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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 612▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 88▲ 92 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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.28/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$125.28

99 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	130.16	628	52
Medium and Large 2	484	120.61	584	40
Medium and Large 3	403	115.72	467	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $161 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 sale99 hd

125.28

—

GA average13 barns · 1,252 hd

131.41

−6.13

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	1,445	87.67	1,267	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	61.83	670	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	51.20	483	19

Every lot

43 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 1	478	161.38/cwt	160.00–164.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	833	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	383	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	143.35/cwt	140.00–146.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	124.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	138.77/cwt	134.00–144.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	121.64/cwt	118.00–127.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	118.06/cwt	114.00–122.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	105.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	117.75/cwt	117.00–119.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	661	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	107.21/cwt	105.00–109.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	113.03/cwt	107.00–116.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	104.34/cwt	102.00–107.00	748	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	174.67/cwt	170.00–177.00	419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	276	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	469	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	277	160.31/cwt	157.00–162.00	444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	316	165.30/cwt	162.00–172.00	522	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	178.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	586	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	148.02/cwt	145.00–152.00	533	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	161.08/cwt	157.00–165.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	169.93/cwt	167.00–175.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	663	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	156.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	128.62/cwt	127.00–131.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	116.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	53.28/cwt	50.00–56.00	497	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	46.68/cwt	43.00–48.00	452	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	57.26/cwt	54.00–60.00	578	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	63.06/cwt	61.00–68.00	687	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	889	2

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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 612Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	115.00–120.00	116.49
5	—	422	160.00–165.00	161.57
6	—	329	175.00–185.00	178.02
6	—	462	152.00–160.00	156.34
7	—	369	167.00–175.00	169.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	170.00–177.00	174.67
4	—	368	157.00–165.00	161.08
5	—	316	162.00–172.00	165.30
5	—	519	127.00–131.00	128.62
6	—	428	152.00–157.00	155.02
8	—	276	165.00–175.00	170.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	157.00–162.00	160.31
4	—	338	157.00–160.00	158.51
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.51
6	—	360	145.00–152.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	122.00–127.00	123.66
4	—	561	117.00–119.00	117.75
5	—	369	140.00–146.00	143.35
6	—	662	107.00–116.00	113.03
6	—	717	102.00–107.00	104.34
8	—	466	130.00–139.00	133.63
9	—	317	140.00–150.00	145.52
11	—	417	134.00–144.00	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.99
4	—	365	125.00–134.00	129.50
5	—	414	120.00–127.00	124.55
5	—	609	105.00–109.00	107.21
6	—	585	112.00–114.00	112.99
8	—	478	118.00–127.00	121.64
8	—	523	114.00–122.00	118.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	102.00–107.00	105.31
4	—	310	122.00–125.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	160.00–164.00	161.38
3	—	670	123.00–125.00	124.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	145.00–148.00	146.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,515	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,550	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,010	54.00–60.00	57.26
9	—	1,090	61.00–68.00	63.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	43.00–48.00	46.68
13	—	933	50.00–56.00	53.28

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.