Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-08-23

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 23
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
602 vs last sale 1,128 325 vs year ago 851 · 38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
17 vs last sale 164 17 vs year ago 130 · +13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
14 vs last sale 23 0 vs year ago 37 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.71/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$148.71
155 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.55
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451158.3771457
Medium and Large 2485147.8571657
Medium and Large 3488136.4966741
One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $47 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 sale155 hd
148.71
GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd
147.16
+1.55
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
BullsHigh1,524109.631,67110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44689.971,30125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23689.051,10117
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08274.6680868

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,0262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,00414

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2586144.96/cwt140.00–149.0084913
HeifersMedium and Large 1422162.08/cwt160.00–165.0068412
HeifersMedium and Large 2610134.03/cwt130.00–138.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2312152.27/cwt150.00–158.004755
HeifersMedium and Large 1372160.54/cwt160.00–163.005979
HeifersMedium and Large 1536156.87/cwt150.00–159.008418
HeifersMedium and Large 2734137.08/cwt129.00–139.001,0065
HeifersMedium and Large 2514145.96/cwt142.00–147.007505
SteersMedium and Large 3483161.01/cwt160.00–162.007782
SteersMedium and Large 3529152.13/cwt150.00–155.008057
HeifersMedium and Large 3430143.58/cwt140.00–148.006175
HeifersMedium and Large 3577133.04/cwt129.00–138.0076811
HeifersMedium and Large 1482156.87/cwt150.00–160.0075621
HeifersMedium and Large 2469142.77/cwt140.00–145.006706
SteersMedium and Large 3579156.71/cwt152.00–159.009074
SteersMedium and Large 3433168.76/cwt165.00–175.007314
HeifersMedium and Large 2287153.34/cwt150.00–158.004403
HeifersMedium and Large 3358141.65/cwt140.00–145.005073
SteersMedium and Large 3318183.19/cwt180.00–185.005833
SteersMedium and Large 3708146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,0372
SteersMedium and Large 1588171.11/cwt170.00–173.001,0068
SteersMedium and Large 2383191.47/cwt190.00–193.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 2420153.67/cwt150.00–157.0064511
HeifersMedium and Large 2384155.88/cwt150.00–158.005997
SteersMedium and Large 2565166.04/cwt162.00–168.0093813
SteersMedium and Large 2480176.42/cwt170.00–180.0084718
SteersMedium and Large 2423182.50/cwt180.00–183.007726
SteersMedium and Large 2333193.90/cwt190.00–198.006468
SteersMedium and Large 2623163.36/cwt162.00–165.001,0188
SteersMedium and Large 3367171.06/cwt170.00–173.006283
SteersMedium and Large 2535167.07/cwt162.00–171.0089414
SteersMedium and Large 1388200.10/cwt194.00–203.007763
BullsMedium and Large 1632149.38/cwt145.00–155.009448
BullsMedium and Large 1323189.02/cwt185.00–192.006113
BullsMedium and Large 1588153.34/cwt150.00–154.009029
BullsMedium and Large 1515161.75/cwt160.00–162.008338
BullsMedium and Large 1374184.40/cwt180.00–190.006908
BullsMedium and Large 1483164.09/cwt160.00–170.007936
CowsLean 85-90%1,09876.83/cwt74.00–81.0084432
CowsLean 85-90%1,06169.51/cwt66.00–73.0073829
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25991.99/cwt89.00–95.001,1586
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22884.54/cwt82.00–87.001,0389
CowsLean 85-90%1,09686.12/cwt84.00–90.009447
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46382.28/cwt80.00–87.001,20410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518100.34/cwt97.00–104.001,5235
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39492.48/cwt89.00–95.001,28910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203100.51/cwt97.00–104.001,2092
Bulls1,538114.62/cwt113.00–119.001,7636
Bulls1,31896.85/cwt96.00–98.001,2762
Bulls1,690107.43/cwt106.00–109.001,8162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,025.81/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0262
BullsMedium and Large 2738124.50/cwt124.00–125.009192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3978775.45/head750.00–800.007752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3988753.67/head700.00–800.007544
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,103.44/head1,050.00–1,250.001,10310
BullsMedium and Large 2608134.98/cwt130.00–140.008214
BullsMedium and Large 3688123.20/cwt119.00–129.008485
BullsMedium and Large 3393154.97/cwt150.00–160.006092
BullsMedium and Large 3523139.50/cwt135.00–145.007306
BullsMedium and Large 3474139.99/cwt135.00–145.006645
BullsMedium and Large 3566128.97/cwt125.00–135.007307
BullsMedium and Large 2372171.04/cwt170.00–173.006363
BullsMedium and Large 1423173.39/cwt170.00–175.007333
BullsMedium and Large 2668134.94/cwt130.00–140.009012
BullsMedium and Large 3427145.94/cwt140.00–150.006236
BullsMedium and Large 2480151.64/cwt148.00–158.007285
BullsMedium and Large 2563144.26/cwt143.00–145.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 1605141.50/cwt140.00–143.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 1331160.98/cwt160.00–165.005335
BullsMedium and Large 2523155.21/cwt150.00–159.008129
BullsMedium and Large 3333163.40/cwt160.00–170.005443
BullsMedium and Large 2420165.01/cwt163.00–168.006936
HeifersMedium and Large 3543134.02/cwt130.00–138.007284
HeifersMedium and Large 3329142.40/cwt140.00–148.004687
HeifersMedium and Large 3480135.72/cwt130.00–138.006517
HeifersMedium and Large 3654126.75/cwt122.00–130.008294

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.