Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls, and heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $118.50/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −88.30 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$118.50

166 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$9.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	125.59	673	38
Medium and Large 2	518	116.86	605	76
Medium and Large 3	454	115.71	526	52

One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $148 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 sale166 hd

118.50

—

GA average16 barns · 1,506 hd

118.83

−0.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−88.30

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	1,312	83.55	1,096	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,429	59.14	845	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	50.77	536	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	476	104.94/cwt	100.00–109.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.16/cwt	112.00–116.00	535	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.26/cwt	104.00–108.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	118.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	389	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	93.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.96/cwt	119.00–123.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	114.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.26/cwt	130.00–133.00	676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	121.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.67/cwt	121.00–123.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	116.22/cwt	115.00–119.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.61/cwt	126.00–134.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	129.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.81/cwt	103.00–110.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	104.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	119.84/cwt	115.00–124.00	511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	111.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	107.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	344	132.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	110.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	56.11/cwt	53.00–58.00	842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,312	83.55/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	94.24/cwt	91.00–98.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	792	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	53.00/cwt	51.00–54.00	554	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	46.31/cwt	46.00–47.00	498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	61.04/cwt	59.00–65.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.75/cwt	98.00–105.00	615	4

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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