Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$142.77

260 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	153.90	784	30
Medium and Large 2	518	144.63	749	146
Medium and Large 3	486	135.56	659	84

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $125 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 sale260 hd

142.77

—

GA average15 barns · 1,667 hd

144.46

−1.69

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	1,549	116.29	1,802	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	93.54	1,126	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	92.49	1,323	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	80.34	809	34

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	—	570	132.82/cwt	128.00–138.00	757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	135.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	136.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	128.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	182.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.00	852	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.44/cwt	160.00–163.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	150.36/cwt	148.00–153.00	570	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	139.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	191.04/cwt	190.00–193.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	160.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	176.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	184.85/cwt	183.00–190.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	187.06/cwt	185.00–188.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	155.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,103	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.36/cwt	182.00–186.00	782	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	176.50/cwt	173.00–180.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.77/cwt	182.00–190.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	890	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	79.24/cwt	76.00–83.00	823	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	747	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	88.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	837	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	101.89/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,424	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	93.14/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,310	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	86.48/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,277	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	85.77/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,035	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	102.30/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,151	18
Bulls	—	—	1,158	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	124.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,194	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	115.02/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,884	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	889.38/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,361	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,114.59/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	149.88/cwt	145.00–153.00	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	163.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	109.64/cwt	106.00–113.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	119.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	155.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	757	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	139.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.61/cwt	158.00–161.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	146.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	123.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	737	125.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	925	4

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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