Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.06/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$203.06

143 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	206.49	970	59
Medium and Large 1	537	201.81	1,083	46
Medium and Large 3	443	199.24	882	38

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $88 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

203.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,911 hd

195.40

+7.66

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	1,429	116.36	1,663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	103.45	1,483	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	95.86	1,133	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	78.80	759	18

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,301	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	671	177.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	195.67/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,113	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	215.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	217.01/cwt	215.00–218.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	252.91/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,077	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	247.22/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	188.02/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	220.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	240.70/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	204.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	262.04/cwt	261.00–264.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	241.50/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	209.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	196.31/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	254.73/cwt	248.00–258.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	213.87/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	247.25/cwt	246.00–248.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.84/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,139	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	201.78/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,144	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	86.22/cwt	85.00–89.00	823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	770	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	69.96/cwt	67.00–74.00	657	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,745	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	111.80/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,446	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	95.20/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,121	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	88.15/cwt	86.00–90.00	889	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	102.48/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,349	11
Bulls	—	—	1,080	104.95/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	115.69/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,823	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	1,301.37/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	220.17/cwt	218.00–227.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	183.78/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	225.14/cwt	223.00–226.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	223.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	205.75/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,070	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	213.32/cwt	208.00–218.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	199.43/cwt	198.00–202.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	205.94/cwt	205.00–210.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	166.32/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	209.30/cwt	205.00–215.00	992	9

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 →