Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.11/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$135.11

123 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	139.08	670	32
Medium and Large 1	606	136.00	824	39
Medium and Large 3	482	131.99	636	52

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $34 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 sale123 hd

135.11

—

GA average15 barns · 2,179 hd

137.01

−1.90

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	1,618	94.16	1,524	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	66.46	976	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	64.46	782	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	56.32	585	212

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)	1,147	$793	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$716	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$791	24

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	438	149.06/cwt	149.00–150.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	142.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	688	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	112.89/cwt	108.00–116.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	113.40/cwt	113.00–115.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	125.21/cwt	123.00–128.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	166.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.67/cwt	172.00–175.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	192.18/cwt	190.00–193.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	147.62/cwt	143.00–150.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	146.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	157.68/cwt	151.00–161.00	915	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	161.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.92/cwt	136.00–145.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	105.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	144.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.97/cwt	141.00–144.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	152.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	120.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	142.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	135.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	131.79/cwt	130.00–132.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	133.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	162.77/cwt	155.00–164.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	130.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	828	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	716.08/head	625.00–800.00	716	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	792.63/head	600.00–925.00	793	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	1,091.14/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,091	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	691.11/head	600.00–750.00	691	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	61.49/cwt	59.00–66.00	607	41
Bulls	—	—	1,618	94.16/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,524	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	55.08/cwt	51.00–58.00	579	171
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	72.94/cwt	70.00–75.00	838	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	63.37/cwt	60.00–67.00	774	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	72.69/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,122	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	63.73/cwt	60.00–67.00	915	16

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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