Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to the markets being closed for the holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.67/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −83.13 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$123.67

136 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	129.26	643	52
Medium and Large 3	389	120.35	468	32
Medium and Large 2	476	120.13	572	52

One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $72 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 sale136 hd

123.67

—

GA average8 barns · 1,343 hd

124.17

−0.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−83.13

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	—	Low	1,578	76.00	1,200	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	51.05	639	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	40.58	419	13

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	110.22/cwt	109.00–111.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	130.62/cwt	129.00–132.00	419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	134.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.09/cwt	103.00–110.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	110.91/cwt	106.00–116.00	565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	105.97/cwt	102.00–109.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.67/cwt	112.00–122.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.55/cwt	126.00–136.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.55/cwt	104.00–109.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.83/cwt	144.00–152.00	551	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.32/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	108.19/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	43.48/cwt	41.00–46.00	450	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	35.94/cwt	33.00–39.00	368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	52.73/cwt	50.00–57.00	665	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	47.37/cwt	45.00–49.00	586	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	73.60/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	79.61/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.35/cwt	113.00–117.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.48/cwt	111.00–116.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.15/cwt	118.00–120.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	98.99/cwt	95.00–102.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	95.81/cwt	95.00–97.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	109.26/cwt	107.00–112.00	314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	106.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	465	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	111.41/cwt	107.00–117.00	409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	99.44/cwt	96.00–104.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	102.72/cwt	97.00–106.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	106.22/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	108.02/cwt	106.00–111.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	113.47/cwt	111.00–117.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	98.38/cwt	96.00–102.00	716	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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