Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.93/cwt ≈ $717/hd at 472 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.67/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 414 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $188.39/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 356 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 632 653 874
Feeder cattle 526 505 719
Slaughter cattle 71 117 148
Replacement cattle 35 31 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 185.00–195.00 $189.27 $591 —
355–360 356 18 182.00–189.00 $188.39 $671 —
417–445 419 14 180.00–188.00 $187.39 $785 —
470–480 479 12 180.00–188.00 $187.35 $897 +2.41
510–539 534 9 175.00–183.00 $177.42 $947 —
554–570 557 6 171.00–176.00 $175.15 $976 —
605–615 608 9 160.00–169.00 $164.99 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 168.00–178.00 $173.23 $464 —
420–440 431 9 165.00–168.00 $166.46 $717 +9.58
455–485 471 7 160.00–170.00 $165.97 $782 —
505–545 530 3 148.00–158.00 $153.11 $811 -2.26
560–575 568 2 150.00–158.00 $153.95 $874 +2.30
630–645 638 2 146.00–155.00 $150.45 $960 -5.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 3 175.00–182.00 $178.27 $585 -6.36
360–375 368 3 170.00–178.00 $173.38 $638 -9.05
405–440 425 3 173.00–178.00 $175.26 $745 -0.57
530–535 532 3 165.00–168.00 $166.99 $888 -4.43
555 555 3 165.00–168.00 $166.33 $923 +1.33
715–745 721 5 140.00–148.00 $146.35 $1,055 +2.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–392 381 9 151.00–161.00 $156.72 $597 +12.90
406–421 414 20 153.00–156.00 $154.67 $640 +9.36
455–490 464 8 140.00–148.00 $144.58 $671 -2.44
515–525 519 5 140.00–150.00 $146.18 $759 -0.61
570–590 580 4 130.00–139.00 $134.24 $779 -0.80
620–630 627 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $819 —
655–690 675 6 121.00–129.00 $125.33 $846 +1.49
725–735 732 3 115.00–125.00 $120.33 $881 —
765–785 775 2 117.00–118.00 $117.51 $911 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–339 331 6 160.00–168.00 $165.95 $549 +1.95
404–405 404 5 160.00–161.00 $160.80 $650 —
455–481 472 22 150.00–154.00 $151.93 $717 —
555–565 558 7 140.00–148.00 $144.28 $805 -6.64
615–648 628 5 138.00–145.00 $141.28 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 266 4 150.00–158.00 $152.14 $405 —
320–335 330 9 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $479 +2.64
405–445 423 10 138.00–148.00 $142.78 $604 —
470–495 486 4 130.00–138.00 $133.70 $650 -1.26
515–530 524 4 128.00–135.00 $132.73 $696 -3.37
555–570 563 4 117.00–125.00 $121.79 $686 +2.05
615–640 621 8 120.00–128.00 $123.97 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–364 362 6 181.00–185.00 $181.82 $658 +5.53
430–440 435 3 173.00–178.00 $175.33 $763 +2.82
455–473 469 9 163.00–168.00 $164.08 $770 +2.42
505–548 536 10 155.00–163.00 $157.57 $845 +3.07
560–585 573 3 148.00–158.00 $153.60 $880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 155.00–160.00 $157.60 $509 -4.10
365–395 383 5 150.00–158.00 $152.48 $584 +1.29
405–445 420 4 148.00–158.00 $153.47 $645 +3.46
460–490 468 4 140.00–145.00 $142.71 $668 —
540 540 2 130.00–138.00 $134.00 $724 —
555–570 564 6 130.00–139.00 $136.51 $770 +4.90
670–680 673 3 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 5 170.00–175.00 $171.95 $566 -0.55
420–445 434 8 160.00–168.00 $164.35 $713 -1.13
460–490 477 3 150.00–155.00 $152.71 $728 -4.88
605–630 623 4 133.00–140.00 $135.24 $843 +0.12
710–745 733 3 120.00–130.00 $126.10 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1210 1198 80-85% 4 61.00–64.00 $62.24 $746 —
1140–1285 1216 80-85% 13 66.00–73.00 $69.18 $841 —
1140–1285 1238 80-85% 4 73.00–80.00 $76.83 $951 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1145 1023 85-90% 12 64.00–70.00 $68.06 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1495 1418 75-80% 3 70.00–77.00 $73.24 $1,039 -0.43
1305–1725 1444 75-80% 4 78.00–85.00 $80.34 $1,160 +6.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2085 1521 4 98.00–104.00 $100.91 $1,535 —
1425–2245 1713 6 91.00–96.00 $94.15 $1,613 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1300 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–950.00 $929.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–975 969 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 500.00–650.00 $613.23 —

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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.