Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.20/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$220.20

187 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$3.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	221.88	1,062	80
Medium and Large 1	622	219.56	1,366	58
Medium and Large 3	437	218.22	954	49

One grade step is worth $3.66/cwt here — about $108 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 sale187 hd

220.20

—

GA average17 barns · 2,638 hd

222.34

−2.14

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	1,518	122.78	1,864	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	96.44	1,260	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	94.63	1,582	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	87.19	830	40

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)	1,120	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,245	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$1,113	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,577	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	628	219.43/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,378	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	208.16/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	232.34/cwt	230.00–234.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	222.79/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,094	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	215.51/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,138	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	210.40/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	241.76/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	258.64/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,843	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	234.79/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	222.52/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	961	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	290.87/cwt	287.00–295.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	251.21/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	231.02/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	244.38/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	239.39/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	252.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,302	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	286.03/cwt	278.00–288.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	262.83/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,175	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	240.46/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,496	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	233.72/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,673	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	221.61/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,172	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	251.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.96/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	246.82/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,123	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	82.46/cwt	78.00–86.00	769	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	90.14/cwt	87.00–94.00	873	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	86.42/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,971	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	95.65/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,550	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,264	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	99.86/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,223	15
Bulls	—	—	1,637	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,899	5
Bulls	—	—	1,421	125.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,776	8
Bulls	—	—	1,610	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,106	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,150.60/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,151	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,319.62/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,349.55/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	1,090.65/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,091	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,241	1,422.86/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,423	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,731.86/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	242.14/cwt	240.00–246.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	232.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	273.01/cwt	272.00–275.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	212.89/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,043	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	220.20/cwt	215.00–224.00	953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	218.55/cwt	218.00–220.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	230.34/cwt	227.00–232.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	229.21/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,219	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.

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