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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 3

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

569 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 408▲ 569 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 92▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 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 steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bulls calves unevenly steady, 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 $122.08/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$122.08

88 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	124.29	557	44
Medium and Large 1	515	123.65	637	28
Medium and Large 3	471	113.24	533	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $24 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 sale88 hd

122.08

—

GA average13 barns · 1,665 hd

131.34

−9.26

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	1,562	85.00	1,327	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	64.67	780	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	63.00	951	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	51.02	467	8thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	149.26/cwt	145.00–153.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.40/cwt	149.00–156.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	140.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	123.74/cwt	121.00–127.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	146.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	135.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	839	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	828	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.00	830	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	133.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	139.24/cwt	138.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	126.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	116.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	121.78/cwt	119.00–124.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	131.30/cwt	126.00–134.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	109.98/cwt	106.00–113.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	118.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	109.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	105.59/cwt	105.00–112.00	693	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	165.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	521	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	314	151.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	476	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	179.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	160.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	595	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	150.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	578	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	143.82/cwt	138.00–148.00	601	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	154.83/cwt	152.00–157.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	135.79/cwt	132.00–138.00	635	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	129.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.30/cwt	123.00–125.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	114.77/cwt	112.00–116.00	723	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	84.85/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,324	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,621	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	54.18/cwt	51.00–56.00	494	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	45.76/cwt	45.00–47.00	421	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	58.09/cwt	56.00–59.00	652	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	64.32/cwt	61.00–68.00	765	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	70.85/cwt	69.00–77.00	942	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	951	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	815.46/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,831	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	804	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	982	71.35/cwt	71.00–72.00	701	3

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	132.00–138.00	135.79
4	—	383	147.00–153.00	150.99
7	—	418	138.00–148.00	143.82
4	—	314	150.00–152.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	112.00–116.00	114.77
3	—	565	115.00–120.00	118.03
9	—	370	155.00–165.00	160.71
7	—	314	162.00–172.00	165.96
6	—	430	152.00–157.00	154.83
2	—	465	142.00–144.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	137.00–139.00	137.99
3	—	478	155.00–157.00	155.66
3	—	578	125.00–131.00	129.01
3	—	618	123.00–125.00	124.30
6	—	324	175.00–185.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.24
3	—	295	135.00–137.00	136.33
8	—	476	119.00–124.00	121.78
5	—	576	106.00–114.00	109.13
10	—	537	114.00–123.00	118.22
8	—	369	127.00–137.00	133.01
6	—	420	122.00–130.00	126.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	105.00–112.00	105.59
3	—	508	126.00–134.00	131.30
3	—	423	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	475	134.00–136.00	135.04
4	—	325	140.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	375	138.00–140.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	112.00–115.00	113.02
6	—	422	113.00–120.00	116.65
6	—	526	106.00–113.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	145.00–153.00	149.26
3	—	672	112.00–117.00	114.70
4	—	714	115.00–117.00	116.26
3	—	527	135.00–145.00	140.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	121.00–127.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	145.00–150.00	146.96
8	—	618	132.00–142.00	135.73
19	—	677	120.00–124.00	122.37
2	—	520	149.00–156.00	152.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	82.00–89.00	84.85
2	—	1,723	92.00–96.00	94.06
2	—	1,403	74.00–78.00	76.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,329	69.00–77.00	70.85
6	—	1,122	56.00–59.00	58.09
28	—	1,190	61.00–68.00	64.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	51.00–56.00	54.18
3	—	920	45.00–47.00	45.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	63.00	63.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	775.00–875.00	815.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	83.00–84.00	83.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	71.00–72.00	71.35

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.