Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.56/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$117.56

199 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	463	128.57	595	52
Medium and Large 3	509	114.89	584	101
Medium and Large 1	747	110.99	829	46

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale199 hd

117.56

—

GA average15 barns · 1,289 hd

122.44

−4.87

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	1,454	86.61	1,259	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	67.17	934	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	61.87	592	24

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	355	152.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	54.72/cwt	50.00–56.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	759	102.01/cwt	98.00–105.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.26/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.00	647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	138.29/cwt	132.00–139.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.14/cwt	122.00–125.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	117.80/cwt	112.00–120.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	99.68/cwt	97.00–105.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.91/cwt	118.00–127.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	107.35/cwt	105.00–113.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	139.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	141.22/cwt	133.00–143.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.89/cwt	128.00–133.00	563	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	69.73/cwt	67.00–73.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	66.86/cwt	64.00–71.00	932	27
Bulls	—	—	1,459	85.27/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,244	9
Bulls	—	—	1,410	76.70/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,476	94.30/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,392	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	74.46/cwt	72.00–79.00	881	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	62.07/cwt	58.00–65.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	125.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.65/cwt	115.00–125.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	114.08/cwt	108.00–115.00	754	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	770.72/cwt	675.00–875.00	8,524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	110.21/cwt	109.00–116.00	870	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	110.53/cwt	109.00–113.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	110.96/cwt	107.00–116.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	706.39/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,591	60.82/cwt	59.00–63.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.83/cwt	114.00–121.00	600	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	120.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	134.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.30/cwt	105.00–115.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	144.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	674	101.32/cwt	95.00–105.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	97.90/cwt	95.00–100.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	145.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	111.33/cwt	106.00–113.00	689	12

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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