Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves, bull calves and heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.50/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$140.50

171 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	145.40	860	26
Medium and Large 2	494	142.35	703	75
Medium and Large 3	439	136.70	600	70

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about $260 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 sale171 hd

140.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,268 hd

136.21

+4.29

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	—	Average	1,628	94.45	1,538	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	65.55	960	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	63.79	750	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	59.51	552	42

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)	1,200	$732	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$722	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	371	142.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	143.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	158.32/cwt	152.00–160.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.85/cwt	143.00–151.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	145.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	668	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.78/cwt	132.00–142.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	183.16/cwt	178.00–188.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	141.26/cwt	140.00–143.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.45/cwt	167.00–175.00	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	191.34/cwt	190.00–193.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	144.79/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	174.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	191.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	150.42/cwt	145.00–153.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	164.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	172.29/cwt	170.00–173.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	182.18/cwt	181.00–190.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	186.50/cwt	182.00–188.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	155.60/cwt	150.00–156.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	173.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	164.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	908	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	143.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	141.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.58/cwt	114.00–120.00	808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	134.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	172.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.50/cwt	168.00–172.00	776	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	55.58/cwt	52.00–59.00	490	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	70.76/cwt	68.00–74.00	657	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	62.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	645	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	70.79/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,038	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	60.83/cwt	58.00–65.00	890	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.89/cwt	57.00–64.00	703	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	68.25/cwt	65.00–72.00	790	11
Bulls	—	—	1,676	97.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,633	20
Bulls	—	—	1,575	91.10/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,435	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	721.82/head	650.00–825.00	722	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	732.07/head	675.00–850.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	164.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	169.76/cwt	168.00–173.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	259	173.81/cwt	170.00–178.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	165.47/cwt	165.00–168.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	142.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	147.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.64/cwt	152.00–155.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	784	109.61/cwt	108.00–113.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	130.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	133.26/cwt	128.00–138.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	151.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	106.92/cwt	105.00–113.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	125.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	124.67/cwt	118.00–128.00	879	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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