Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.48/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 628 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.95/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $144.75/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 434 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	729	1,154	0
Feeder cattle	595	967	0
Slaughter cattle	134	164	0
Replacement cattle	—	23	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sharply higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–440	410	11	180.00–188.00	$185.79	$762	+1.15
453–491	474	19	172.00–179.00	$177.23	$840	+1.99
505–534	526	7	165.00–170.00	$166.53	$876	-6.10
555–585	568	11	162.00–170.00	$165.89	$942	+0.41
611–615	614	19	170.00–174.00	$172.74	$1,061	+14.86
655–664	663	20	160.00–163.00	$161.05	$1,068	+8.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–338	332	6	178.00–185.00	$182.84	$607	—
355–380	370	6	175.00–183.00	$180.18	$667	+5.89
410–430	420	2	170.00–178.00	$173.90	$730	+7.64
455–460	458	4	160.00–168.00	$163.23	$748	+0.91
565–590	581	4	153.00–158.00	$154.97	$900	—
605–633	617	14	158.00–164.00	$161.62	$997	—
725–740	733	2	140.00–146.00	$143.03	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$633	—
405–430	425	5	160.00–168.00	$162.13	$689	—
505–545	519	5	153.00–158.00	$155.16	$805	+0.37
555–580	568	2	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$824	+3.63
615–635	623	3	150.00–155.00	$152.32	$949	+24.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–340	322	6	150.00–155.00	$151.76	$489	—
380–397	389	11	150.00–155.00	$152.85	$595	—
405–420	409	4	150.00–155.00	$152.99	$626	-4.34
455–485	471	10	140.00–148.00	$142.69	$672	-2.20
524–540	532	10	140.00–145.00	$142.87	$760	+1.20
555–593	572	19	130.00–140.00	$134.23	$768	+0.91
605–632	628	33	130.00–138.00	$134.48	$845	+2.98
655–680	668	2	120.00–128.00	$124.07	$829	+2.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	3	145.00–155.00	$149.12	$406	—
325–345	335	3	140.00–148.00	$145.01	$486	+5.36
355–390	364	8	140.00–148.00	$144.82	$527	+1.43
410–446	434	24	138.00–148.00	$144.75	$628	-0.96
460–498	488	15	130.00–139.00	$136.50	$666	+5.32
505–525	519	25	130.00–138.00	$134.95	$700	+4.24
570–590	583	3	118.00–128.00	$123.73	$721	-1.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528–533	531	6	151.00–152.00	$151.50	$804	+0.86
608–629	626	14	140.00–146.00	$145.17	$909	—
660–665	662	5	130.00–133.00	$132.00	$874	-2.79
710–730	720	2	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$899	-6.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	267	3	180.00–185.00	$181.63	$485	—
355–360	357	3	152.00–162.00	$157.97	$564	-6.05
405–440	433	12	160.00–168.00	$162.92	$705	+8.73
455–490	473	6	150.00–158.00	$155.15	$734	+2.64
510–516	515	14	140.00–148.00	$140.92	$726	—
555–598	585	15	130.00–140.00	$134.15	$785	-0.86
605–630	615	5	120.00–128.00	$122.80	$755	—
655–675	669	4	115.00–125.00	$120.46	$806	-8.54
710–720	715	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$851	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	325	15	178.00–185.00	$183.78	$597	—
370–380	375	2	170.00–173.00	$171.48	$643	—
401–435	411	10	170.00–175.00	$173.41	$713	+9.42
455	455	5	160.00–165.00	$161.00	$733	-0.09
505–510	508	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$775	-1.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	150.00–155.00	$152.64	$493	—
370–385	382	5	140.00–150.00	$147.26	$563	—
420–440	427	6	148.00–158.00	$151.94	$649	+9.42
460–480	465	4	140.00–149.00	$144.29	$671	+0.30
501–545	519	14	126.00–133.00	$128.85	$669	—
570–580	575	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$704	-0.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1200	1001	85-90%	23	61.00–68.00	$64.06	$641	-3.58
850–1120	1061	85-90%	5	71.00–78.00	$75.62	$802	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1465	1417	75-80%	6	74.00–77.00	$75.53	$1,070	—
1335–1535	1454	75-80%	8	78.00–85.00	$80.98	$1,177	+3.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1185	1181	80-85%	4	73.00–79.00	$76.25	$901	+0.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1650	1436	6	92.00–97.00	$93.94	$1,349	—
1765–1940	1853	3	104.00–108.00	$106.03	$1,965	—

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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.