Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.84/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$149.84

240 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	154.62	846	116
Medium and Large 2	444	153.18	680	49
Medium and Large 3	431	140.25	605	75

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $242 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 sale240 hd

149.84

—

GA average15 barns · 1,743 hd

143.34

+6.50

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	—	Average	1,899	103.64	1,968	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	86.22	1,230	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	82.78	1,022	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	78.11	817	53

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	560	130.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	144.25/cwt	138.00–148.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.68/cwt	161.00–168.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.43/cwt	152.00–160.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	157.12/cwt	153.00–163.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	131.43/cwt	131.00–132.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	915	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	156.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	154.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	193.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	166.37/cwt	165.00–173.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	175.32/cwt	169.00–178.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.96/cwt	164.00–174.00	741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	183.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	192.70/cwt	192.00–195.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	195.71/cwt	195.00–198.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	165.05/cwt	162.00–168.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	178.00/cwt	172.00–182.00	908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	161.99/cwt	154.00–164.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	184.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	154.79/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,008	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.86/cwt	172.00–181.00	743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	167.19/cwt	162.00–169.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	145.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	678	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	72.49/cwt	69.00–76.00	757	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	90.58/cwt	88.00–93.00	987	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	79.00/cwt	77.00–84.00	809	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	83.19/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,227	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	89.59/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,229	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	80.67/cwt	79.00–86.00	966	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	76.25/cwt	73.00–78.00	949	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	91.86/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,155	10
Bulls	—	—	2,018	109.69/cwt	106.00–113.00	2,214	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	100.01/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,827	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	842.62/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,614	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	861.43/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,415	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	904.69/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,327	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,191.02/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	16,412	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	165.69/cwt	162.00–168.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	166.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	157.36/cwt	155.00–159.00	807	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	153.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	171.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	165.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	181.70/cwt	178.00–188.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	141.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	143.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	169.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	164.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	155.20/cwt	154.00–159.00	860	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	142.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	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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