Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.48/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$189.48

197 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	191.17	936	89
Medium and Large 1	542	189.10	1,026	92
Medium and Large 3	470	182.32	857	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $79 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 sale197 hd

189.48

—

GA average15 barns · 1,893 hd

184.23

+5.26

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	—	High	1,777	114.72	2,039	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	99.03	1,490	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	95.46	1,128	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	77.27	778	23

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)	1,158	$1,080	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,253	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	476	196.87/cwt	190.00–198.00	937	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	171.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	227.49/cwt	227.00–228.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	213.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	189.84/cwt	185.00–195.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	165.81/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	212.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	147.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	200.80/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	182.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	183.00/cwt	180.00–187.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	213.66/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	168.90/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,317	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	193.00/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,287	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	253.65/cwt	253.00–254.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	214.17/cwt	213.00–215.00	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	170.21/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,091	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	200.88/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	240.36/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,137	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	248.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	224.48/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,176	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	227.59/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,088	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	185.89/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,154	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	214.02/cwt	212.00–216.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	220.38/cwt	217.00–222.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	192.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,158	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	101.54/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	86.21/cwt	84.00–91.00	937	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	102.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,190	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	69.70/cwt	67.00–72.00	679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	95.72/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,180	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	77.16/cwt	73.00–80.00	769	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	83.63/cwt	81.00–85.00	887	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	106.83/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,079.94/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,080	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,253.19/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	240.70/cwt	240.00–242.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	220.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	203.95/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	213.42/cwt	210.00–216.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	198.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	203.73/cwt	197.00–207.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	207.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	209.82/cwt	207.00–212.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	980	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	185.48/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	202.33/cwt	197.00–207.00	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	184.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,086	3

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →