Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder bulls and steers steady, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, steer and bull calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.23/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −175.92 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$214.23

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs GA average

−22.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	226.59	1,273	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	215.36	1,188	49
Medium and Large 3	536	208.64	1,117	21

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale75 hd

214.23

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

−1.74

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−22.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−175.92

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	1,658	146.47	2,428	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,397	111.27	1,554	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,747	109.41	1,912	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	101.95	1,128	20

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)	1,446	$1,723	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,694	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,423	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,838	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	243.78/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	213.05/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,263	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	272.74/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	241.33/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	197.80/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	249.22/cwt	247.00–250.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	267.01/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,207	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	1,422.88/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.50/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	217.25/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,125	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	257.98/cwt	257.00–260.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	195.58/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	239.96/cwt	237.00–245.00	998	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	250.40/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	229.89/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,113	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	274.16/cwt	270.00–277.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	259.48/cwt	258.00–267.00	965	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	211.53/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,115	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	208.12/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,184	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	270.41/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	219.68/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,013	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,447	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,644	16
Bulls	—	—	1,635	144.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,369	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,008	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	152.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	238.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	887	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	95.86/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,048	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	104.33/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,198	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	105.56/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	271.64/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	227.30/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.18/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	232.77/cwt	227.00–237.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	187.14/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	206.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	258.66/cwt	258.00–260.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	237.58/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	226.59/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	203.52/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	1,722.65/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	254.03/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	247.97/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,423	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	221.43/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,508	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	261.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	256.75/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	231.50/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,412	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	222.33/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,125	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	204.84/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,301	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,694.12/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	185.65/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	218.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,539	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	228.80/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,439	10

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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