Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.61/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 435 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.96/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 531 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.56/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	800	632	1,285
Feeder cattle	654	526	1,003
Slaughter cattle	146	71	282
Replacement cattle	—	35	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sharply higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves steady. 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
310–345	329	5	183.00–193.00	$187.38	$616	-1.89
365–380	372	3	183.00–188.00	$185.31	$689	-3.08
405–418	417	13	180.00–188.00	$187.40	$781	+0.01
501–540	521	18	176.00–179.00	$177.56	$925	+0.14
575–595	578	7	175.00–177.00	$176.71	$1,021	+1.56
655–678	674	12	170.00–172.00	$171.68	$1,157	—
728–745	730	7	160.00–162.00	$161.71	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$741	-2.82
475–481	480	6	168.00–175.00	$173.85	$834	—
540–545	542	6	160.00–165.00	$163.32	$885	-3.67
624	624	16	165.00–168.00	$166.31	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	332	5	160.00–168.00	$164.56	$546	—
405–410	408	3	160.00–163.00	$162.01	$661	-4.45
505	505	2	153.00–155.00	$154.00	$778	+0.89
580–597	594	6	150.00–158.00	$156.70	$931	+2.75
625–640	633	2	152.00–155.00	$153.48	$972	+3.03
655–690	673	2	152.00–155.00	$153.54	$1,033	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	333	10	150.00–158.00	$154.21	$514	—
365–395	383	13	150.00–156.00	$153.98	$590	-2.74
418–445	435	37	150.00–159.00	$156.61	$681	+1.94
480–495	486	14	140.00–149.00	$146.06	$710	+1.48
508–549	531	27	140.00–150.00	$143.96	$764	-2.22
565–595	588	10	130.00–138.00	$134.43	$790	+0.19
615–645	636	15	130.00–138.00	$136.67	$869	+6.01
655–685	674	7	120.00–130.00	$125.77	$848	+0.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	361	8	160.00–163.00	$161.87	$584	—
415–420	416	8	162.00–168.00	$164.26	$683	+3.46
455–465	461	5	150.00–153.00	$151.82	$700	-0.11
565–585	574	7	140.00–145.00	$142.01	$815	-2.27
605–616	613	13	140.00–143.00	$140.85	$863	-0.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	10	140.00–148.00	$144.25	$460	-0.90
370–390	378	9	141.00–148.00	$144.19	$545	—
425–435	430	7	144.00–148.00	$146.16	$628	+3.38
455–485	468	3	130.00–135.00	$132.35	$619	-1.35
505–543	528	10	130.00–138.00	$135.07	$713	+2.34
560–575	568	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$696	+0.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–340	334	7	183.00–185.00	$183.29	$612	—
365–375	370	9	180.00–188.00	$184.20	$682	+2.38
452–477	466	11	162.00–166.00	$164.39	$766	+0.31
505–536	524	16	150.00–156.00	$152.88	$801	-4.69
560–580	568	10	140.00–150.00	$144.32	$820	-9.28
605–635	627	7	140.00–148.00	$141.83	$889	—
665	665	3	140.00–142.00	$140.67	$935	—
770–785	778	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	$472	—
335–345	338	3	170.00–175.00	$173.30	$586	+1.35
360–395	380	6	170.00–178.00	$174.21	$662	—
420–442	433	12	161.00–168.00	$163.93	$710	-0.42
460–495	477	10	150.00–158.00	$153.76	$733	+1.05
525–540	535	8	140.00–148.00	$143.64	$768	—
605–620	616	5	132.00–138.00	$134.99	$832	-0.25
655–690	659	9	130.00–138.00	$136.53	$900	—
725–740	735	3	125.00–128.00	$125.99	$926	-0.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	160.00–168.00	$163.97	$538	+6.37
405–445	431	5	145.00–155.00	$150.93	$651	-2.54
470–495	487	9	140.00–145.00	$141.61	$690	-1.10
505–525	518	3	130.00–138.00	$132.60	$687	-1.40
605–620	610	3	120.00–128.00	$122.71	$749	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1075	885	85-90%	15	69.00–76.00	$71.96	$637	—
905–1050	985	85-90%	11	61.00–68.00	$64.48	$635	—
900–1060	1001	85-90%	6	77.00–84.00	$79.73	$798	+11.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1435	1344	75-80%	5	83.00–90.00	$85.65	$1,151	—
1330–1690	1471	75-80%	7	91.00–98.00	$93.73	$1,379	—
1450–1755	1633	75-80%	3	76.00–82.00	$79.04	$1,291	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1170	1143	80-85%	2	91.00–98.00	$94.42	$1,079	—
1115–1205	1144	80-85%	7	78.00–85.00	$81.70	$935	—
1130–1280	1197	80-85%	5	73.00–77.00	$74.82	$896	+12.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1245	1072	3	90.00–94.00	$91.83	$984	—
955–1950	1455	6	103.00–107.00	$105.00	$1,528	—
1180–1955	1494	6	109.00–115.00	$111.97	$1,673	—

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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.