Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 higher. 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 $137.48/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$137.48

88 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$22.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	151.45	665	9thin
Medium and Large 2	460	143.97	662	36
Medium and Large 3	579	129.13	748	43

One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale88 hd

137.48

—

GA average15 barns · 1,138 hd

136.56

+0.92

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	1,422	102.72	1,461	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	80.63	1,234	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	80.26	936	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	72.78	700	37

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$798	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$835	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	619	128.64/cwt	123.00–133.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	734	115.60/cwt	115.00–117.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	148.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	146.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.28/cwt	150.00–153.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	162.84/cwt	162.00–163.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	161.57/cwt	161.00–165.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	168.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.59/cwt	170.00–173.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	143.29/cwt	143.00–145.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	138.40/cwt	138.00–140.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	156.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	155.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.04/cwt	169.00–177.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.86/cwt	142.00–143.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.58/cwt	150.00–152.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	136.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	780	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	161.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	162.53/cwt	158.00–165.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	145.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	834.86/head	700.00–950.00	835	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	798.20/head	675.00–850.00	798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,120	94.47/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,321	101.43/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,340	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	112.59/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	81.15/cwt	78.00–85.00	943	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	90.67/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,064	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	72.65/cwt	70.00–77.00	847	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	76.12/cwt	74.00–79.00	716	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	67.87/cwt	64.00–71.00	675	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	86.33/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,378	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	78.35/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,178	10

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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