Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder cattle lightly tested, steer, bull, and heifer calves sharply lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.63/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.52 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$226.63

10 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs GA average

−18.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	234.00	1,177	2thin
Medium and Large 3	523	224.79	1,176	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about $1 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 sale10 hd

226.63

—

GA average13 barns · 361 hd

229.76

−3.13

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−18.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−163.52

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	1,565	167.00	2,614	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	134.39	1,645	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	116.32	1,190	9thin

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)	1,362	$2,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	700–750	710	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.40/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	283.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	268.83/cwt	262.00–270.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	275.30/cwt	270.00–279.00	920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	269.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	267.51/cwt	265.00–275.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	225.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,210	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	133.22/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,487	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	142.68/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,928	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	122.90/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,193	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,072	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	255.29/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,356	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	2,049.97/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	238.23/cwt	235.00–245.00	972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	268.74/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	224.79/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,176	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,235	2

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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