Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.04/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$143.04

242 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	147.48	994	73
Medium and Large 2	473	146.02	691	85
Medium and Large 3	489	136.15	665	84

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $329 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 sale242 hd

143.04

—

GA average15 barns · 1,915 hd

142.79

+0.25

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	1,627	103.73	1,688	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	79.54	990	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	79.01	1,169	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	75.29	775	40

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,025	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	520	132.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.75/cwt	150.00–153.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	126.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	122.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	181.48/cwt	177.00–187.00	764	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	142.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	134.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.13/cwt	150.00–153.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	129.82/cwt	128.00–134.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	162.13/cwt	161.00–165.00	918	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	659	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	187.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	174.72/cwt	174.00–179.00	839	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	153.02/cwt	151.00–159.00	958	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	153.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	164.84/cwt	161.00–170.00	854	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	150.82/cwt	150.00–153.00	798	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	160.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	170.83/cwt	170.00–175.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	182.95/cwt	180.00–185.00	681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	69.43/cwt	69.00–70.00	689	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	82.82/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,244	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	76.29/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,117	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	77.35/cwt	75.00–81.00	946	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	79.68/cwt	77.00–83.00	835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	73.82/cwt	72.00–76.00	760	16
Bulls	—	—	1,627	103.73/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,688	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	85.39/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,110	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,025.10/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	175.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	145.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	166.06/cwt	165.00–168.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	144.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	748	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	147.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	181.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	146.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	140.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	143.90/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,091	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.76/cwt	133.00–143.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	153.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	145.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	706	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	742	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	145.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.72/cwt	148.00–154.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	154.58/cwt	154.00–157.00	784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	188.37/cwt	188.00–190.00	620	5

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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