Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder cattle and steer calves had limited comparable sales from week before, bull calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.91/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.24 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$237.91

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.46

vs GA average

−27.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	239.22	1,332	12thin
Medium and Large 2	528	230.02	1,215	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $118 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 sale14 hd

237.91

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

220.44

+17.46

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−27.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

−152.24

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	1,591	143.59	2,285	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	115.66	1,786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	112.81	1,342	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	100.50	1,051	22

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	450–500	456	288.33/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	253.88/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,254	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	254.46/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	242.67/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	253.61/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	250.63/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,316	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	214.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	282.32/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	280.70/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	233.29/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	243.41/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	222.85/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,286	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	302.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	262.01/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	244.12/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.45/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	273.50/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	252.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,297	8
Bulls	—	—	1,524	144.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,206	6
Bulls	—	—	1,717	137.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,363	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	109.27/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	101.32/cwt	98.00–107.00	983	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	115.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,627	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	105.26/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,285	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	257.32/cwt	256.00–260.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	218.20/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	233.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	324.66/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	261.48/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,145	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	239.22/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,332	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	219.32/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.66/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	293.56/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	339.56/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.36/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	249.09/cwt	245.00–252.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	278.51/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	233.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	278.03/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,198	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	247.29/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	283.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	94.19/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,014	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	113.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,316	20
Bulls	—	—	1,603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	120.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,484	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,335	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	103.73/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,478	3

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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