Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $157.69/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 616 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.31/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 478 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.59/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 526 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	745	1,155	975
Feeder cattle	576	856	683
Slaughter cattle	144	248	250
Replacement cattle	25	51	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–413	410	6	182.00–188.00	$184.84	$758	+1.16
453–495	460	7	165.00–173.00	$170.69	$785	—
525–540	531	6	160.00–169.00	$164.79	$875	+0.94
563–573	571	9	157.00–164.00	$162.47	$928	-3.96
603–635	616	33	152.00–161.00	$157.69	$971	-4.34
655–674	671	8	148.00–155.00	$150.36	$1,009	—
720–735	728	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$1,074	-1.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	334	5	205.00–210.00	$207.62	$693	+4.88
365–388	383	8	200.00–209.00	$205.39	$787	+11.60
430–438	434	4	190.00–192.00	$190.99	$829	-3.11
485	485	2	182.00–185.00	$183.50	$890	-1.77
505–541	526	24	172.00–177.00	$174.59	$918	+0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–328	327	4	177.00–185.00	$178.99	$585	-4.38
355–385	367	3	170.00–178.00	$173.59	$637	+2.54
510–530	520	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$793	-0.40
555–580	567	5	140.00–150.00	$147.15	$834	-8.11
765–778	775	4	140.00–145.00	$141.23	$1,095	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–288	285	10	160.00–166.00	$164.84	$470	—
305–345	328	6	160.00–165.00	$162.04	$531	-4.91
355–385	363	23	163.00–173.00	$164.56	$597	+0.43
405–430	418	2	160.00–165.00	$162.43	$679	+0.63
467–495	478	25	150.00–160.00	$157.31	$752	+2.31
505–540	527	12	150.00–159.00	$155.91	$822	+0.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	218	3	164.00–165.00	$164.31	$358	—
280–295	285	5	150.00–158.00	$153.23	$437	-0.77
355–385	368	12	152.00–162.00	$158.92	$585	+5.26
405–430	414	15	150.00–158.00	$154.96	$642	+3.53
455–490	473	8	140.00–149.00	$145.54	$688	+4.57
505–543	521	9	138.00–148.00	$142.93	$745	+3.53
628–638	631	14	135.00–140.00	$137.94	$870	+2.02
655–660	656	9	130.00–136.00	$134.88	$885	-0.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	5	140.00–145.00	$142.30	$460	+1.22
355–395	387	5	140.00–150.00	$147.04	$569	+4.14
405–430	413	10	138.00–148.00	$141.96	$586	-4.00
470–495	478	3	135.00–138.00	$136.97	$655	+5.36
620–635	629	4	120.00–128.00	$123.21	$775	-0.53
740	740	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$851	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	314	8	205.00–211.00	$209.33	$657	+14.95
375–388	387	16	195.00–200.00	$195.30	$756	+11.07
405–415	408	4	182.00–183.00	$182.75	$746	-0.57
505–540	519	7	160.00–168.00	$162.96	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	4	168.00–175.00	$171.34	$463	+0.31
305–315	310	3	170.00–178.00	$175.01	$543	+11.13
465–495	471	5	150.00–151.00	$150.79	$710	-0.97
565–575	568	3	130.00–138.00	$132.70	$754	—
605–640	627	6	115.00–125.00	$120.30	$754	—
705–725	718	3	115.00–123.00	$119.97	$861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	381	5	178.00–183.00	$181.64	$692	+9.18
420–443	432	6	165.00–175.00	$168.29	$727	+4.26
457–470	461	6	163.00–170.00	$165.36	$762	+0.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1090	1029	85-90%	10	82.00–89.00	$84.34	$868	+13.97
800–1200	1037	85-90%	24	65.00–72.00	$68.35	$709	-9.27
820–1195	1083	85-90%	25	73.00–79.00	$75.58	$819	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1390	1340	75-80%	3	94.00–98.00	$96.01	$1,287	—
1370–1505	1418	75-80%	3	75.00–80.00	$77.91	$1,105	-4.28
1355–1600	1508	75-80%	8	83.00–90.00	$85.98	$1,297	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1220	1170	80-85%	5	87.00–95.00	$90.78	$1,062	-3.22
1130–1230	1183	80-85%	5	79.00–83.00	$80.95	$958	-13.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1625	1377	3	91.00–96.00	$94.05	$1,295	—
1615–2150	1841	6	109.00–114.00	$110.88	$2,041	—

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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
1160–1330	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,000.00	$916.68	—

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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.