Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.21/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$150.21

269 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	155.71	856	160
Medium and Large 2	501	146.61	734	64
Medium and Large 3	444	135.75	603	45

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $253 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 sale269 hd

150.21

—

GA average15 barns · 1,954 hd

146.71

+3.50

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	1,563	109.88	1,717	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	88.69	1,287	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	86.37	1,061	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	75.95	773	86

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)	1,295	$1,114	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$812	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$765	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$907	8

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	620	135.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	154.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	135.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	151.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	123.74/cwt	118.00–127.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.95/cwt	142.00–151.00	853	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.45/cwt	156.00–162.00	910	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.89/cwt	150.00–159.00	828	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	194.10/cwt	190.00–196.00	854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	139.20/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,063	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	166.95/cwt	164.00–169.00	574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	161.80/cwt	160.00–162.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	152.95/cwt	152.00–155.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	173.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	202.74/cwt	200.00–204.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	193.79/cwt	190.00–198.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	185.27/cwt	185.00–186.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	162.03/cwt	156.00–166.00	993	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	155.26/cwt	150.00–156.00	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	166.43/cwt	164.00–169.00	972	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	163.85/cwt	160.00–169.00	870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	145.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	153.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	185.36/cwt	184.00–188.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	171.05/cwt	170.00–173.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	183.68/cwt	180.00–188.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	148.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	161.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,088	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	164.52/cwt	160.00–169.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	144.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.38/cwt	188.00–196.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	176.22/cwt	176.00–178.00	807	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	85.99/cwt	84.00–90.00	805	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	77.62/cwt	75.00–82.00	807	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	723	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	82.19/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,190	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	95.59/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,394	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	88.38/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,281	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,086	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	86.25/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,089	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	81.52/cwt	80.00–82.00	985	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	103.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,512	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	122.62/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	112.34/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,908	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	686.34/head	525.00–800.00	686	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,000.59/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,114.19/head	925.00–1,275.00	1,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	812.36/head	750.00–875.00	812	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	907.22/head	800.00–1,125.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	185.17/cwt	180.00–188.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	151.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	171.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	153.01/cwt	148.00–155.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	165.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	163.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	120.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	145.42/cwt	138.00–147.00	778	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	134.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	145.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	150.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	969	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	176.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	140.47/cwt	138.00–148.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	142.90/cwt	138.00–148.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	141.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	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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