Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.01/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$223.01

203 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$5.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	225.55	1,047	111
Medium and Large 1	574	220.37	1,264	25
Medium and Large 3	452	219.77	993	67

One grade step is worth $5.79/cwt here — about $54 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 sale203 hd

223.01

—

GA average16 barns · 1,595 hd

216.74

+6.26

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	1,678	128.21	2,152	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	103.90	1,517	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	103.83	1,235	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	94.20	969	63

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,334	22

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	712	194.03/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	228.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	234.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	222.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	217.08/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,135	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	206.47/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	215.33/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	225.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	233.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	953	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	201.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	234.33/cwt	230.00–238.00	858	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	225.02/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	217.61/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,047	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	264.84/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,128	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	225.50/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	243.57/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	226.13/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,097	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	227.38/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	211.28/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	230.87/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	254.79/cwt	250.00–256.00	991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	263.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	229.56/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	234.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,253	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	272.65/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	254.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	266.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	245.30/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	175.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,382	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	245.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	276.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	96.26/cwt	92.00–99.00	988	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	86.20/cwt	82.00–90.00	884	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	103.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,074	13
Bulls	—	—	1,839	134.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,473	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	106.81/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,574	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	96.73/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,389	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	96.34/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,104	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,454	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	106.48/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,284	26
Bulls	—	—	1,365	117.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	128.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,173	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	104.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,497.07/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,497	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,049.14/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	264	264.24/cwt	260.00–267.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	233.23/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	217.66/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,162	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	253.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	224.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	233.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	275.54/cwt	270.00–277.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	233.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	205.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	245.64/cwt	240.00–249.00	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	194.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,221	5

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.

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