Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.19/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$225.19

96 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	228.81	997	26
Medium and Large 1	550	225.95	1,243	63
Medium and Large 3	567	204.89	1,162	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale96 hd

225.19

—

GA average12 barns · 975 hd

220.18

+5.01

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	1,584	126.90	2,011	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	104.89	1,351	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	90.66	926	36

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)	1,288	$1,615	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,383	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$1,646	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	251.01/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	229.57/cwt	229.00–230.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	220.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	229.77/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,098	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	213.05/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	216.73/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	230.35/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,007	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	220.63/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	218.08/cwt	216.00–220.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	224.17/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	252.65/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	266.60/cwt	265.00–267.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	235.49/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	239.76/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	235.51/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	238.33/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	250.62/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	244.68/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	227.25/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,064	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	222.79/cwt	220.00–224.00	974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	204.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	224.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	181.48/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	98.32/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,287	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	114.79/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	90.19/cwt	86.00–93.00	949	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	105.06/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,333	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	83.59/cwt	81.00–85.00	770	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,006	12
Bulls	—	—	1,528	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	126.92/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,862	6
Bulls	—	—	1,857	135.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,509	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,383.08/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,383	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,614.76/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	1,664.98/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,665	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,626.48/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	789	172.67/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	213.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	278.63/cwt	275.00–282.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	271.85/cwt	267.00–277.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	193.67/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	228.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.06/cwt	232.00–240.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	241.82/cwt	240.00–242.00	941	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	228.10/cwt	227.00–230.00	853	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 →