Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.82/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 395 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.74/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 557 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.02/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 457 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 729 874
Feeder cattle 505 595 719
Slaughter cattle 117 134 148
Replacement cattle 31 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 183.00–188.00 $184.63 $622 +1.79
360–380 370 2 180.00–185.00 $182.43 $675 +2.25
430–443 435 8 172.00–179.00 $175.83 $765 +1.93
455–488 485 11 170.00–175.00 $174.57 $847 +11.34
505–513 511 15 165.00–173.00 $171.42 $876 —
565 565 4 164.00–168.00 $165.00 $932 +10.03
633–638 636 5 160.00–163.00 $161.19 $1,025 -0.43
738–745 742 4 140.00–147.00 $143.48 $1,065 +0.45
765–772 771 7 130.00–133.00 $132.57 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 3 160.00–170.00 $165.94 $626 -1.58
410–443 436 5 155.00–165.00 $156.88 $684 -5.25
525–535 532 3 150.00–158.00 $155.37 $827 +0.21
555–565 562 3 150.00–155.00 $151.65 $852 +6.54
630–643 640 4 153.00–157.00 $156.02 $999 +3.70
735–745 740 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $1,010 —
755–795 775 2 126.00–130.00 $127.95 $992 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–469 466 11 180.00–186.00 $184.94 $862 +7.71
776–785 778 6 140.00–149.00 $147.49 $1,147 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 150.00–160.00 $153.33 $429 —
325–335 332 6 152.00–154.00 $153.51 $510 +1.75
385–399 395 26 140.00–149.00 $143.82 $568 -9.03
405–427 418 19 138.00–148.00 $145.31 $607 -7.68
451–480 457 21 140.00–149.00 $147.02 $672 +4.33
515–545 527 12 142.00–149.00 $146.79 $774 +3.92
555–580 565 3 132.00–138.00 $135.04 $763 +0.81
655–660 659 6 120.00–125.00 $123.84 $816 -0.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 322 6 140.00–148.00 $142.51 $459 -2.50
455–475 463 3 132.00–138.00 $134.96 $625 -1.54
510–545 536 4 130.00–138.00 $136.10 $729 +1.15
555–580 557 22 119.00–128.00 $119.74 $667 -3.99
660–690 680 3 115.00–118.00 $117.03 $796 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 160.00–168.00 $164.00 $500 —
365 365 4 150.00–158.00 $152.00 $555 —
505 505 7 150.00–156.00 $153.43 $775 +1.93
555–598 565 10 146.00–153.00 $150.92 $853 —
655–690 673 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $885 -0.54
715–745 728 3 118.00–125.00 $120.98 $881 -3.95
790 790 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 285 4 172.00–178.00 $173.99 $496 -7.64
305 305 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $526 —
355–390 367 3 160.00–168.00 $162.84 $598 +4.87
405–445 424 17 160.00–168.00 $165.48 $702 +2.56
460–485 467 10 150.00–159.00 $157.59 $736 +2.44
505–545 528 9 138.00–148.00 $143.50 $758 +2.58
555–580 566 8 140.00–146.00 $143.35 $811 +9.20
610–635 626 7 130.00–138.00 $135.12 $846 +12.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 182.00–188.00 $184.00 $607 +0.22
355–380 365 4 172.00–180.00 $176.29 $643 +4.81
425–430 428 2 170.00–175.00 $172.51 $738 -0.90
461–483 468 12 161.00–162.00 $161.66 $757 +0.66
515–545 530 4 152.00–158.00 $154.50 $819 +2.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 237 3 170.00–173.00 $172.07 $408 —
260–270 265 3 158.00–168.00 $163.69 $434 —
305–315 308 3 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $498 +9.06
380–395 388 5 148.00–155.00 $151.19 $587 +3.93
405–445 420 5 145.00–155.00 $150.01 $630 -1.93
555–585 575 3 130.00–135.00 $131.61 $757 +9.09

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1020 938 85-90% 4 75.00–76.00 $75.73 $710 —
915–985 938 85-90% 12 67.00–72.00 $68.91 $646 —
895–1100 950 85-90% 8 63.00–66.00 $64.88 $616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1445 1396 75-80% 6 65.00–69.00 $66.13 $923 —
1320–1680 1447 75-80% 3 70.00–77.00 $73.67 $1,066 -1.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1185 1099 80-85% 8 71.00–78.00 $75.21 $827 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1585 1242 6 86.00–92.00 $88.10 $1,094 —
1290–2160 1624 8 102.00–109.00 $104.79 $1,702 —
1560–1900 1697 9 93.00–100.00 $96.47 $1,637 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1020 953 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–675.00 $596.50
1060–1180 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–750.00 $661.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1250 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 775.00–950.00 $859.37

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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.