Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.83/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$120.83

185 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	128.15	592	78
Medium and Large 2	478	119.48	571	69
Medium and Large 3	485	108.24	525	38

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $67 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 sale185 hd

120.83

—

GA average15 barns · 1,444 hd

121.87

−1.05

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	1,686	89.22	1,504	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	66.74	875	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	57.17	534	43

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	65.02/cwt	62.00–68.00	606	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	63.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	864	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	69.90/cwt	67.00–73.00	881	26
Bulls	—	—	1,824	96.20/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,755	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	89.35/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,414	3
Bulls	—	—	1,591	82.19/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	707	106.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.50/cwt	117.00–125.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.56/cwt	138.00–148.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	158.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	124.43/cwt	122.00–128.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	119.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.27/cwt	105.00–115.00	527	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	912.11/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	13,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.36/cwt	144.00–148.00	749	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.63/cwt	114.00–123.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.26/cwt	130.00–134.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.86/cwt	109.00–118.00	643	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.34/cwt	132.00–136.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	154.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	114.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	100.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	111.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	677	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	652.71/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	645.90/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	96.67/cwt	95.00–98.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	639.53/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,308	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	51.78/cwt	48.00–54.00	462	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	58.00/cwt	55.00–61.00	570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	142.00/cwt	139.00–148.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	88.56/cwt	85.00–92.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	465	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	104.22/cwt	102.00–108.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	111.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	122.33/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	109.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	589	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	673	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	122.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	101.71/cwt	95.00–105.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	786	9

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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