Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 8.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher, Steer calves and Bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Heifer 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 $225.47/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$225.47

181 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	405	229.19	929	44
Medium and Large 1	527	226.04	1,192	96
Medium and Large 2	496	220.15	1,093	41

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale181 hd

225.47

—

GA average16 barns · 2,022 hd

218.24

+7.23

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	1,661	120.40	2,000	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	119.19	1,521	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,720	115.71	1,990	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	86.43	901	18

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$966	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$1,486	14

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	336	243.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	213.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	225.28/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	227.26/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	219.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,282	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	246.76/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	232.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	243.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	184.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	234.20/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	297.04/cwt	292.00–302.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	276.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	243.60/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,503	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	306.53/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	299.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	254.15/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	287.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	244.95/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,423	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	287.06/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	265.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	231.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	279.80/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	215.04/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	284.38/cwt	282.00–292.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	224.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	293.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	284.00/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,170	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	293.58/cwt	292.00–297.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	248.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,150	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	204.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	273.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	976	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	128.08/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,625	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	117.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	106.71/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,323	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	77.58/cwt	75.00–80.00	797	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	93.14/cwt	90.00–96.00	984	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	896	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,811	127.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,312	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	117.73/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,129	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	106.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,724	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	115.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	129.27/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,306	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,062	966.05/head	950.00–975.00	966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,173.54/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	976.92/head	925.00–1,025.00	977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,485.54/head	1,175.00–1,775.00	1,486	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	206.02/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	818	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	253.49/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	299.27/cwt	295.00–305.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	292.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	228.65/cwt	222.00–230.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	235.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	283.51/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	233.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	200.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	195.29/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	232.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,125	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	255.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	195.23/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,142	4

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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