Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher, feeder steers 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 15.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.50/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.65 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$252.50

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$6.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs GA average

−23.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	253.79	1,439	17thin
Medium and Large 2	510	253.62	1,293	10thin
Medium and Large 3	528	246.97	1,304	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $135 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 sale33 hd

252.50

—

GA average14 barns · 422 hd

246.22

+6.28

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−23.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−137.65

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	1,596	166.40	2,656	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	144.57	2,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	128.61	1,566	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	107.18	1,018	26

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)	1,200	$1,699	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,576	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,202	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	250–300	290	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	266.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	253.62/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	313.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,699.38/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	307.04/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	297.42/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.67/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	256.17/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	302.70/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	342.86/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	246.97/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	342.49/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,201.82/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,576.23/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	273.58/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,250	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	127.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,568	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	107.76/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,045	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	93.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	114.83/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,126	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	140.13/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	151.64/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	263.01/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,265	15
Bulls	—	—	1,593	164.45/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,747	177.59/cwt	170.00–184.00	3,102	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	147.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	119.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,280	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	137.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	251.73/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,465	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	320.09/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	253.62/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	224.53/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	346.52/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	298.46/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,373	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	298.22/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	335.46/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,583	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	319.07/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,678	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	288.51/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	280.49/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	233.99/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	312.17/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	358.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,467	7

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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