Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.63/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$162.63

263 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	171.01	744	95
Medium and Large 2	468	159.89	748	123
Medium and Large 3	403	152.44	614	45

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $130 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 sale263 hd

162.63

—

GA average16 barns · 2,916 hd

154.69

+7.94

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	1,715	99.67	1,710	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	78.11	1,177	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	69.75	821	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	65.18	599	46

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)	838	$753	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$733	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	563	150.94/cwt	143.00–153.00	850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	154.80/cwt	153.00–158.00	807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	193.73/cwt	192.00–198.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	173.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	672	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	212.21/cwt	210.00–218.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	190.44/cwt	190.00–194.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	205.44/cwt	203.00–208.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	161.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	164.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	173.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	195.63/cwt	193.00–198.00	845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	174.42/cwt	173.00–178.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	183.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	978	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	166.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.97/cwt	198.00–205.00	955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	174.05/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,067	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	150.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	196.94/cwt	195.00–200.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	228.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	185.23/cwt	180.00–188.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	185.71/cwt	178.00–188.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	164.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	193.52/cwt	192.00–194.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	178.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	169.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,194	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	205.88/cwt	200.00–209.00	778	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	186.14/cwt	183.00–189.00	851	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	145.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	984	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	208.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	152.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	163.98/cwt	161.00–168.00	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	185.89/cwt	183.00–193.00	797	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	78.16/cwt	76.00–80.00	755	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	67.33/cwt	65.00–72.00	619	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	74.22/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,186	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	81.49/cwt	78.00–85.00	953	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	69.99/cwt	67.00–74.00	813	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	60.34/cwt	57.00–64.00	547	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	81.29/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,164	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	63.94/cwt	60.00–66.00	769	15
Bulls	—	—	1,458	94.63/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,380	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	101.11/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,809	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	752.83/head	675.00–850.00	753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	732.82/head	650.00–800.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	171.73/cwt	168.00–175.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	208.54/cwt	204.00–214.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	163.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	867	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	147.01/cwt	143.00–150.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	172.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	171.75/cwt	170.00–178.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	183.58/cwt	180.00–188.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	175.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	171.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	193.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	745	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	159.56/cwt	155.00–163.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	153.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	148.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	165.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	145.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	156.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.82/cwt	155.00–164.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	178.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.89/cwt	163.00–171.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	153.33/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	165.02/cwt	160.00–169.00	688	23

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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