Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.64/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$128.64

203 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	138.69	708	11thin
Medium and Large 2	480	132.87	638	100
Medium and Large 3	445	122.83	547	92

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $161 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 sale203 hd

128.64

—

GA average16 barns · 2,549 hd

131.42

−2.79

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	1,558	90.19	1,405	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	67.80	864	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	64.01	673	51

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	331	136.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	115.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	153.67/cwt	152.00–158.00	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	163.99/cwt	163.00–170.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	146.73/cwt	144.00–147.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.55/cwt	165.00–168.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	113.32/cwt	112.00–115.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	163.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	125.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	420	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	143.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	145.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	600	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	139.79/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,072	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	140.12/cwt	138.00–145.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.19/cwt	153.00–163.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	129.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.08/cwt	165.00–168.00	528	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	60.92/cwt	57.00–64.00	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	67.87/cwt	64.00–71.00	734	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	59.69/cwt	56.00–63.00	614	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	75.91/cwt	73.00–79.00	821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	75.32/cwt	73.00–80.00	983	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.30/cwt	65.00–72.00	880	12
Bulls	—	—	1,563	100.33/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	84.04/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,244	11
Bulls	—	—	1,614	91.33/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,474	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,244.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,425.00	15,111	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	932.42/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	10,471	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,183.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	15,034	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	972.10/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	137.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	113.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	125.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	121.92/cwt	117.00–126.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	122.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	687	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	136.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	536	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	477	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	132.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	122.38/cwt	118.00–128.00	510	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.23/cwt	118.00–124.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.90/cwt	123.00–132.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.37/cwt	118.00–128.00	650	14

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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