Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls sharply higher, steer and bull calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.43/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −128.72 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$261.43

24 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.41

vs GA average

−10.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	264.35	1,462	15thin
Medium and Large 2	522	260.80	1,361	5thin
Medium and Large 3	523	251.27	1,314	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $325.70, median $390.15 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

261.43

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

250.02

+11.41

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−10.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−128.72

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	—	High	1,490	135.04	2,013	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	129.15	1,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	116.37	1,471	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	88.74	939	30

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)	1,075	$1,472	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,407	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	317.85/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,564	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	318.02/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,355	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,407.21/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,471.83/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,472	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	240.42/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,493	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	270.47/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,293	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	350.18/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	284.31/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,100	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	274.28/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	260.80/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	298.70/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	319.72/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	286.45/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	303.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	251.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	257.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	293.54/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	348.67/cwt	347.00–350.00	962	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,500.41/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	85.15/cwt	84.00–88.00	841	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	129.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	117.67/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,523	15
Bulls	—	—	1,703	144.92/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,468	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	126.54/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	132.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	273.48/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	294.89/cwt	290.00–297.00	964	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	97.37/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,117	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	76.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	735	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	108.09/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,274	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	127.80/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	342.31/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	338.98/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	319.57/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	236.29/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	288.59/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	323.23/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,561	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	258.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,567	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	325.44/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.67/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	287.75/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,226	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	316.26/cwt	310.00–320.00	974	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	284.92/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	315.79/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.89/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,440	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	256.13/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	301.15/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	252.62/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.45/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,342	12

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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