Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: This report will not be released next week due to July 4th holiday. Market coverage will resume 7/9/24.

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steer, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer calves6.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.93/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.22 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$262.93

132 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.92

vs GA average

−6.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	267.87	1,422	93
Medium and Large 2	536	251.90	1,351	36
Medium and Large 3	523	242.32	1,267	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $155 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 sale132 hd

262.93

—

GA average15 barns · 587 hd

250.02

+12.92

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−6.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−127.22

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	1,507	168.43	2,539	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	156.36	2,160	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	147.44	1,809	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	118.28	1,296	35

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,444	$2,242	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	515	255.36/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,315	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	279.20/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	325.32/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,509	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	323.43/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	316.52/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,503	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	315.71/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,178	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	327.60/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,078	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	277.31/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,323	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	339.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	263.57/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	249.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,388	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	271.04/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,428	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	225.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	252.19/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	265.91/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	311.91/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	236.87/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.52/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.31/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,191	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	331.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	313.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	950	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	244.03/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,428	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	106.85/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,219	7
Bulls	—	—	1,415	167.61/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,372	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,977	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	127.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,418	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	147.89/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,847	19
Bulls	—	—	1,826	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	294.11/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,121	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	117.22/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,247	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	167.38/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,176	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	149.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,141	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	137.85/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,650	19
Bulls	—	—	1,409	158.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	316.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,366	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	321.21/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	242.32/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	271.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,177	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	332.67/cwt	332.00–335.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	297.34/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	338.56/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	330.17/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,377	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	261.62/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,489	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	253.27/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,305	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	299.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,388	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	312.27/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,330	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,162.43/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	300.74/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,558	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.24/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,419	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	290.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,670	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	290.77/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	268.15/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,298	29

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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