Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.53/cwt ≈ $1,078/hd at 663 lb · 76 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.59/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 526 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.70/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 409 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,315	800	709
Feeder cattle	1,128	654	536
Slaughter cattle	164	146	140
Replacement cattle	23	—	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	9	200.00–205.00	$204.22	$664	+16.84
366–375	369	7	190.00–195.00	$193.55	$714	+8.24
411–445	419	14	185.00–194.00	$191.99	$804	+4.59
460–470	465	2	185.00–193.00	$189.04	$879	—
508–541	522	18	170.00–179.00	$176.73	$923	-0.83
585–597	593	19	174.00–175.00	$174.36	$1,034	-2.35
603–625	620	22	171.00–175.00	$172.45	$1,069	—
661–695	663	22	160.00–168.00	$167.62	$1,111	-4.06
705–735	730	19	162.00–169.00	$167.93	$1,226	+6.22
757–795	759	20	160.00–170.00	$169.48	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	277	5	180.00–185.00	$182.02	$504	—
310–335	324	5	175.00–180.00	$178.25	$578	+13.69
375–395	385	5	172.00–178.00	$174.60	$672	—
406–445	411	8	155.00–160.00	$159.32	$655	-2.69
535–545	540	2	148.00–158.00	$153.05	$826	-0.95
555–590	567	7	145.00–155.00	$151.52	$859	-5.18
624–625	624	10	155.00–158.00	$155.30	$969	+1.82
655–691	686	26	142.00–151.00	$150.08	$1,030	-3.46
710–740	720	4	135.00–145.00	$140.70	$1,013	—
755–775	765	4	142.00–148.00	$145.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	190.00–193.00	$191.49	$599	—
365–380	373	4	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$681	—
517–530	521	6	160.00–162.00	$160.68	$837	-2.64
570–595	579	20	160.00–168.00	$164.91	$955	—
610–640	625	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$1,015	-3.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	3	160.00–163.00	$160.99	$576	-0.88
460–471	468	7	150.00–153.00	$152.16	$712	+0.34
505–545	526	38	150.00–160.00	$154.59	$813	—
552–555	552	31	150.00–158.00	$150.52	$831	+8.51
655–665	663	76	160.00–163.00	$162.53	$1,078	—
712–745	718	17	138.00–148.00	$146.17	$1,050	—
762–795	765	11	140.00–145.00	$144.53	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–280	269	6	155.00–165.00	$159.79	$430	—
313–315	313	14	150.00–158.00	$153.15	$479	-1.06
390–395	394	16	150.00–155.00	$152.57	$601	-1.41
405–415	409	38	152.00–158.00	$155.70	$637	-0.91
459–498	474	13	140.00–148.00	$143.11	$678	-2.95
505–520	510	10	140.00–148.00	$144.69	$738	+0.73
555–595	564	20	142.00–149.00	$147.75	$833	+13.32
615–645	636	7	132.00–140.00	$136.44	$868	-0.23
655–660	658	6	132.00–137.00	$135.84	$894	+10.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	7	145.00–150.00	$148.10	$422	—
305–320	313	4	137.00–145.00	$140.49	$440	-3.76
355–395	378	10	138.00–148.00	$143.93	$544	-0.26
405–445	425	17	138.00–148.00	$141.98	$603	-4.18
470–490	479	8	130.00–138.00	$134.31	$643	+1.96
510–545	518	6	130.00–138.00	$133.84	$693	-1.23
555–570	563	6	130.00–138.00	$135.47	$763	+13.00
605–620	615	3	120.00–125.00	$121.64	$748	—
703–715	707	3	127.00–128.00	$127.66	$903	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	315	6	173.00–180.00	$177.65	$560	+4.35
460–490	476	8	150.00–158.00	$154.28	$734	+0.52
515–541	527	15	150.00–159.00	$157.42	$830	+13.78
570–595	586	6	140.00–150.00	$145.12	$850	—
715–740	722	5	118.00–128.00	$124.59	$900	-1.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	6	165.00–175.00	$170.53	$396	—
275	275	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$474	—
420–440	435	4	150.00–160.00	$156.99	$683	+6.06
460–465	463	2	140.00–146.00	$142.98	$662	+1.37
514–540	518	13	140.00–143.00	$140.48	$728	+7.88
655–680	668	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	375	3	182.00–185.00	$183.32	$687	-0.88
415–420	418	2	175.00–185.00	$180.03	$753	—
465–470	468	10	160.00–170.00	$168.80	$790	+4.41
515–518	516	9	160.00–165.00	$162.77	$840	+9.89
605–645	625	2	140.00–148.00	$143.87	$899	+2.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1130	929	85-90%	19	66.00–73.00	$68.99	$641	—
815–1145	999	85-90%	23	74.00–81.00	$77.02	$769	+12.54
920–1085	1020	85-90%	12	82.00–89.00	$85.32	$870	+5.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1240	1173	80-85%	22	77.00–84.00	$79.38	$931	+4.56
1130–1250	1197	80-85%	5	70.00–76.00	$73.63	$881	-1.19
1115–1290	1203	80-85%	11	85.00–92.00	$88.00	$1,059	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1530	1419	75-80%	7	82.00–88.00	$84.43	$1,198	—
1355–1585	1482	75-80%	3	91.00–96.00	$93.95	$1,392	+0.22
1345–1735	1540	75-80%	2	73.00–75.00	$73.87	$1,138	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1580	1465	5	88.00–91.00	$89.80	$1,316	-15.20
1205–1795	1552	5	101.00–108.00	$104.55	$1,623	—
1530–1765	1631	6	110.00–116.00	$113.38	$1,849	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1015	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$861.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1030	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–875.00	$849.19	—

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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.