Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.75/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.56 against this barn's trailing median of $206.32.

Average price

$119.75

116 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	136.99	596	14thin
Medium and Large 2	504	118.02	595	75
Medium and Large 3	437	115.62	506	27

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $175.58, median $206.32 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

119.75

—

GA average15 barns · 1,003 hd

120.28

−0.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

206.32

−86.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,509	84.74	1,279	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	62.43	855	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	51.01	530	13

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.37/cwt	99.00–105.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	133.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	140.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	105.48/cwt	103.00–109.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	126.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.61/cwt	104.00–112.00	618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	115.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.93/cwt	137.00–140.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.01/cwt	106.00–109.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	110.51/cwt	107.00–115.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	116.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	119.47/cwt	117.00–121.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	115.61/cwt	111.00–120.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	114.79/cwt	113.00–117.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	107.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	104.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	100.51/cwt	97.00–105.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	104.45/cwt	101.00–105.00	551	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	115.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	139.51/cwt	136.00–145.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	133.58/cwt	128.00–134.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.71/cwt	122.00–127.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.90/cwt	118.00–123.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	536	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	79.48/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	70.12/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,076	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	673	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	62.55/cwt	59.00–66.00	883	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	444	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.21/cwt	51.00–55.00	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.20/cwt	133.00–142.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	3

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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