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Southern Livestock Market Report, Oak Park, GA

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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 650 758 840
Feeder cattle 523 609 656
Slaughter cattle 116 149 151
Replacement cattle 11 — 33

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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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–365 358 9 170.00–175.00 $170.78 $611 -21.82

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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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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.