Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 5.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves. and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.18/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$215.18

143 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$21.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	393	230.97	908	23
Medium and Large 2	499	219.04	1,092	36
Medium and Large 1	611	209.20	1,277	84

One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale143 hd

215.18

—

GA average13 barns · 850 hd

210.98

+4.20

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	1,654	108.82	1,800	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	93.71	1,472	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	92.29	1,097	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	77.66	756	31

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$925	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$775	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$743	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	93.13/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,094	15
Bulls	—	—	1,545	108.29/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,673	17
Bulls	—	—	1,585	100.94/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,600	9
Bulls	—	—	1,861	115.48/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,149	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	837.43/head	825.00–850.00	837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	688.14/head	625.00–750.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	925.18/head	800.00–1,100.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	174.18/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,064	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	184.26/cwt	180.00–186.00	866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	181.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	205.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	174.30/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,004	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	193.51/cwt	190.00–197.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	203.03/cwt	200.00–207.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	164.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	193.08/cwt	190.00–198.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	184.33/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	214.07/cwt	210.00–218.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	235.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	213.73/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	225.82/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	212.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	222.86/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,161	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	216.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,136	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	194.20/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	242.43/cwt	240.00–244.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	196.98/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	244.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	209.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	182.84/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	183.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	192.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	213.76/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,028	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	92.83/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	68.50/cwt	65.00–72.00	634	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	84.29/cwt	80.00–87.00	799	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	77.26/cwt	73.00–80.00	818	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	87.24/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,303	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	101.28/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,599	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	86.86/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,011	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,223	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	89.06/cwt	82.00–94.00	947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	626.27/head	600.00–650.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	195.02/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	226.16/cwt	222.00–230.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	192.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	234.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	203.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	224.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	214.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	214.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	243.72/cwt	240.00–247.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	193.60/cwt	190.00–198.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	173.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	889	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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