Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder bulls and steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady, bull calves had limited comparable sales, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.26/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −135.89 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$254.26

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs GA average

−12.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	259.79	1,411	17thin
Medium and Large 2	559	252.53	1,411	8thin
Medium and Large 3	521	244.24	1,272	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

254.26

—

GA average16 barns · 564 hd

251.20

+3.06

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−12.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−135.89

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	1,788	162.49	2,905	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	138.80	2,016	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	136.55	1,739	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	113.99	1,219	13

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)	1,190	$1,507	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	430	288.28/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	271.21/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,429	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	245.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	249.25/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	239.39/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	301.48/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	268.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,312	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	204.60/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	314.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	271.73/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	350.64/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	289.58/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,323	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	210.41/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.92/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	272.97/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	349.33/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	302.53/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	288.76/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	334.01/cwt	331.00–337.00	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	325.61/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	267.49/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	228.16/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.59/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	276.64/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,311	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	296.46/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,444	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	263.48/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	244.24/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,272	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	275.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,152	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	288.78/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	251.33/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	102.29/cwt	99.00–107.00	980	5
Bulls	—	—	2,145	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	125.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,582	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	254.83/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,200	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	298.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,506.70/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,507	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	256.83/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	220.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,609	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	126.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,769	159.73/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,826	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	116.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,435	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	141.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,883	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,670	11

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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