Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls steady. Steer calves , heifer calves and bull calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.08/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$125.08

171 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$36.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	128.92	596	116
Medium and Large 2	477	118.38	565	52
Medium and Large 3	733	92.68	679	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.24/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale171 hd

125.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,728 hd

122.99

+2.09

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	1,621	91.15	1,478	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	70.67	943	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	58.93	638	39

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	621	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	128.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	616	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.25/cwt	108.00–118.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	137.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	136.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	143.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	600	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	120.76/cwt	116.00–123.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	110.55/cwt	102.00–112.00	836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.00/cwt	124.00–133.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.48/cwt	153.00–160.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	126.52/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	161.16/cwt	160.00–163.00	712	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	59.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	652	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	76.80/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,001	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	63.56/cwt	61.00–66.00	857	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	70.19/cwt	67.00–73.00	942	33
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.71/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,641	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.54/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	138.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	746	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	671.58/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,145	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	715.06/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,358	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	861.32/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,070	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,271.94/cwt	1,125.00–1,425.00	14,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.49/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	53.19/cwt	49.00–55.00	565	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	66.06/cwt	64.00–70.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.85/cwt	118.00–128.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	123.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	662	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	142.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	92.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	110.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	134.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	124.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	123.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	536	13

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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