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Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.62/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 577 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.36/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 518 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $168.43/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 530 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 907 721
Feeder cattle 609 728 543
Slaughter cattle 149 141 178
Replacement cattle — 38 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 190.00–195.00 $192.53 $712 +1.19
405–410 408 2 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $745 -3.43
475–485 482 3 187.00–195.00 $190.69 $919 —
505–527 518 23 170.00–176.00 $173.36 $898 +3.91
554–590 578 20 166.00–168.00 $166.58 $963 +2.33
715–720 716 4 140.00–144.00 $142.99 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $716 -0.49
510–531 530 22 160.00–169.00 $168.43 $893 —
575–580 578 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $882 -3.09
705–730 721 4 130.00–137.00 $134.28 $968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–434 431 9 151.00–158.00 $157.27 $678 —
485–491 490 6 145.00–151.00 $150.01 $735 —
553–598 577 27 144.00–150.00 $147.62 $852 -0.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–333 331 8 151.00–155.00 $151.48 $501 -1.27
475–485 479 15 135.00–145.00 $140.28 $672 -5.27
710–740 725 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $841 -8.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 367 3 190.00–194.00 $192.60 $707 —
403–405 403 6 175.00–185.00 $176.67 $712 +3.97
522–525 524 7 145.00–149.00 $147.29 $772 —
555–580 570 4 140.00–147.00 $142.71 $813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 367 6 175.00–185.00 $178.88 $656 +9.12
475–498 494 6 147.00–150.00 $147.48 $729 -4.25
560–575 568 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $752 -1.88
605–610 608 2 125.00–132.00 $128.51 $781 -5.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 381 6 160.00–170.00 $161.58 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1240 1143 80-85% 6 58.00–64.00 $60.58 $692 —
1180–1425 1302 80-85% 19 65.00–72.00 $68.66 $894 —
1220–1450 1368 80-85% 11 73.00–76.00 $74.96 $1,025 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1100 928 85-90% 12 53.00–59.00 $55.68 $517 -15.08
840–1140 1007 85-90% 10 60.00–67.00 $63.50 $639 +1.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1545 1538 75-80% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.49 $946 —
1570–1795 1687 75-80% 3 67.00–74.00 $69.53 $1,173 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1525 1375 5 83.00–90.00 $86.09 $1,184 —
1485–1735 1610 2 93.00–97.00 $95.16 $1,532 —
1765 1765 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,853 —

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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.