Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$125.89

128 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	134.12	672	38
Medium and Large 2	491	125.65	617	42
Medium and Large 3	409	119.58	489	48

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $183 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 sale128 hd

125.89

—

GA average9 barns · 964 hd

126.08

−0.19

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	1,522	82.65	1,258	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	59.54	794	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	52.08	522	65

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.23/cwt	137.00–144.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	119.55/cwt	118.00–123.00	332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.75/cwt	160.00–163.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	143.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	132.54/cwt	129.00–137.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	147.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,174	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	156.02/cwt	154.00–162.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	156.24/cwt	153.00–160.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	120.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	151.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	142.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.59/cwt	115.00–123.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	138.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	164.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	638	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	56.98/cwt	54.00–61.00	761	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	64.45/cwt	62.00–69.00	857	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	65.58/cwt	63.00–69.00	723	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	55.51/cwt	53.00–60.00	538	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	48.13/cwt	45.00–52.00	486	37
Bulls	—	—	1,341	76.07/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,020	9
Bulls	—	—	1,900	90.24/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,715	7
Bulls	—	—	1,394	83.41/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,163	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	644.64/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,297	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	712.66/cwt	625.00–775.00	8,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	999	713.51/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,128	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	124.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	124.28/cwt	118.00–128.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	139.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	132.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	135.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.37/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	11

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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