Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.69/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$197.69

252 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	202.29	906	52
Medium and Large 1	586	196.82	1,153	190
Medium and Large 3	433	190.23	824	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $82 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 sale252 hd

197.69

—

GA average17 barns · 2,529 hd

194.15

+3.54

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	1,678	117.02	1,964	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	101.74	1,545	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	100.28	1,158	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	81.99	854	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,176	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,073	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,436	$1,709	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	466	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	225.43/cwt	222.00–232.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	187.00/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	231.41/cwt	227.00–232.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	197.42/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,096	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	213.42/cwt	205.00–220.00	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	175.38/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	203.47/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,467	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	203.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	196.60/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,022	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	217.70/cwt	215.00–220.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	228.30/cwt	225.00–231.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	199.39/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,343	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	185.91/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	244.09/cwt	242.00–246.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	235.40/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	242.15/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,136	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	238.66/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	231.44/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,324	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	247.64/cwt	246.00–252.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	242.02/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,123	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	236.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	991	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	100.68/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	86.64/cwt	84.00–91.00	947	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	784	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	768	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	99.48/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,143	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	92.24/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,003	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	108.77/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,332	18
Bulls	—	—	1,690	109.79/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,855	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	124.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	116.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,864	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.86/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,176	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,073.19/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,073	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,650.73/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,651	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,797.04/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	186.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,095	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	199.49/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	225.90/cwt	222.00–230.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	183.48/cwt	180.00–187.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	215.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.18/cwt	202.00–212.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	209.78/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,001	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	171.01/cwt	170.00–177.00	975	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	223.44/cwt	222.00–225.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	237.21/cwt	232.00–242.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	232.12/cwt	227.00–237.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	211.78/cwt	207.00–216.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	198.17/cwt	192.00–202.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	202.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	918	2

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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