Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to previous week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves and heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.90/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$126.90

206 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	132.04	728	46
Medium and Large 2	467	130.22	608	91
Medium and Large 3	473	119.10	564	69

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $165 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 sale206 hd

126.90

—

GA average13 barns · 1,077 hd

128.78

−1.88

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	—	High	1,539	93.45	1,438	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	66.38	830	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	57.67	550	39

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	668	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.53/cwt	114.00–118.00	709	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.45/cwt	143.00–153.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	153.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	124.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	162.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	151.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	484	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	134.82/cwt	133.00–135.00	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	112.52/cwt	106.00–116.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.58/cwt	160.00–163.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	173.44/cwt	172.00–175.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	130.43/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,019	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	158.65/cwt	151.00–161.00	760	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	105.83/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.56/cwt	58.00–66.00	641	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	46.09/cwt	44.00–48.00	435	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	52.95/cwt	49.00–56.00	444	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	74.53/cwt	71.00–79.00	830	19
Bulls	—	—	1,568	98.28/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,541	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	839.65/cwt	725.00–975.00	8,338	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	66.90/cwt	63.00–70.00	833	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	59.42/cwt	55.00–62.00	809	25
Bulls	—	—	1,484	88.57/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	121.08/cwt	118.00–128.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	132.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	146.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	559	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	714.48/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,217	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	828.94/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	787.26/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	141.52/cwt	138.00–148.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	123.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	503	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	103.02/cwt	98.00–108.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	105.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	121.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	124.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.95/cwt	153.00–160.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	8

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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