Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers 5.00 higher, steer calves steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and heifer calves 5.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.80/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$129.80

189 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$3.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	130.94	696	100
Medium and Large 3	399	129.77	518	31
Medium and Large 2	469	127.84	599	58

One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about $97 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 sale189 hd

129.80

—

GA average15 barns · 1,391 hd

127.37

+2.43

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	1,753	96.17	1,686	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	63.84	780	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	59.02	665	46

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	458	151.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	166.58/cwt	163.00–168.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	114.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	75.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,041	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	65.50/cwt	63.00–70.00	825	34
Bulls	—	—	1,705	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	99.34/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	61.46/cwt	58.00–65.00	677	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	146.88/cwt	140.00–149.00	897	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	744	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	154.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	828	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	148.66/cwt	142.00–152.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	594	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	166.55/cwt	165.00–168.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	127.20/cwt	121.00–130.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	163.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	55.56/cwt	51.00–57.00	646	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	843.79/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,611	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	713.62/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,176	1,163.49/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	13,683	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	786	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	698	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	113.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	125.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	281	146.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	411	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	731.85/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.10/cwt	100.00–108.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	134.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.05/cwt	162.00–165.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	153.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	113.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	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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