Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.39/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −81.41 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$125.39

104 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$7.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	384	128.63	493	7thin
Medium and Large 2	460	128.30	590	54
Medium and Large 1	558	121.22	676	43

One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale104 hd

125.39

—

GA average16 barns · 1,530 hd

126.10

−0.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−81.41

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	1,875	94.00	1,763	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	67.04	796	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	52.05	538	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	333	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	111.81/cwt	111.00–114.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	109.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	106.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	119.17/cwt	115.00–124.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	133.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	146.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	116.42/cwt	113.00–119.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	128.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	114.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	102.22/cwt	99.00–106.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	102.74/cwt	102.00–104.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	98.47/cwt	95.00–101.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	131.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.88/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.10/cwt	105.00–114.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.86/cwt	103.00–113.00	672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.06/cwt	51.00–58.00	557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	68.14/cwt	65.00–72.00	789	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.11/cwt	58.00–64.00	769	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.44/cwt	107.00–117.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	100.23/cwt	98.00–103.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	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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