Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.30/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.18 against this barn's trailing median of $206.49.

Average price

$139.30

151 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$4.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	141.17	715	77
Medium and Large 3	403	139.34	561	16thin
Medium and Large 2	469	136.81	642	58

One grade step is worth $4.36/cwt here — about $73 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

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $175.58, median $206.49 across 30 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 sale151 hd

139.30

—

GA average16 barns · 1,063 hd

137.35

+1.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

206.49

−67.18

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	1,715	89.91	1,542	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	64.85	779	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	47.50	503	19

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	319	140.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	447	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	50.71/cwt	48.00–55.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	117.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.82/cwt	122.00–128.00	593	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	83.96/cwt	82.00–85.00	799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.29/cwt	129.00–136.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	679	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	94.28/cwt	92.00–99.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.39/cwt	127.00–132.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	154.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	150.62/cwt	146.00–155.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.75/cwt	123.00–132.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.79/cwt	112.00–119.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.55/cwt	137.00–145.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.68/cwt	161.00–165.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.76/cwt	165.00–175.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.34/cwt	108.00–113.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	168.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	816	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	43.94/cwt	41.00–47.00	442	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	70.89/cwt	68.00–74.00	879	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	62.67/cwt	60.00–67.00	750	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	56.32/cwt	54.00–59.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	128.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	131.52/cwt	127.00–137.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	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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