Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.98/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$227.98

148 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	231.78	1,063	94
Medium and Large 2	443	222.18	984	46
Medium and Large 3	393	216.67	852	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $211 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 sale148 hd

227.98

—

GA average16 barns · 2,164 hd

226.07

+1.91

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	1,579	123.60	1,951	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	107.72	1,299	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	90.87	884	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,903	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,666	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,425	1thin

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 1	—	480	230.25/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,105	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	244.45/cwt	237.00–246.00	787	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	226.51/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	239.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	880	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.98/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	216.35/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	214.26/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	219.53/cwt	217.00–222.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	257.09/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	247.55/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,465	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	229.48/cwt	228.00–232.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	225.39/cwt	222.00–226.00	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.91/cwt	230.00–232.00	965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	254.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	215.79/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	272.20/cwt	265.00–274.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	191.89/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,403	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	237.61/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,010	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	228.33/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	209.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	105.69/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,172	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	96.19/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,252	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	83.80/cwt	79.00–86.00	767	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	98.72/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	125.44/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,348	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	91.33/cwt	87.00–94.00	901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,465	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,665.63/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,902.62/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	208.67/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	223.94/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	217.88/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	242.32/cwt	239.00–248.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	219.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	222.38/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	228.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	221.16/cwt	217.00–225.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	239.56/cwt	237.00–240.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	229.48/cwt	227.00–232.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	244.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,566	14

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 →