Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2019-04-23

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
← earliestApr 23Apr 30 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
821 head
▲ 821 vs last sale 0▲ 821 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 0▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.93/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$132.93
269 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.37
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426143.2861171
Medium and Large 2490130.65641148
Medium and Large 3439125.0254850
One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale269 hd
132.93
—
GA average8 barns · 846 hd
137.30
−4.37
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,86487.311,6286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24559.3673928
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71558.009951thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00548.9249212

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2378170.26/cwt167.00–172.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1405173.00/cwt172.00–175.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 2415162.41/cwt160.00–165.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 3428155.66/cwt155.00–157.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 3473146.84/cwt142.00–150.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 2482156.70/cwt152.00–160.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1495163.50/cwt162.00–165.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 3523138.48/cwt137.00–140.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 2527151.34/cwt150.00–153.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 2665128.98/cwt128.00–130.008582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284144.13/cwt140.00–147.004098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313144.61/cwt140.00–150.0045318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324154.29/cwt150.00–160.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329134.61/cwt130.00–137.004437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361127.29/cwt125.00–132.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363140.87/cwt135.00–145.0051118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365147.68/cwt145.00–150.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420142.91/cwt141.00–145.0060019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428136.53/cwt130.00–140.0058423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429124.09/cwt120.00–128.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464133.41/cwt127.00–137.0061917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469120.67/cwt116.00–123.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475139.14/cwt137.00–144.0066125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516129.28/cwt125.00–132.0066720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518136.33/cwt135.00–138.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535118.62/cwt115.00–122.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562112.33/cwt110.00–114.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570124.67/cwt120.00–130.0071126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633108.36/cwt104.00–114.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636116.95/cwt115.00–123.007448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678113.77/cwt110.00–119.0077111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680104.49/cwt103.00–106.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2714110.70/cwt105.00–114.007907
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210182.44/cwt180.00–185.003834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225173.60/cwt170.00–175.003916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269172.19/cwt170.00–177.004637
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276166.26/cwt165.00–167.004595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312168.21/cwt165.00–172.0052513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375150.53/cwt145.00–155.005647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377161.76/cwt157.00–167.0061021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378170.53/cwt167.00–172.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418162.79/cwt160.00–167.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424153.90/cwt150.00–157.0065314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3444144.71/cwt140.00–147.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471135.80/cwt130.00–138.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479156.24/cwt152.00–162.0074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481143.77/cwt140.00–150.0069214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508149.99/cwt148.00–152.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520129.81/cwt125.00–134.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521137.08/cwt135.00–140.0071415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565139.72/cwt137.00–142.007898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571131.50/cwt126.00–136.0075116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620116.69/cwt114.00–119.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622127.99/cwt125.00–131.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664122.05/cwt118.00–128.008107
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670111.25/cwt107.00–116.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722113.69/cwt111.00–117.008216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2789110.79/cwt106.00–115.008745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64380.54/cwt80.00–81.001,3232
Bulls——1,86077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,4321
Bulls——2,01395.25/cwt93.00–100.001,9173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95550.85/cwt48.00–55.004868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09065.00/cwt65.00–65.007091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10545.05/cwt44.00–47.004984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15855.01/cwt54.00–56.006376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27760.34/cwt57.00–64.0077121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71558.00/cwt58.00–58.009951

This sale against other markets

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.