Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls and heifers had limited comparable sales from last week, steer and heifer calves 7.00 higher, bull calves 9.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.07/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.08 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$243.07

50 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs GA average

−8.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	249.68	1,311	26
Medium and Large 2	529	241.14	1,276	16thin
Medium and Large 3	546	225.45	1,230	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $81 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 sale50 hd

243.07

—

GA average15 barns · 575 hd

237.69

+5.37

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−8.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−147.08

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	1,484	159.65	2,368	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	151.93	2,324	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	139.92	1,762	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	115.90	1,234	16

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)	1,192	$1,979	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,911	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	245.79/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,177	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	279.07/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	258.19/cwt	255.00–265.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	249.68/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,311	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	300.40/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	222.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	246.18/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	241.14/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,276	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	279.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	286.53/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	258.74/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	272.21/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,443	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	245.40/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.42/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,234	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	243.47/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,541	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	231.23/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	252.58/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	316.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	275.47/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	254.76/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	236.32/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	283.00/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	137.23/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,740	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	156.12/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,532	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	144.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	130.90/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	149.81/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,028	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	123.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,427	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	115.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,118	8
Bulls	—	—	1,214	144.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	173.96/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,754	4
Bulls	—	—	1,589	161.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,568	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,002.84/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,003	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,726.80/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,727	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,978.87/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	292.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	313.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	256.81/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,274	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	225.83/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	271.18/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	214.49/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.40/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	257.07/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,195	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	926	3

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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