Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.74/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 457 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.65/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 525 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.25/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 465 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	954	1,507	960
Feeder cattle	738	1,223	735
Slaughter cattle	192	225	124
Replacement cattle	24	59	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	4	210.00–218.00	$214.38	$684	-1.78
355–388	372	6	209.00–215.00	$211.24	$786	—
455–485	464	8	187.00–193.00	$189.60	$880	—
509–545	525	27	180.00–184.00	$182.65	$959	+8.02
554–584	569	20	170.00–180.00	$175.72	$1,000	+2.31
603–605	604	5	171.00–174.00	$172.80	$1,044	+4.08
654–660	655	6	160.00–165.00	$160.84	$1,054	—
705–734	721	10	153.00–163.00	$161.63	$1,165	+4.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–336	336	8	200.00–205.00	$203.13	$683	+10.47
360–393	381	9	190.00–200.00	$194.03	$739	-1.42
405–440	430	14	185.00–195.00	$190.20	$818	+4.19
455–495	480	11	175.00–185.00	$180.70	$867	+3.86
503–545	515	4	170.00–178.00	$173.30	$892	+9.78
571–581	576	8	167.00–168.00	$167.50	$965	+2.29
605–620	616	4	162.00–168.00	$164.23	$1,012	+8.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$592	+6.72
365–375	372	3	180.00–188.00	$185.38	$690	—
415–445	436	8	173.00–180.00	$177.42	$774	+3.83
460–470	468	4	162.00–170.00	$165.48	$774	-1.18
515–540	533	5	160.00–168.00	$164.18	$875	—
605–620	610	4	145.00–155.00	$149.98	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	15	160.00–165.00	$161.58	$527	-1.93
359–360	359	16	160.00–168.00	$161.06	$578	-2.32
418–440	431	18	150.00–159.00	$154.35	$665	+1.56
459–478	465	25	150.00–155.00	$153.25	$713	-3.83
507–510	509	7	150.00–154.00	$152.57	$777	+8.93
555–595	573	4	140.00–148.00	$143.36	$821	+0.79
603–645	615	18	132.00–139.00	$134.72	$829	+1.21
655–685	670	8	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$872	-6.55
713–745	718	6	120.00–126.00	$124.96	$897	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	413	14	160.00–166.00	$165.28	$683	—
455–480	457	36	160.00–170.00	$167.74	$767	+7.36
510–518	517	20	158.00–165.00	$159.95	$827	+0.79
568–596	591	18	150.00–158.00	$155.09	$917	+1.64
603–605	603	5	140.00–145.00	$141.00	$850	-10.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	309	5	148.00–158.00	$151.76	$469	-1.60
360–395	373	16	148.00–158.00	$155.50	$580	+2.53
405–435	422	5	140.00–149.00	$145.14	$612	+0.64
460–495	480	8	138.00–148.00	$144.39	$693	+1.22
520–545	528	13	140.00–148.00	$142.81	$754	+7.17
555–565	560	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$734	-2.26
615–635	624	5	115.00–125.00	$119.01	$743	-5.31
655–695	675	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$793	-6.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	291	4	192.00–195.00	$193.25	$562	—
305–310	308	2	185.00–190.00	$187.48	$577	-1.21
358–380	362	6	180.00–185.00	$182.36	$660	+7.23
415–440	433	9	170.00–176.00	$174.02	$754	-1.42
455–470	465	6	160.00–165.00	$162.86	$757	-0.63
505–540	523	2	150.00–158.00	$153.87	$805	-3.81
563–585	567	8	145.00–154.00	$152.59	$865	+10.40
605–626	617	5	140.00–149.00	$143.85	$888	+9.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–330	329	4	200.00–203.00	$201.50	$663	-1.68
360–395	375	5	193.00–203.00	$198.50	$744	+9.24
410–440	422	6	180.00–188.00	$183.07	$773	-4.57
455–485	470	8	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$811	+1.78
505–525	515	6	160.00–168.00	$162.81	$838	—
555–575	565	2	160.00–165.00	$162.54	$918	+10.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	6	170.00–177.00	$173.09	$654	—
405–440	421	5	158.00–165.00	$161.47	$680	+2.49
510–540	520	3	140.00–145.00	$143.27	$745	+1.46
645	645	2	130.00–138.00	$134.00	$864	—
665–682	672	7	129.00–130.00	$129.57	$871	+14.65
755–790	773	2	113.00–118.00	$115.56	$893	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1065	910	85-90%	26	59.00–66.00	$62.96	$573	+2.10
790–1015	912	85-90%	9	68.00–74.00	$70.37	$642	+9.51
845–1085	981	85-90%	20	51.00–58.00	$55.00	$540	-15.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1280	1208	80-85%	17	66.00–73.00	$68.60	$829	+6.92
1120–1255	1209	80-85%	14	58.00–65.00	$61.57	$744	-0.11
1190–1245	1210	80-85%	5	77.00–83.00	$79.26	$959	+17.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1425	1420	75-80%	2	82.00–87.00	$84.49	$1,200	—
1305–1535	1429	75-80%	13	60.00–67.00	$64.65	$924	—
1335–1490	1431	75-80%	11	68.00–75.00	$72.00	$1,030	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2170	1726	7	92.00–98.00	$94.93	$1,638	—
1760–1935	1848	3	102.00–107.00	$104.02	$1,922	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1420	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–900.00	$796.25

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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
1355–1535	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–950.00	$923.44	—

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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.