Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

1,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.72/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 577 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.71/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 474 lb · 37 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.88/cwt ≈ $971/hd at 615 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,154	674	1,066
Feeder cattle	967	400	888
Slaughter cattle	164	205	144
Replacement cattle	23	69	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : No trend available.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–378	377	9	182.00–185.00	$184.68	$696	+2.20
415–439	431	6	184.00–186.00	$184.64	$796	—
470–478	476	17	173.00–178.00	$175.24	$834	+0.36
514–535	521	12	170.00–174.00	$172.63	$899	+7.02
555–596	582	19	164.00–170.00	$165.48	$963	—
610–627	615	33	154.00–164.00	$157.88	$971	—
669–695	676	8	150.00–154.00	$152.97	$1,034	—
734–740	735	17	149.00–158.00	$156.93	$1,153	—
755–760	757	3	143.00–150.00	$147.66	$1,118	+23.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	387	6	170.00–178.00	$174.29	$675	—
440–445	443	4	162.00–170.00	$166.26	$737	+8.11
485–492	490	3	161.00–165.00	$162.32	$795	—
505–539	531	16	160.00–169.00	$166.98	$887	—
655–690	672	3	142.00–145.00	$143.32	$963	—
755	755	2	132.00–138.00	$135.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–483	479	7	150.00–155.00	$150.97	$723	+4.36
510–530	516	5	152.00–158.00	$154.79	$799	—
555–560	558	2	138.00–145.00	$141.48	$789	—
605	605	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$771	—
655–660	658	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$855	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	4	158.00–161.00	$160.27	$619	—
459–494	474	37	150.00–155.00	$153.71	$729	—
514–544	523	13	150.00–152.00	$150.64	$788	-4.25
561–593	577	44	141.00–146.00	$143.72	$829	—
654–695	657	15	132.00–135.00	$134.79	$886	—
705–737	729	8	125.00–134.00	$131.82	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–445	407	13	150.00–158.00	$157.33	$640	—
465–496	488	30	140.00–147.00	$144.89	$707	—
505–545	516	7	138.00–144.00	$141.67	$731	-1.57
555–575	562	7	130.00–138.00	$133.32	$749	—
605–630	613	6	125.00–135.00	$131.50	$806	-1.25
665–685	678	4	118.00–125.00	$122.03	$827	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–345	321	7	135.00–141.00	$139.65	$448	-10.72
375–385	378	3	140.00–150.00	$143.39	$542	-1.05
425–440	431	20	140.00–149.00	$145.71	$628	+0.90
460–495	480	7	128.00–135.00	$131.18	$630	-6.65
505–535	524	11	125.00–135.00	$130.71	$685	-1.80
560–595	583	6	120.00–128.00	$124.93	$728	+0.54
605–635	623	7	110.00–120.00	$118.05	$735	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–445	435	6	160.00–168.00	$163.99	$713	—
480–491	490	21	160.00–165.00	$161.09	$789	—
505–530	515	4	150.00–160.00	$153.71	$792	—
605–615	614	12	141.00–151.00	$150.18	$922	—
705–715	710	2	120.00–128.00	$123.97	$880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–377	376	10	155.00–165.00	$164.02	$617	+1.45
405–445	437	5	154.00–155.00	$154.19	$674	+2.32
465–470	468	4	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$714	—
575–590	582	3	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$786	-3.04
655	655	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	416	5	138.00–145.00	$142.52	$593	-0.17
455–470	463	7	140.00–148.00	$143.99	$667	-0.15
555–590	573	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$702	-4.93

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1075	941	85-90%	6	80.00–87.00	$82.70	$778	-3.52
825–1115	1018	85-90%	19	64.00–71.00	$67.64	$689	-9.96
920–1090	1020	85-90%	21	72.00–79.00	$75.02	$765	-2.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1285	1183	80-85%	17	73.00–79.00	$75.90	$898	-1.36
1130–1275	1213	80-85%	9	81.00–87.00	$83.91	$1,018	-8.08
1160–1245	1214	80-85%	4	89.00–95.00	$90.69	$1,101	-1.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1545	1395	75-80%	9	82.00–89.00	$85.82	$1,197	+6.50
1340–1625	1480	75-80%	12	74.00–81.00	$77.19	$1,142	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1700	1520	4	96.00–103.00	$98.05	$1,490	—
1125–1875	1678	7	106.00–113.00	$108.42	$1,819	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1180	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–875.00	$760.32

↑ 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
800–1060	909	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	675.00–925.00	$788.14	—

↑ 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.