Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $144.97/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 580 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.47/cwt ≈ $642/hd at 418 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.75/cwt ≈ $686/hd at 529 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	650	758	840
Feeder cattle	523	609	656
Slaughter cattle	116	149	151
Replacement cattle	11	—	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	14	168.00–174.00	$170.96	$624	—
425	425	4	168.00–170.00	$169.50	$720	—
455–481	476	11	160.00–168.00	$166.61	$793	—
505–540	518	3	142.00–150.00	$144.97	$751	—
555–585	580	29	140.00–149.00	$144.97	$841	—
612–615	613	12	138.00–140.00	$138.33	$848	—
690–695	693	2	133.00–140.00	$136.51	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–477	467	15	170.00–179.00	$175.51	$820	—
512–525	514	8	160.00–169.00	$167.60	$861	-0.83
560–574	572	6	155.00–162.00	$156.14	$893	+3.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–328	324	10	136.00–146.00	$143.27	$464	—
361–395	366	15	140.00–147.00	$145.86	$534	—
404–443	430	18	136.00–146.00	$139.84	$601	—
455–470	463	9	120.00–130.00	$125.27	$580	—
510–545	529	21	125.00–133.00	$129.75	$686	—
655–670	660	3	110.00–115.00	$111.69	$737	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–426	418	27	148.00–156.00	$153.47	$642	—
465–490	487	15	138.00–141.00	$140.68	$685	+0.40
520–538	534	4	140.00–142.00	$141.51	$756	—
620–647	634	6	115.00–125.00	$121.73	$772	—
655–680	668	2	118.00–124.00	$120.94	$808	—
725–745	740	4	115.00–120.00	$118.78	$879	+2.80
765–775	770	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–495	485	10	151.00–153.00	$152.59	$740	+2.58
530–545	532	8	150.00–154.00	$153.49	$817	—
588–592	590	5	144.00–148.00	$146.41	$864	-1.21
685–690	688	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$939	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	170.00–180.00	$175.05	$417	—
255–295	283	5	167.00–175.00	$171.47	$485	—
310–330	315	4	160.00–168.00	$164.56	$518	—
355–390	373	2	150.00–160.00	$155.23	$579	-6.35
430–434	434	9	150.00–155.00	$150.55	$653	—
480–495	484	7	140.00–143.00	$141.15	$683	—
505–545	533	4	127.00–132.00	$130.25	$694	—
660–695	683	3	100.00–110.00	$103.22	$705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	160.00–168.00	$163.95	$697	—
455–488	471	10	150.00–157.00	$153.69	$724	+6.21
520–540	530	3	143.00–148.00	$145.30	$770	—
605–635	623	3	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$748	-8.44
705–730	720	4	110.00–118.00	$114.49	$824	—
760–765	763	2	105.00–113.00	$109.01	$832	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–365	358	9	170.00–175.00	$170.78	$611	-21.82

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1045	880	85-90%	12	53.00–60.00	$56.66	$499	—
795–1050	897	85-90%	19	61.00–68.00	$65.33	$586	—
740–1030	945	85-90%	5	70.00–76.00	$72.27	$683	+16.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1680	1456	75-80%	8	66.00–73.00	$69.76	$1,016	—
1315–1810	1468	75-80%	7	75.00–82.00	$79.82	$1,172	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1230	1173	80-85%	3	72.00–76.00	$73.40	$861	—
1170–1295	1205	80-85%	11	63.00–67.00	$65.37	$788	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1665	1287	8	87.00–93.00	$88.98	$1,145	—
1135–2005	1718	6	96.00–103.00	$98.49	$1,692	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1095	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–750.00	$686.68
1110–1195	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$688.88

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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.