Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer calves 4.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.58/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$247.58

337 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	254.46	1,239	80
Medium and Large 3	476	245.91	1,171	80
Medium and Large 1	587	245.23	1,440	177

One grade step is worth $9.23/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale337 hd

247.58

—

GA average16 barns · 2,226 hd

247.80

−0.22

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	1,583	127.26	2,015	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	115.08	1,495	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	107.99	1,368	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	89.51	872	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,421	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	477	259.24/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	232.60/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,424	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	281.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	230.57/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	278.99/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,202	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	386.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	286.03/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,633	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	252.59/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,321	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	223.49/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,370	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	272.47/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	214.20/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,596	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	267.66/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	257.14/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	301.72/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	209.48/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	265.59/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,347	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	378.24/cwt	372.00–380.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	215.80/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	361.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	316.35/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,474	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	254.90/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	223.26/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,469	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	231.58/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	336.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	292.35/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	245.98/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	227.28/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	328.15/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,375	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	305.30/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,600	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	243.25/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	368.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	274.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,546	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	361.99/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	310.43/cwt	275.00–380.00	844	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	87.18/cwt	84.00–91.00	826	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	116.93/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	107.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,363	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	94.21/cwt	92.00–99.00	945	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	113.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	115.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,536	11
Bulls	—	—	1,591	128.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	115.52/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	99.48/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,168	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	77.66/cwt	73.00–81.00	732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	133.71/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,356	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	1,421.17/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	268.15/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,392	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	331.81/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,208	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	351.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	337.95/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	345.68/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	235.81/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	212.36/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	272.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	341.85/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	219.69/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	257.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	302.41/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,433	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	259.32/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,076	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	237.45/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,251	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	287.27/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	296.24/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,253	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	321.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	272.76/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	298.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	271.56/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	200.01/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	283.83/cwt	282.00–290.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	278.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	799	9

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 →