Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.91/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$218.91

205 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	221.70	1,036	140
Medium and Large 3	350	214.59	752	17thin
Medium and Large 2	482	212.28	1,024	48

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $13 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 sale205 hd

218.91

—

GA average16 barns · 1,643 hd

203.71

+15.20

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	—	Low	1,409	113.28	1,596	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	99.12	1,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	95.44	1,111	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	79.40	788	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,243	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,839	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	203.46/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	229.11/cwt	225.00–231.00	848	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	219.88/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,143	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,295	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	218.13/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	263.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	228.46/cwt	228.00–230.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	205.35/cwt	202.00–206.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	226.14/cwt	224.00–230.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	269.51/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	229.01/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,402	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	258.67/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	228.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	937	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	224.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,047	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	237.52/cwt	232.00–242.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	243.55/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	263.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	260.29/cwt	260.00–262.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	217.63/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	220.41/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,115	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	229.95/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	272.10/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	250.26/cwt	250.00–252.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	219	229.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	193.61/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	212.65/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	214.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	184.68/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	238.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	967	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,838.55/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,839	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,243.25/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,208	107.73/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,301	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	107.03/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,285	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	96.46/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,427	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	70.75/cwt	69.00–74.00	712	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	88.06/cwt	85.00–91.00	931	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	95.29/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,206	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	104.43/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	79.37/cwt	75.00–83.00	777	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	85.50/cwt	84.00–88.00	858	10

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 →