Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

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 $150.47/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$150.47

142 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	154.02	839	52
Medium and Large 2	457	152.82	699	50
Medium and Large 3	442	142.92	632	40

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $207 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 sale142 hd

150.47

—

GA average6 barns · 661 hd

148.63

+1.84

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	1,599	102.13	1,633	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	72.05	995	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	66.92	805	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	64.97	619	40

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)	1,091	$779	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$888	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	680	155.67/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	170.17/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	188.66/cwt	185.00–190.00	973	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	216.93/cwt	215.00–223.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	141.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	194.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.58/cwt	154.00–158.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.14/cwt	148.00–158.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	139.16/cwt	139.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.90/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	165.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	179.04/cwt	178.00–180.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	159.83/cwt	152.00–161.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	204.77/cwt	203.00–208.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	209.57/cwt	205.00–213.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	167.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	218.30/cwt	215.00–223.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	171.74/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	187.67/cwt	183.00–193.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	188.75/cwt	185.00–195.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	172.75/cwt	172.00–173.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	177.67/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	163.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	152.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	152.50/cwt	151.00–155.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	154.49/cwt	150.00–158.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	126.37/cwt	123.00–133.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	173.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	164.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	160.23/cwt	158.00–163.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	132.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	125.20/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	135.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	733	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,228	887.53/head	875.00–900.00	888	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	778.52/head	650.00–850.00	779	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	60.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	728	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	67.96/cwt	65.00–72.00	834	23
Bulls	—	—	1,648	105.68/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,538	97.69/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	75.31/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,054	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	66.25/cwt	64.00–71.00	633	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	77.16/cwt	74.00–79.00	802	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	58.97/cwt	56.00–63.00	541	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	76.03/cwt	73.00–80.00	875	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	66.61/cwt	63.00–70.00	901	6

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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