Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.56/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −87.25 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$119.56

123 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	128.58	582	45
Medium and Large 2	484	115.31	559	53
Medium and Large 3	403	112.32	453	25

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about $129 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

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $183.05, median $206.80 across 28 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 sale123 hd

119.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,296 hd

113.87

+5.68

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−87.25

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	—	Average	1,830	78.89	1,444	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	48.08	591	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	43.11	401	23

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	268	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.48/cwt	122.00–129.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	94.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.42/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	120.27/cwt	117.00–125.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	131.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	113.37/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	147.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	142.82/cwt	137.00–147.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	112.68/cwt	108.00–115.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.77/cwt	121.00–127.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	132.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	41.60/cwt	38.00–44.00	396	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	45.94/cwt	45.00–47.00	409	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	45.08/cwt	43.00–47.00	552	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	51.78/cwt	49.00–55.00	631	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,874	80.67/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,512	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	94.65/cwt	93.00–96.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	105.79/cwt	105.00–107.00	340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	104.57/cwt	100.00–108.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	101.92/cwt	97.00–105.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	112.11/cwt	107.00–115.00	419	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	108.51/cwt	105.00–112.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	101.98/cwt	98.00–105.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	101.98/cwt	99.00–105.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	682	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	65.70/cwt	65.00–66.00	641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.33/cwt	107.00–115.00	471	6

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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