Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.12/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$144.12

169 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	156.31	740	35
Medium and Large 2	452	149.17	674	68
Medium and Large 3	475	132.45	629	66

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $111 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 sale169 hd

144.12

—

GA average16 barns · 1,680 hd

143.36

+0.75

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	1,606	100.89	1,621	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	80.74	1,169	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	76.40	957	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	67.50	709	56

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	429	151.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	161.21/cwt	160.00–163.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	165.50/cwt	162.00–166.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	152.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	151.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.73/cwt	133.00–143.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	118.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.30/cwt	161.00–164.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	147.91/cwt	142.00–152.00	771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	163.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	141.10/cwt	141.00–143.00	993	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	177.41/cwt	175.00–181.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.59/cwt	144.00–153.00	712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	171.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	154.64/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.20/cwt	167.00–169.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	145.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	176.93/cwt	175.00–183.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	165.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	157.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.35/cwt	142.00–152.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	818	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	891	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	81.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	69.91/cwt	68.00–75.00	721	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	76.00/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,104	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	64.61/cwt	60.00–67.00	686	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	83.45/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,206	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	76.40/cwt	72.00–79.00	957	14
Bulls	—	—	1,183	112.23/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	103.00/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,762	13
Bulls	—	—	1,634	94.82/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,549	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	770.94/cwt	600.00–875.00	8,665	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	991.95/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	13,867	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	647.09/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,040.39/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	13,660	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	866.58/cwt	650.00–975.00	9,246	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,187.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	16,358	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	164.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.29/cwt	158.00–165.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.59/cwt	142.00–146.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.07/cwt	145.00–153.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.22/cwt	140.00–149.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	142.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	133.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	146.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	573	14

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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