Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.16/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$184.16

149 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	189.92	874	49
Medium and Large 1	582	184.73	1,075	69
Medium and Large 3	500	173.80	869	31

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $6 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 sale149 hd

184.16

—

GA average14 barns · 1,311 hd

186.98

−2.82

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	1,675	115.31	1,932	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	95.86	1,130	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	93.29	1,429	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	77.46	812	23

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	191.49/cwt	187.00–192.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	178.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	143.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	160.91/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	186.71/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	233.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	970	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	201.00/cwt	197.00–205.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	142.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	218.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	252.61/cwt	250.00–253.00	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	184.03/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,327	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.50/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	164.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	211.23/cwt	210.00–216.00	672	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	181.96/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	167.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	188.16/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	218.75/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,065	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	229.40/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	184.01/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.16/cwt	240.00–245.00	920	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	246.37/cwt	245.00–247.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	235.87/cwt	234.00–237.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	188.00/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,146	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	77.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	813	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	93.29/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,429	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	87.26/cwt	83.00–91.00	891	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,197	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	67.66/cwt	65.00–70.00	713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	83.44/cwt	81.00–87.00	869	10
Bulls	—	—	1,898	123.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	95.94/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,204	24
Bulls	—	—	1,699	115.81/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,968	8
Bulls	—	—	1,463	108.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	229.37/cwt	227.00–232.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	185.48/cwt	185.00–187.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	196.28/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	223.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	166.57/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,121	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	207.26/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	163.51/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	144.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	201.97/cwt	200.00–205.00	949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	197.14/cwt	192.00–202.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	179.91/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,123	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	187.05/cwt	184.00–194.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	157.91/cwt	155.00–162.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	233.21/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,073	5

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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