Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.71/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$142.71

249 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	146.17	809	121
Medium and Large 2	505	143.19	724	67
Medium and Large 3	475	135.31	643	61

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $166 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 sale249 hd

142.71

—

GA average9 barns · 807 hd

137.84

+4.87

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	1,621	104.65	1,696	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	80.89	1,168	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	80.28	960	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	72.97	736	46

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)	1,090	$760	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	909	$788	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	150.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	166.98/cwt	160.00–169.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.68/cwt	182.00–185.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.64/cwt	184.00–186.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	147.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.88/cwt	154.00–164.00	971	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	156.93/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,153	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	143.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	162.32/cwt	161.00–165.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	174.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	166.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	141.48/cwt	138.00–145.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	134.79/cwt	132.00–135.00	886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	829	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	160.27/cwt	158.00–161.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	124.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	131.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	154.79/cwt	152.00–158.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.24/cwt	173.00–178.00	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.63/cwt	170.00–174.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	165.48/cwt	164.00–170.00	963	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	150.18/cwt	141.00–151.00	922	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	789	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	77.19/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,142	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	85.82/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,197	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	67.64/cwt	64.00–71.00	689	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	82.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	778	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	75.02/cwt	72.00–79.00	765	21
Bulls	—	—	1,678	108.42/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,819	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	75.90/cwt	73.00–79.00	898	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	90.69/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,101	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	83.91/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,018	9
Bulls	—	—	1,520	98.05/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	760.32/head	625.00–875.00	760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	909	788.14/head	675.00–925.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	142.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	163.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	141.67/cwt	138.00–144.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	157.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	133.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	130.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	154.19/cwt	154.00–155.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	144.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	707	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	143.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	145.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	139.65/cwt	135.00–141.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	118.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	630	7

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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