Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.22/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$140.22

161 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	150.36	808	25
Medium and Large 2	506	141.52	716	60
Medium and Large 3	444	135.85	603	76

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $205 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 sale161 hd

140.22

—

GA average16 barns · 1,930 hd

141.16

−0.94

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	1,472	93.06	1,370	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	74.45	1,088	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	67.09	804	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	63.40	569	36

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$689	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$687	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	430	139.84/cwt	136.00–146.00	601	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.47/cwt	148.00–156.00	642	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	146.41/cwt	144.00–148.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	145.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	143.27/cwt	136.00–146.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	129.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	686	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	166.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.96/cwt	168.00–174.00	624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	144.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	841	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	167.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	136.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	175.51/cwt	170.00–179.00	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	138.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	169.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	118.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	156.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.30/cwt	143.00–148.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	788	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.66/cwt	53.00–60.00	499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	72.27/cwt	70.00–76.00	683	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	65.33/cwt	61.00–68.00	586	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	79.82/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,172	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	69.76/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,016	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	73.40/cwt	72.00–76.00	861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,287	88.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	98.49/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	688.88/head	650.00–725.00	689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	686.68/head	600.00–750.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.49/cwt	110.00–118.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	141.15/cwt	140.00–143.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	171.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	103.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	140.68/cwt	138.00–141.00	685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	152.59/cwt	151.00–153.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	153.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	150.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	580	9

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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