Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls had limited comparable sales, steer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.52/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.63 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$250.52

74 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs GA average

−14.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	269.39	1,374	13thin
Medium and Large 2	528	252.41	1,332	33
Medium and Large 3	551	239.53	1,319	28

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale74 hd

250.52

—

GA average13 barns · 552 hd

242.25

+8.27

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−14.11

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−139.63

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	1,693	151.11	2,558	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	125.43	1,399	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	124.30	1,802	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	113.81	1,037	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,002	8

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	315	332.81/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	242.56/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	306.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	338.23/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.60/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	254.14/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	283.00/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	276.21/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	232.75/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,434	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	257.33/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,315	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	290.75/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	312.85/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,524	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.32/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	298.08/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	293.00/cwt	292.00–295.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	332.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	286.39/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,191	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	299.19/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,836.24/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	230.85/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,353	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	318.21/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	311.70/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,322	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	259.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,280	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	131.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	132.30/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,724	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	122.68/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,276	15
Bulls	—	—	1,678	145.57/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	267.60/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	280.24/cwt	277.00–285.00	939	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	110.35/cwt	107.00–114.00	999	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	123.94/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,064	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	117.44/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	327.82/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	341.35/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	271.14/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,500	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	245.14/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,294	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	270.30/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	303.71/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,594	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	288.17/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	277.56/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,291	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	311.30/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,283	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.98/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	275.71/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	236.23/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	303.91/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	314.80/cwt	312.00–320.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	248.45/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,759	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,036.23/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,638.46/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	294.48/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	269.39/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,374	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	16

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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