Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.23/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$114.23

116 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	118.47	634	41
Medium and Large 2	498	114.26	569	41
Medium and Large 3	428	109.08	467	34

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $167 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

114.23

—

GA average17 barns · 1,608 hd

115.39

−1.16

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	1,674	86.93	1,455	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	59.57	721	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	52.02	572	15

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	108.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.97/cwt	105.00–113.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	146.89/cwt	142.00–152.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	145.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	144.87/cwt	144.00–147.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.65/cwt	102.00–105.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	103.37/cwt	101.00–107.00	695	6
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.20/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,394	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	94.20/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	59.57/cwt	56.00–62.00	721	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	54.12/cwt	51.00–58.00	606	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	46.24/cwt	46.00–47.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.98/cwt	160.00–163.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.34/cwt	99.00–102.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.60/cwt	111.00–118.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.22/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.23/cwt	114.00–121.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	107.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	157.43/cwt	153.00–162.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.32/cwt	104.00–107.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	135.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	132.99/cwt	131.00–134.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.26/cwt	133.00–139.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.01/cwt	153.00–160.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	132.26/cwt	128.00–138.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.02/cwt	103.00–107.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	104.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	116.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	113.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	113.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →