Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.34/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$148.34

232 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$7.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	153.10	798	57
Medium and Large 2	509	148.76	757	66
Medium and Large 3	447	145.59	651	109

One grade step is worth $7.51/cwt here — about $147 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 sale232 hd

148.34

—

GA average8 barns · 1,054 hd

143.26

+5.08

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	1,712	95.29	1,631	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	69.46	1,041	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	66.34	804	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	64.04	639	79

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)	1,065	$562	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,090	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	150.97/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	133.24/cwt	128.00–138.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	153.20/cwt	153.00–155.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.00	679	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	164.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	164.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	185.42/cwt	183.00–188.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.08/cwt	190.00–195.00	817	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	156.49/cwt	154.00–161.00	956	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	187.01/cwt	183.00–188.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	153.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	154.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	167.40/cwt	164.00–174.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	185.80/cwt	182.00–188.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	187.65/cwt	187.00–188.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	188.08/cwt	186.00–193.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	179.67/cwt	175.00–185.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	193.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	193.73/cwt	190.00–198.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	196.57/cwt	190.00–198.00	603	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	66.82/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,012	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	59.23/cwt	55.00–62.00	733	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	74.00/cwt	71.00–78.00	905	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	66.79/cwt	63.00–70.00	791	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	74.47/cwt	71.00–78.00	743	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	77.36/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,492	90.96/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,357	8
Bulls	—	—	1,907	99.14/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,891	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	66.40/cwt	63.00–70.00	691	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	57.38/cwt	54.00–61.00	528	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	561.80/head	525.00–600.00	562	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,089.62/head	825.00–1,250.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	155.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	756	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	134.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	157.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	155.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	182.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	776	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	144.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	146.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.67/cwt	133.00–139.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	143.39/cwt	139.00–149.00	705	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	182.90/cwt	180.00–188.00	518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	136.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	132.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	125.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	131.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	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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