Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder cattle had limited comparable sales from a week ago, steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.11/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −167.03 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$223.11

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.01

vs GA average

−36.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	235.24	1,303	8thin
Medium and Large 2	528	227.42	1,201	2thin
Medium and Large 3	547	209.91	1,147	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $156 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 sale18 hd

223.11

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

215.10

+8.01

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−36.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−167.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	125.22	1,878	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	114.86	1,482	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	102.92	1,093	35

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)	1,330	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,998	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	600–650	618	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	251.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	256.50/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	247.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,081	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	235.91/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,239	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	223.63/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,266	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	246.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	268.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	252.10/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,092	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	275.60/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,031	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	210.19/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	226.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	278.51/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,189	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	245.34/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	250.44/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	226.01/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,089	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	241.68/cwt	236.00–246.00	916	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	256.76/cwt	255.00–257.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,154	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	92.05/cwt	89.00–96.00	966	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	113.92/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,156	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	105.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,148	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	125.92/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,438	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	114.82/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,545	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	286.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	229.71/cwt	227.00–235.00	990	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	107.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	222.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	276.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	217.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	235.24/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	262.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	265.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,277	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,382	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	199.97/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	263.42/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,141	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,997.70/head	1,975.00–2,025.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	291.41/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,195	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	227.09/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	261.98/cwt	260.00–264.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	200.92/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,201	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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