Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.46/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.34 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$122.46

93 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	128.49	657	20
Medium and Large 3	451	120.86	546	44
Medium and Large 2	495	120.74	597	29

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about $59 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 sale93 hd

122.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,604 hd

122.44

+0.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−84.34

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	1,805	84.49	1,525	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	61.92	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	50.92	506	6thin

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 2	—	275	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.87/cwt	105.00–113.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	112.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.02/cwt	103.00–107.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.18/cwt	103.00–108.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	105.93/cwt	101.00–110.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	156.71/cwt	155.00–158.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	125.28/cwt	122.00–128.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.55/cwt	101.00–108.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	102.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.67/cwt	123.00–130.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	118.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	135.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	70.13/cwt	69.00–72.00	976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	53.66/cwt	52.00–57.00	539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	84.49/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	103.27/cwt	101.00–106.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	56.28/cwt	55.00–57.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	116.07/cwt	113.00–118.00	371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	151.62/cwt	148.00–153.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.29/cwt	89.00–95.00	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	45.44/cwt	42.00–48.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	112.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	96.91/cwt	93.00–99.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	144.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.41/cwt	112.00–118.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	131.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.63/cwt	132.00–142.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	105.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	125.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	144.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	344	5

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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