Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.51/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$191.51

186 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	194.47	915	150
Medium and Large 2	498	180.76	900	28
Medium and Large 3	460	173.61	798	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $117 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 sale186 hd

191.51

—

GA average15 barns · 1,631 hd

177.29

+14.22

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	1,488	102.49	1,525	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	104.04	1,606	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	93.80	1,158	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	75.57	773	22

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	225.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	243.17/cwt	242.00–244.00	778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.00	830	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.39/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,003	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	69.13/cwt	65.00–73.00	708	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	77.89/cwt	74.00–82.00	805	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,625	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	94.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.06/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,228	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	92.56/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,183	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	177.37/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,007	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	214.58/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	241.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	220.52/cwt	220.00–222.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	249.42/cwt	249.00–250.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,159	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	184.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	209.72/cwt	205.00–212.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	192.68/cwt	187.00–195.00	994	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	229.66/cwt	225.00–233.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	181.56/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	207.29/cwt	205.00–212.00	989	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	168.65/cwt	162.00–172.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	198.20/cwt	194.00–201.00	936	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	195.53/cwt	192.00–197.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	203.54/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	235.42/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	185.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,261	29
Bulls	—	—	1,587	111.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	96.82/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	196.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	205.50/cwt	205.00–207.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	213.11/cwt	210.00–217.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	213.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	202.81/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	215.88/cwt	212.00–220.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	173.54/cwt	172.00–175.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	166.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	174.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	191.94/cwt	190.00–195.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	187.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	152.71/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	205.79/cwt	204.00–210.00	772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	201.74/cwt	197.00–205.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	201.29/cwt	197.00–203.00	833	28

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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