Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.91/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$137.91

158 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	143.75	670	40
Medium and Large 1	599	141.58	847	10thin
Medium and Large 3	459	135.41	621	108

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $49 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 sale158 hd

137.91

—

GA average14 barns · 1,506 hd

131.14

+6.77

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	1,681	98.38	1,654	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	68.40	1,049	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	66.34	785	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	60.28	601	51

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)	1,330	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$766	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$686	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,497	$1,113	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	326	175.87/cwt	170.00–179.00	573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	130.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	674	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	159.25/cwt	154.00–163.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	141.82/cwt	138.00–148.00	457	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	148.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	131.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	191.71/cwt	190.00–192.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	123.40/cwt	123.00–125.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	117.00/cwt	113.00–120.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	144.57/cwt	139.00–149.00	617	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	147.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	144.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	166.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	164.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	146.54/cwt	142.00–152.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	181.69/cwt	178.00–184.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.31/cwt	112.00–122.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	173.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	150.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	105.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	150.14/cwt	150.00–152.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.74/cwt	138.00–148.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	167.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	472	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	121.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	140.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	721	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	132.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	150.22/cwt	150.00–152.00	514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	157.53/cwt	155.00–163.00	692	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	685.88/head	650.00–725.00	686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	825.38/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	1,112.89/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,113	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	766.16/head	675.00–825.00	766	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	65.61/cwt	62.00–69.00	776	29
Bulls	—	—	1,657	95.48/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	103.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,777	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	64.15/cwt	61.00–68.00	630	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	56.71/cwt	53.00–60.00	580	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	74.13/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,271	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	65.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	958	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	72.83/cwt	71.00–76.00	615	3

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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