Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 lower. feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $223.27/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −176.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.66.

Average price

$223.27

48 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	235.59	1,312	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	222.89	1,198	14thin
Medium and Large 3	529	218.35	1,155	24

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $157 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $438.55, low $313.72, median $399.66 across 32 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 sale48 hd

223.27

—

GA average15 barns · 421 hd

225.43

−2.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.66

−176.39

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	1,562	151.49	2,366	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	129.40	1,845	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	127.95	1,546	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	114.91	1,258	46

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)	1,286	$1,874	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,698	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,449	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,104	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	550–600	581	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	253.38/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	247.96/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	218.79/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,144	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.64/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	237.25/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	254.92/cwt	252.00–257.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	232.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	279.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	221.51/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,287	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	265.99/cwt	265.00–267.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	237.08/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,152	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.86/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,181	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.54/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,434	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	252.37/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	252.59/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	302.18/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	284.59/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	224.57/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	230.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	249.34/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	269.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,436	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	313.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	259.05/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,199	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	232.70/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	281.92/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	224.09/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	221.30/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	241.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,138	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	263.63/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,128	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	115.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,268	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	129.40/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	139.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	128.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,582	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	121.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,377	11
Bulls	—	—	1,654	153.15/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,533	11
Bulls	—	—	1,315	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	104.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,145	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,343	10
Bulls	—	—	1,553	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,874.05/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,874	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	1,449.42/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,698.31/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,104.39/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	211.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	311.15/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	321.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	260.25/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	223.49/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	279.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	299.17/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.73/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	194.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	248.05/cwt	245.00–250.00	972	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	219.59/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	261.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,081	4

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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