Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves 8.00 higher, steer calves 8.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.76/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −172.39 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$217.76

38 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$21.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs GA average

−42.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	228.20	1,346	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	224.63	1,156	11thin
Medium and Large 3	532	207.16	1,101	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $245 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 sale38 hd

217.76

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

212.30

+5.46

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−42.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−172.39

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	—	Low	1,661	142.06	2,359	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	115.48	1,565	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	106.50	1,579	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	100.84	1,041	24

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)	1,228	$1,551	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,665	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	400–450	427	282.98/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	225.30/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	251.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,198	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	294.96/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	261.44/cwt	225.00–268.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	307.67/cwt	307.00–310.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	224.88/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	248.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	207.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	240.35/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,247	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,026	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	238.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	252.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	241.20/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	228.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,069	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	104.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,076	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	125.87/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,683	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	114.24/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,570	16
Bulls	—	—	1,512	133.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,017	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	152.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,195	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	94.24/cwt	90.00–98.00	938	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	145.62/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	104.85/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	258.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	277.28/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	271.58/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	212.01/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	198.28/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	297.27/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,424	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	251.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	234.39/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	269.01/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,001	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	273.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	228.20/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	232.31/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	260.29/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,093	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	214.87/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	326.06/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,262	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	278.99/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,420	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	207.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	251.34/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,550.78/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,551	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,513.12/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,348	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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