Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder steers 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 lower. Bull calves 1.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.59/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$142.59

247 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	151.71	701	100
Medium and Large 2	509	140.13	714	66
Medium and Large 3	455	133.34	607	81

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $94 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 sale247 hd

142.59

—

GA average15 barns · 1,395 hd

141.40

+1.19

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	—	Average	1,393	100.23	1,397	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	81.45	1,289	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	78.51	968	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	72.00	777	47

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	672	132.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	558	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	156.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	183.48/cwt	180.00–184.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	156.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	138.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	465	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	134.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	143.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	121.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	168.17/cwt	167.00–177.00	856	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	151.76/cwt	151.00–152.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	152.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	745	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	652	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	163.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	870	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	174.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	149.05/cwt	143.00–153.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	145.80/cwt	143.00–148.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	165.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.22/cwt	132.00–137.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	146.26/cwt	142.00–148.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	176.81/cwt	172.00–178.00	644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	130.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	169.97/cwt	163.00–171.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	152.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	829	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	90.55/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,432	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	81.27/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,293	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	75.65/cwt	72.00–79.00	938	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	83.42/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,019	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	72.45/cwt	70.00–76.00	774	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	73.91/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,157	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	65.65/cwt	61.00–68.00	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	80.25/cwt	78.00–85.00	852	13
Bulls	—	—	1,318	100.82/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,329	6
Bulls	—	—	1,561	107.19/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,673	5
Bulls	—	—	1,265	87.44/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,106	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	1,506.94/cwt	1,375.00–1,625.00	27,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	912.07/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,155	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	944.06/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	836.05/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	798.74/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,746	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	930.59/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	149.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	134.72/cwt	132.00–138.00	710	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	177.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.87/cwt	158.00–168.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	142.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	689	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	170.47/cwt	170.00–173.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	153.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	158.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	132.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	126.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	748	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	145.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	13

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

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