Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.81/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −88.00 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$118.81

106 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$27.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	140.83	597	13thin
Medium and Large 2	532	121.78	648	29
Medium and Large 3	561	112.99	633	64

One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about −$36 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $183.05, median $206.80 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

118.81

—

GA average14 barns · 1,506 hd

128.34

−9.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−88.00

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	1,516	82.22	1,246	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	56.64	751	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	49.03	496	43

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 3	—	232	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	112.68/cwt	108.00–117.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	119.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.49/cwt	108.00–115.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	118.69/cwt	114.00–123.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	78.05/cwt	74.00–82.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.82/cwt	161.00–169.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	148.09/cwt	144.00–149.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	130.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	126.88/cwt	118.00–129.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.28/cwt	151.00–155.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.46/cwt	134.00–144.00	639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	44.15/cwt	40.00–47.00	443	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	59.59/cwt	57.00–63.00	568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,360	91.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	83.21/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,425	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	51.95/cwt	48.00–55.00	543	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	55.17/cwt	51.00–58.00	745	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	62.13/cwt	59.00–66.00	764	8
Bulls	—	—	1,218	76.28/cwt	72.00–79.00	929	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	598.89/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	570.81/cwt	475.00–700.00	5,571	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	914	583.46/cwt	500.00–725.00	5,333	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,164	794.69/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,250	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.10/cwt	111.00–118.00	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	98.29/cwt	95.00–105.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	108.78/cwt	102.00–110.00	687	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	104.17/cwt	97.00–107.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.29/cwt	129.00–134.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	103.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.98/cwt	108.00–116.00	592	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	113.77/cwt	109.00–118.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	102.63/cwt	98.00–108.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	101.31/cwt	99.00–105.00	677	3

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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