Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 3.00 higher, Steer calves and Bull calves 10.00 higher, Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.81/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −130.34 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$259.81

55 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs GA average

−17.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	265.60	1,479	15thin
Medium and Large 2	552	260.53	1,437	20
Medium and Large 3	537	254.73	1,369	20

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale55 hd

259.81

—

GA average15 barns · 574 hd

252.30

+7.51

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−17.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−130.34

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	1,540	151.51	2,333	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	130.44	1,645	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	130.10	2,006	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	104.99	1,025	14

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)	1,030	$1,350	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,262	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	867	$1,327	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	231.10/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	247.11/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	365.41/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,396	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	352.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	345.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	870.61/head	800.00–925.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	334.98/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	296.07/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	306.27/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,207	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,350	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,442.34/head	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	263.16/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	273.80/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	282.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	284.00/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	378.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,370	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	382.01/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	284.17/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,361	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	255.73/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,465	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	126.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,051	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,965	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,562	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	104.90/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,016	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	95.08/cwt	92.00–97.00	838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	143.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	275.35/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,421	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	140.94/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,829	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	133.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,675	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	115.02/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	162.81/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	258.00/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,334	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	323.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,106	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,349.47/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	296.51/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	253.47/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	297.23/cwt	290.00–298.00	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	345.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	274.14/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	321.21/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	299.81/cwt	295.00–305.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	373.39/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	352.57/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	324.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	341.59/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	351.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	214.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	263.12/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	337.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,540	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	263.12/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,421	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,517	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.

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