Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.13/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$124.13

106 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	129.37	610	41
Medium and Large 2	429	127.00	545	41
Medium and Large 3	486	110.27	536	24

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $74 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 sale106 hd

124.13

—

GA average16 barns · 2,018 hd

124.65

−0.53

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	1,565	91.79	1,437	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	66.54	867	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	56.57	534	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	717	104.35/cwt	102.00–106.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	115.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.44/cwt	163.00–168.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.89/cwt	123.00–128.00	654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	148.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.96/cwt	103.00–110.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	868.14/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	80.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,139	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.06/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,466	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	59.34/cwt	54.00–62.00	755	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	72.59/cwt	71.00–78.00	957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	67.40/cwt	64.00–70.00	882	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	54.73/cwt	51.00–58.00	513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.97/cwt	155.00–162.00	696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	795.37/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	63.31/cwt	60.00–66.00	613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	89.98/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	606	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	713	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	175.61/cwt	173.00–178.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.80/cwt	150.00–158.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	127.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	105.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.77/cwt	118.00–128.00	459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	96.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	135.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	130.22/cwt	126.00–134.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	158.94/cwt	155.00–162.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	134.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.44/cwt	92.00–101.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.69/cwt	115.00–123.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.90/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	527	2

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 →