Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 lower. 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 $123.89/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$123.89

158 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	131.56	702	9thin
Medium and Large 2	476	126.95	604	72
Medium and Large 3	446	120.13	536	77

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $166 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 sale158 hd

123.89

—

GA average16 barns · 1,480 hd

120.59

+3.30

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	1,396	76.88	1,073	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	55.25	716	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	51.13	524	54

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	340	130.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	122.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	392	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	122.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.63/cwt	150.00–153.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	154.25/cwt	152.00–158.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	399	153.78/cwt	150.00–154.00	614	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.32/cwt	132.00–138.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	133.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	488	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	146.69/cwt	146.00–148.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	126.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	611	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	116.58/cwt	112.00–119.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.17/cwt	147.00–148.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	104.26/cwt	100.00–108.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.20/cwt	123.00–125.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	118.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	122.81/cwt	118.00–128.00	518	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	112.74/cwt	108.00–118.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	111.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	119.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	454	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	105.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	113.31/cwt	108.00–118.00	650	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	105.72/cwt	105.00–108.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	115.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	120.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	556	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	881.17/cwt	700.00–970.00	11,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	751.93/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	65.61/cwt	64.00–67.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	54.03/cwt	51.00–58.00	699	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	54.99/cwt	53.00–60.00	544	18
Bulls	—	—	1,396	76.88/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	65.08/cwt	62.00–68.00	568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	48.26/cwt	45.00–52.00	509	34

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →