Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.52/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$257.52

159 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	258.48	1,315	77
Medium and Large 2	497	257.24	1,278	76
Medium and Large 3	500	248.64	1,242	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $73 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 sale159 hd

257.52

—

GA average16 barns · 2,315 hd

243.33

+14.19

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	—	Average	1,509	116.59	1,760	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	108.00	1,652	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	101.33	1,291	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	87.27	899	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,521	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	335	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	237.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	213.15/cwt	210.00–215.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	242.57/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,414	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	848	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	234.51/cwt	234.00–236.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	264.26/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,239	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	252.96/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	274.08/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	249.57/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,418	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	280.23/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,034	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	236.15/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,469	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	275.12/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	217.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.68/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	255.50/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	283.63/cwt	280.00–287.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	262.22/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	254.49/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	245.67/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	225.15/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,067	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	206.99/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,302	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	221.60/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,148	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	208.69/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,210	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	270.67/cwt	270.00–272.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	229.45/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,069	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	195.94/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.71/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	239.13/cwt	235.00–240.00	737	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,520.83/head	1,320.00–1,750.00	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	115.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	101.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,243	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	109.14/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,429	12
Bulls	—	—	1,510	123.23/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,861	6
Bulls	—	—	1,457	105.93/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,543	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	88.60/cwt	85.00–92.00	931	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	92.90/cwt	92.00–94.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	81.82/cwt	78.00–89.00	819	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	93.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,223	12

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 →