Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.67/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −62.14 against this barn's trailing median of $206.80.

Average price

$144.67

192 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$35.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	314	175.71	552	5thin
Medium and Large 2	478	146.19	698	119
Medium and Large 3	464	139.72	648	68

One grade step is worth $35.99/cwt here — about −$96 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $183.05, median $206.80 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale192 hd

144.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,205 hd

140.45

+4.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

206.80

−62.14

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	1,605	105.63	1,695	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	81.25	1,253	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	80.33	959	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	73.63	730	31

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$859	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$827	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	887	$585	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	934	$643	24

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	175.71/cwt	170.00–178.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	153.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	151.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	145.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	599	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	156.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	146.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	552	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	125.75/cwt	123.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	146.33/cwt	142.00–152.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	140.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	133.30/cwt	132.00–138.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	148.00/cwt	142.00–149.00	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	158.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	882	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	151.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	163.52/cwt	158.00–168.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	726	126.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	800	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	163.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	472	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	151.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	73.48/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,180	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	73.30/cwt	72.00–79.00	883	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,035	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	84.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,029	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	92.55/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,252	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	80.89/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,280	8
Bulls	—	—	1,647	98.87/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	77.64/cwt	75.00–82.00	807	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	71.43/cwt	67.00–74.00	689	20
Bulls	—	—	1,563	112.38/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	827.42/head	700.00–925.00	827	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,286	859.16/head	775.00–950.00	859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	585.34/head	500.00–725.00	585	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	934	643.45/head	575.00–750.00	643	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	124.08/cwt	122.00–128.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	138.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	147.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	150.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.39/cwt	151.00–155.00	807	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.76/cwt	138.00–148.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	135.05/cwt	132.00–138.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	181.79/cwt	173.00–183.00	694	8

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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