Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-06-07

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jun 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
766 head
417 vs last sale 349 78 vs year ago 844 · 9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
163 vs last sale 122 1 vs year ago 284 · +0.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
127 vs last sale 27 126 vs year ago 28 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.94/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$144.94
140 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.96
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475159.9575911thin
Medium and Large 2466149.4569768
Medium and Large 3474137.2165161
One grade step is worth $22.74/cwt here — about $109 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 sale140 hd
144.94
GA average13 barns · 1,015 hd
138.98
+5.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,642104.911,72311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37581.711,12411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14680.6292439
CowsLean 85-90%Low97072.6970594

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$8196
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$8093thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)982$75027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$92054

Every lot, as filed

65 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1418161.54/cwt160.00–163.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2567143.95/cwt141.00–146.008168
HeifersMedium and Large 2458153.46/cwt150.00–158.007037
SteersMedium and Large 1460183.25/cwt183.00–184.0084316
SteersMedium and Large 1659154.25/cwt154.00–156.001,0178
SteersMedium and Large 3485159.02/cwt158.00–160.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 3574133.77/cwt130.00–138.007687
HeifersMedium and Large 3520129.45/cwt125.00–135.006738
HeifersMedium and Large 3421141.46/cwt140.00–146.0059611
HeifersMedium and Large 2386152.78/cwt150.00–158.0059021
HeifersMedium and Large 3728116.77/cwt113.00–120.008504
HeifersMedium and Large 2513146.62/cwt140.00–150.0075226
HeifersMedium and Large 1464162.32/cwt160.00–164.007536
BullsMedium and Large 2533143.98/cwt140.00–148.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 2420152.66/cwt150.00–155.006416
HeifersMedium and Large 3381140.52/cwt135.00–145.005357
HeifersMedium and Large 3312148.75/cwt145.00–153.004646
HeifersMedium and Large 3266150.27/cwt148.00–155.004004
BullsMedium and Large 2465151.79/cwt149.00–158.0070610
BullsMedium and Large 1712119.31/cwt117.00–123.008493
BullsMedium and Large 2571135.23/cwt130.00–138.007725
BullsMedium and Large 2320162.08/cwt160.00–165.005196
BullsMedium and Large 3386151.99/cwt150.00–156.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 1534154.15/cwt151.00–161.008233
BullsMedium and Large 3505134.00/cwt132.00–135.006773
BullsMedium and Large 2437164.07/cwt158.00–168.0071712
BullsMedium and Large 3328153.97/cwt150.00–158.005052
BullsMedium and Large 3489138.11/cwt135.00–145.006756
BullsMedium and Large 3416143.51/cwt140.00–150.005977
BullsMedium and Large 1381172.84/cwt170.00–175.006595
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,034810.34/head700.00–950.0081038
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3391,179.97/head1,025.00–1,475.001,18016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,140808.77/head775.00–825.008093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,088818.95/head700.00–975.008196
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3982750.13/head625.00–925.0075027
Bulls1,49095.35/cwt93.00–97.001,4213
Bulls1,687104.40/cwt102.00–106.001,7613
Bulls1,707110.96/cwt107.00–114.001,8945
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13383.90/cwt81.00–88.0095122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16276.37/cwt73.00–80.0088717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38385.12/cwt82.00–89.001,1776
CowsLean 85-90%97770.09/cwt67.00–74.0068564
CowsLean 85-90%94277.05/cwt75.00–82.0072626
CowsLean 85-90%1,03086.02/cwt83.00–90.008864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36677.61/cwt75.00–81.001,0605
SteersMedium and Large 3565153.51/cwt152.00–155.008672
SteersMedium and Large 2385168.95/cwt165.00–173.006504
SteersMedium and Large 3624143.95/cwt139.00–149.008984
SteersMedium and Large 3516155.97/cwt153.00–158.008054
SteersMedium and Large 2327172.69/cwt170.00–178.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 3618125.84/cwt120.00–130.007787
SteersMedium and Large 2476177.21/cwt170.00–178.0084417
SteersMedium and Large 1344183.39/cwt183.00–188.0063112
SteersMedium and Large 2521163.74/cwt160.00–168.008534
SteersMedium and Large 1564179.61/cwt179.00–180.001,01313
SteersMedium and Large 3330164.66/cwt160.00–168.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 3468145.23/cwt139.00–149.006807
SteersMedium and Large 2435171.47/cwt170.00–173.007462
SteersMedium and Large 3415164.29/cwt160.00–168.006823
BullsMedium and Large 1434173.40/cwt170.00–175.007539
BullsMedium and Large 1520153.58/cwt150.00–158.007995
BullsMedium and Large 1325171.70/cwt170.00–175.005584
BullsMedium and Large 1663131.49/cwt128.00–135.008722
BullsMedium and Large 1559143.57/cwt140.00–148.0080312
BullsMedium and Large 1293173.60/cwt170.00–175.005099

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.