Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder Steers lightly tested, Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady, Steer Calves steady, Heifer Calves 3.00 lower, Bulls Calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.06/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$121.06

150 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	123.81	601	91
Medium and Large 3	435	116.82	509	59

One grade step is worth $6.99/cwt here — about $93 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 sale150 hd

121.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

119.25

+1.81

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	1,776	94.26	1,674	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	66.52	840	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	57.21	516	26

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.73/cwt	113.00–118.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	117.07/cwt	112.00–120.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	124.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	941	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	154.12/cwt	154.00–155.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	131.80/cwt	127.00–133.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	130.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	615	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	57.24/cwt	55.00–61.00	578	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	61.32/cwt	57.00–63.00	728	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	73.45/cwt	71.00–77.00	967	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	66.04/cwt	64.00–70.00	855	11
Bulls	—	—	1,945	98.30/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,912	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	90.21/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	174.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	387	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	824.34/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,181	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	943.59/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	9,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	131.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	706	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,074.46/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	12,464	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	51.36/cwt	48.00–54.00	445	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	65.00/cwt	62.00–68.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	153.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.10/cwt	110.00–119.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	131.45/cwt	130.00–133.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	105.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	122.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	123.09/cwt	118.00–128.00	534	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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