Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the market being closed last week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.15/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$213.15

142 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	215.25	1,058	76
Medium and Large 2	456	210.95	962	58
Medium and Large 3	402	209.15	841	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $217 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 sale142 hd

213.15

—

GA average9 barns · 692 hd

203.71

+9.44

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	1,545	115.16	1,779	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	93.59	1,155	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	79.38	855	43

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,552	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	367	222.79/cwt	220.00–227.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	213.66/cwt	210.00–217.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	196.66/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	198.68/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	222.20/cwt	217.00–224.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	203.50/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	237.79/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	236.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.47/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	262.82/cwt	260.00–267.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	209.35/cwt	205.00–214.00	984	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	209.97/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	186.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	212.39/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,192	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	231.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	254.24/cwt	254.00–255.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	245.89/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	186.90/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	215.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,130	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.28/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	261.73/cwt	260.00–262.00	809	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,391	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	73.31/cwt	69.00–76.00	786	17
Bulls	—	—	1,456	113.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,659	7
Bulls	—	—	1,248	105.49/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	81.32/cwt	78.00–85.00	885	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,117	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	86.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,067	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	87.89/cwt	86.00–90.00	936	8
Bulls	—	—	1,950	124.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,552.47/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	227.77/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	223.56/cwt	222.00–226.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	238.79/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	273.93/cwt	270.00–277.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	202.65/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	178.44/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	218.25/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,028	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,098	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	207.65/cwt	207.00–208.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	230.42/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	213.15/cwt	211.00–217.00	927	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 →