Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, steer and heifer calves 8.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.97/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −160.18 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$229.97

57 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs GA average

−14.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	240.00	1,414	20
Medium and Large 2	540	229.30	1,238	24
Medium and Large 3	546	215.76	1,179	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd

229.97

—

GA average16 barns · 531 hd

228.94

+1.02

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−14.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−160.18

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	1,507	165.42	2,493	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	147.85	2,222	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	142.25	1,758	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	120.77	1,238	32

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)	1,080	$1,715	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,414	$2,343	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	450–500	468	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	212.32/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	217.87/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	228.59/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	266.82/cwt	265.00–270.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	257.18/cwt	255.00–260.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	214.41/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	247.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,302	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	261.81/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	230.02/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	238.67/cwt	236.00–242.00	981	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	216.91/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	231.43/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	271.97/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	258.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	232.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,423	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	205.12/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	327.84/cwt	325.00–332.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	278.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	258.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	227.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	120.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,235	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	147.85/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,222	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,537	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	150.43/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,068	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	142.07/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,686	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	110.75/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,090	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	128.62/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,353	11
Bulls	—	—	1,489	152.05/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,264	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	172.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,623	9
Bulls	—	—	1,499	164.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,469	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,862.67/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,665.94/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,666	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	2,343.32/head	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.63/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	221.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,267	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	215.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,259	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	248.37/cwt	245.00–255.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	227.40/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	262.51/cwt	255.00–265.00	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	291.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	195.51/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	202.28/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	234.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,414	20

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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