Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.87/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 482 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $176.42/cwt ≈ $847/hd at 480 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $167.07/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 535 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	710	1,315	1,018
Feeder cattle	526	1,128	851
Slaughter cattle	147	164	130
Replacement cattle	37	23	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	8	190.00–198.00	$193.90	$646	+2.41
375–390	383	2	190.00–193.00	$191.47	$733	+8.99
420–424	423	6	180.00–183.00	$182.50	$772	—
455–499	480	18	170.00–180.00	$176.42	$847	—
520–541	535	14	162.00–171.00	$167.07	$894	+6.39
555–580	565	13	162.00–168.00	$166.04	$938	+1.13
605–632	623	8	162.00–165.00	$163.36	$1,018	+0.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	180.00–185.00	$183.19	$583	+4.94
355–390	367	3	170.00–173.00	$171.06	$628	-3.54
430–440	433	4	165.00–175.00	$168.76	$731	+9.44
480–485	483	2	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$778	—
520–540	529	7	150.00–155.00	$152.13	$805	-0.92
568–590	579	4	152.00–159.00	$156.71	$907	+5.19
705–710	708	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$1,037	+5.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	388	3	194.00–203.00	$200.10	$776	+6.55
578–594	588	8	170.00–173.00	$171.11	$1,006	-3.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–333	331	5	160.00–165.00	$160.98	$533	—
355–375	372	9	160.00–163.00	$160.54	$597	-0.45
405–425	422	12	160.00–165.00	$162.08	$684	—
464–498	482	21	150.00–160.00	$156.87	$756	+4.71
523–548	536	8	150.00–159.00	$156.87	$841	+2.28
605	605	2	140.00–143.00	$141.50	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	150.00–158.00	$153.34	$440	-6.45
305–325	312	5	150.00–158.00	$152.27	$475	-0.88
355–395	384	7	150.00–158.00	$155.88	$599	+3.31
405–445	420	11	150.00–157.00	$153.67	$645	-2.03
455–490	469	6	140.00–145.00	$142.77	$670	-0.34
509–535	514	5	142.00–147.00	$145.96	$750	+1.27
570–595	586	13	140.00–149.00	$144.96	$849	-2.79
605–615	610	2	130.00–138.00	$134.03	$818	-2.41
705–741	734	5	129.00–139.00	$137.08	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	7	140.00–148.00	$142.40	$468	+1.91
355–360	358	3	140.00–145.00	$141.65	$507	-2.28
410–440	430	5	140.00–148.00	$143.58	$617	+1.60
455–485	480	7	130.00–138.00	$135.72	$651	+1.41
540–545	543	4	130.00–138.00	$134.02	$728	+0.18
565–592	577	11	129.00–138.00	$133.04	$768	-2.43
653–655	654	4	122.00–130.00	$126.75	$829	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	3	185.00–192.00	$189.02	$611	—
365–395	374	8	180.00–190.00	$184.40	$690	+1.08
410–430	423	3	170.00–175.00	$173.39	$733	-6.64
455–495	483	6	160.00–170.00	$164.09	$793	-4.71
505–516	515	8	160.00–162.00	$161.75	$833	-1.02
565–591	588	9	150.00–154.00	$153.34	$902	—
605–645	632	8	145.00–155.00	$149.38	$944	+5.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	372	3	170.00–173.00	$171.04	$636	—
410–425	420	6	163.00–168.00	$165.01	$693	—
470–495	480	5	148.00–158.00	$151.64	$728	-2.64
505–545	523	9	150.00–159.00	$155.21	$812	-2.21
555–570	563	4	143.00–145.00	$144.26	$812	-0.86
605–610	608	4	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$821	—
660–675	668	2	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$901	—
735–740	738	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$919	-0.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	3	160.00–170.00	$163.40	$544	—
390–395	393	2	150.00–160.00	$154.97	$609	—
410–445	427	6	140.00–150.00	$145.94	$623	-11.05
455–485	474	5	135.00–145.00	$139.99	$664	-2.99
520–535	523	6	135.00–145.00	$139.50	$730	-0.98
555–575	566	7	125.00–135.00	$128.97	$730	—
685–695	688	5	119.00–129.00	$123.20	$848	+0.75

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1150	1061	85-90%	29	66.00–73.00	$69.51	$738	—
1065–1140	1096	85-90%	7	84.00–90.00	$86.12	$944	—
1080–1120	1098	85-90%	32	74.00–81.00	$76.83	$844	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1445	1394	75-80%	10	89.00–95.00	$92.48	$1,289	—
1335–1590	1463	75-80%	10	80.00–87.00	$82.28	$1,204	-11.67
1325–1790	1518	75-80%	5	97.00–104.00	$100.34	$1,523	+26.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1205	1203	80-85%	2	97.00–104.00	$100.51	$1,209	+12.51
1185–1295	1228	80-85%	9	82.00–87.00	$84.54	$1,038	-3.46
1160–1300	1259	80-85%	6	89.00–95.00	$91.99	$1,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1515	1318	2	96.00–98.00	$96.85	$1,276	—
1250–1800	1538	6	113.00–119.00	$114.62	$1,763	—
1615–1765	1690	2	106.00–109.00	$107.43	$1,816	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1270	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–995	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1415	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,103.44	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1060	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$753.67	-95.52

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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.