154.02	$747	+1.52
510–540	522	7	140.00–148.00	$145.57	$760	+0.08
555–590	566	7	130.00–138.00	$131.91	$747	—
625–645	635	2	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$784	—
675–695	686	5	120.00–128.00	$125.18	$859	+4.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	288	4	145.00–153.00	$149.58	$431	+4.32
305–330	314	4	138.00–145.00	$141.93	$446	-0.62
405–435	424	5	140.00–148.00	$142.50	$604	+0.36
465–492	483	8	138.00–148.00	$145.86	$705	+3.52
545	545	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$718	-0.76
565–593	576	5	117.00–120.00	$118.77	$684	—
605–640	623	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$700	—
770–780	775	2	100.00–107.00	$103.52	$802	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–362	361	12	167.00–174.00	$168.98	$610	+1.97
405–410	407	3	164.00–173.00	$168.98	$688	+2.42
508–545	520	3	150.00–151.00	$150.65	$783	-3.33
555–573	567	3	144.00–150.00	$145.96	$828	-0.75
605–610	607	3	132.00–141.00	$137.01	$832	-6.99

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1110	1015	85-90%	28	72.00–79.00	$75.48	$766	+1.23
850–1180	1017	85-90%	43	64.00–71.00	$66.75	$679	-7.50

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1285	1171	80-85%	32	69.00–76.00	$72.91	$854	-7.37
1010–1285	1176	80-85%	17	77.00–84.00	$80.07	$942	-0.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1525	1426	75-80%	8	70.00–76.00	$73.03	$1,041	—
1315–1600	1527	75-80%	7	77.00–84.00	$79.06	$1,207	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1275	1064	4	90.00–94.00	$92.54	$985	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1290	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$859.04

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1240	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	775.00–1,200.00	$958.59	+93.26

↑ Back to top

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.