Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $164.35/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 572 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.52/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $133.08/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,253	1,341	1,105
Feeder cattle	984	952	802
Slaughter cattle	211	285	259
Replacement cattle	58	104	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	180.00–185.00	$182.68	$627	-9.70
355–380	373	4	175.00–185.00	$180.86	$675	+0.20
415–418	416	5	168.00–178.00	$173.98	$724	+1.43
457–488	478	19	159.00–166.00	$163.74	$783	-0.70
505–532	526	14	148.00–158.00	$151.52	$797	-7.05
574–588	580	25	153.00–155.00	$153.84	$892	+1.30
610–614	613	6	139.00–143.00	$140.33	$860	-7.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–345	342	4	195.00–200.00	$196.21	$671	—
570–583	572	44	161.00–165.00	$164.35	$940	+0.68
620–638	627	8	150.00–158.00	$155.26	$973	-0.95
703–705	705	15	149.00–151.00	$150.73	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
751–756	754	8	144.00–153.00	$148.51	$1,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–273	269	8	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$390	—
305–339	326	10	138.00–145.00	$141.23	$460	-1.38
360–385	367	7	138.00–148.00	$144.30	$530	-0.94
423–445	430	20	138.00–148.00	$144.06	$619	+1.01
468–497	476	32	129.00–135.00	$133.08	$633	-1.11
520–545	528	6	135.00–138.00	$136.03	$718	+1.84
570–575	573	5	115.00–125.00	$118.98	$682	-11.24
605–615	609	4	118.00–122.00	$120.00	$731	-2.19
660–685	678	6	115.00–123.00	$119.00	$807	—
705	705	5	118.00–120.00	$118.80	$838	—
767–775	769	9	115.00–117.00	$116.55	$896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	153.00–158.00	$155.58	$513	-1.99
375–388	381	16	152.00–158.00	$154.13	$587	+1.26
410–440	430	12	150.00–158.00	$151.84	$653	-1.27
460–490	461	27	140.00–150.00	$146.65	$676	+2.54
505–540	523	2	140.00–145.00	$142.42	$745	+0.59
555–597	577	16	132.00–139.00	$136.08	$785	—
605–638	631	5	133.00–135.00	$133.38	$842	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–533	525	32	152.00–154.00	$153.52	$806	+1.68
586–595	587	15	146.00–153.00	$152.05	$893	—
605–615	611	16	144.00–149.00	$147.14	$899	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	3	170.00–180.00	$174.88	$490	—
335–343	340	5	165.00–173.00	$169.41	$576	+1.72
390–395	394	5	168.00–170.00	$169.60	$668	-0.27
405–435	428	4	158.00–168.00	$160.37	$686	-2.86
453–484	473	28	148.00–158.00	$153.20	$725	+0.74
510–548	535	9	135.00–145.00	$138.75	$742	-8.84
555–580	568	3	130.00–138.00	$134.37	$763	+2.48
615–635	625	2	118.00–128.00	$122.92	$768	—
655–670	665	3	110.00–115.00	$113.36	$754	-3.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–388	386	14	185.00–188.00	$187.80	$725	+0.81
553–585	567	9	140.00–148.00	$143.94	$816	—
615–630	623	2	132.00–138.00	$135.04	$841	+1.71
655–685	675	3	118.00–125.00	$120.26	$812	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606–628	613	6	141.00–145.00	$143.63	$880	—
755–785	765	3	109.00–119.00	$115.58	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1090	933	85-90%	13	74.00–81.00	$78.22	$730	—
870–1090	969	85-90%	27	66.00–73.00	$69.43	$673	—
830–1045	995	85-90%	23	58.00–65.00	$61.94	$616	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1250	1162	80-85%	17	68.00–75.00	$70.94	$824	+3.81
1125–1235	1183	80-85%	4	78.00–84.00	$80.97	$958	-5.06
1150–1300	1209	80-85%	19	60.00–67.00	$65.23	$789	-10.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1595	1473	75-80%	2	78.00–85.00	$81.79	$1,205	—
1300–1730	1488	75-80%	13	68.00–75.00	$70.28	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1920	1420	12	93.00–100.00	$96.25	$1,367	—
1350–2130	1577	11	102.00–108.00	$105.64	$1,666	-0.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1280	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	675.00–950.00	$854.61
1200–1360	1274	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–975.00	$888.97

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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
1095–1330	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–1,100.00	$912.84	—

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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.