Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2019-05-28

Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▼ 442 vs last sale 712▲ 270 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 102▲ 80 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 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.40/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −65.11 against this barn's trailing median of $202.51.

Average price

$137.40

81 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	139.64	583	47
Medium and Large 1	503	136.68	687	16thin
Medium and Large 3	406	132.21	537	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $46 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 sale81 hd

137.40

—

GA average16 barns · 1,070 hd

128.87

+8.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

202.51

−65.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $174.74, median $202.51 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,564	86.77	1,357	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	58.73	716	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	44.07	439	9thin

Every lot

37 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	126.18/cwt	123.00–128.00	784	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	127.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	125.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	114.22/cwt	112.00–115.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	116.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	125.18/cwt	119.00–128.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	112.25/cwt	107.00–116.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	99.35/cwt	95.00–103.00	618	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	159.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	367	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	445	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	151.83/cwt	147.00–155.00	489	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	138.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	460	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	524	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	138.91/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	124.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	643	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	132.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	122.34/cwt	117.00–127.00	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	781	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	86.77/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,357	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	42.92/cwt	40.00–44.00	411	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	46.36/cwt	45.00–47.00	497	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	53.96/cwt	52.00–55.00	624	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	68.16/cwt	65.00–72.00	798	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	59.30/cwt	57.00–62.00	771	9

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue May 28, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 102Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	150.00–155.00	152.33
3	—	407	147.00–150.00	148.01
5	—	526	130.00–136.00	132.21
5	—	625	121.00–127.00	124.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	155.00–160.00	157.32
6	—	361	140.00–150.00	145.18
6	—	482	131.00–137.00	134.03
6	—	558	117.00–127.00	122.34
7	—	429	137.00–142.00	138.91
7	—	517	120.00–130.00	124.43
9	—	322	147.00–155.00	151.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	155.00–162.00	159.57
3	—	525	114.00–116.00	114.98
5	—	332	135.00–142.00	138.44
7	—	484	120.00–127.00	123.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	578	119.00–128.00	125.18
6	—	477	125.00–127.00	126.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	132.00–135.00	134.01
4	—	360	125.00–132.00	127.78
4	—	595	107.00–116.00	112.25
5	—	480	115.00–125.00	120.13
6	—	413	120.00–127.00	125.13
7	—	534	115.00–119.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	117.00–122.00	119.43
2	—	513	105.00–109.00	107.03
3	—	622	95.00–103.00	99.35
4	—	421	112.00–115.00	114.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	130.00–137.00	132.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	145.00–148.00	146.36
5	—	621	123.00–128.00	126.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	86.00–88.00	86.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	65.00–72.00	68.16
9	—	1,157	52.00–55.00	53.96
9	—	1,301	57.00–62.00	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	45.00–47.00	46.36
6	—	957	40.00–44.00	42.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.