Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.65/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$115.65

214 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	463	117.17	542	105
Medium and Large 2	634	115.44	732	84
Medium and Large 1	659	110.04	725	25

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale214 hd

115.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,389 hd

118.05

−2.40

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	1,459	83.77	1,222	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,535	64.06	984	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	55.35	546	31

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 3	—	459	122.20/cwt	118.00–128.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	94.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	133.42/cwt	128.00–137.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	110.04/cwt	105.00–113.00	725	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	110.44/cwt	108.00–113.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	606	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	658	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.19/cwt	133.00–140.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.50/cwt	109.00–115.00	704	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	130.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	118.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	852	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.92/cwt	108.00–111.00	813	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	152.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	825.95/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	57.30/cwt	54.00–61.00	570	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	49.25/cwt	46.00–53.00	463	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	64.77/cwt	62.00–69.00	689	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,068	73.80/cwt	72.00–76.00	788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,961	92.76/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,819	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	59.57/cwt	58.00–63.00	858	10
Bulls	—	—	1,404	84.26/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	92.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	113.73/cwt	107.00–117.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.30/cwt	158.00–162.00	589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	636.74/cwt	625.00–650.00	7,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	163.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	110.09/cwt	107.00–113.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	124.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	802.98/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,869	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,574	66.35/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,044	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.64/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	150.57/cwt	150.00–153.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	400	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	753.62/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.70/cwt	113.00–123.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	95.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	128.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	782	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	553	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	124.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	529	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	296	123.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	364	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	112.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	143.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	101.75/cwt	100.00–103.00	776	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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