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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls mostly, steer calves 6.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.95/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$221.95

147 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	222.57	1,479	135
Medium and Large 2	639	215.87	1,379	9thin
Medium and Large 3	555	212.36	1,179	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $301 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 sale147 hd

221.95

—

GA average14 barns · 700 hd

240.64

−18.70

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	1,542	109.54	1,689	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,813	101.66	1,843	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	92.23	1,263	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	79.39	780	50

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	459	266.50/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	282.83/cwt	280.00–287.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	197.19/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	240.19/cwt	240.00–242.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	243.03/cwt	240.00–246.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	236.78/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,361	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	204.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	226.78/cwt	226.00–228.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	199.19/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	215.15/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,577	65
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	212.36/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.77/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	219.05/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	246.11/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	171.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	81.64/cwt	78.00–85.00	861	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	96.14/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	94.41/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,285	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	72.06/cwt	69.00–77.00	667	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	87.92/cwt	86.00–90.00	774	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	112.69/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	103.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	85.84/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,210	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	104.82/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,594	114.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	229.55/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	279.73/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	281.57/cwt	277.00–287.00	963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	274.62/cwt	274.00–275.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	193.01/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	204.00/cwt	200.00–206.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	216.60/cwt	214.00–220.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	238.46/cwt	236.00–242.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	199.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	198.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	175.80/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	209.65/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	197.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	185.27/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	209.11/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,002	8

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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