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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

703 head

▲ 448 vs last sale 255▼ 118 vs year ago 821 · −14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 55▼ 32 vs year ago 129 · −24.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, steer calves 8.00 higher, bull and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $116.13/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$116.13

160 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	119.23	670	101
Medium and Large 2	470	112.44	528	54
Medium and Large 3	542	93.62	507	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $162 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 sale160 hd

116.13

—

GA average15 barns · 900 hd

114.90

+1.24

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	—	Low	1,332	80.37	1,071	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	64.39	744	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	50.99	477	17

Every lot

38 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 1	426	154.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	659	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	143.78/cwt	138.00–146.00	775	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	126.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	745	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	118.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	758	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	103.65/cwt	101.00–104.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	95.44/cwt	93.00–98.00	740	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	121.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	131.77/cwt	130.00–132.00	501	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	115.74/cwt	110.00–116.00	498	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	110.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	97.72/cwt	96.00–100.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	106.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	123.81/cwt	118.00–124.00	650	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	100.15/cwt	95.00–104.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	114.86/cwt	114.00–116.00	706	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	103.48/cwt	95.00–105.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	558	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	233	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	362	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	404	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	133.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	432	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	136.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	541	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	115.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	591	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	633	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	105.19/cwt	104.00–106.00	650	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	80.37/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,071	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	53.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	503	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	46.77/cwt	44.00–49.00	439	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	943	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	547	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	63.94/cwt	60.00–67.00	724	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	70.62/cwt	70.00–72.00	991	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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 255Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 55Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	135.00–137.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	150.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	265	150.00–155.00	152.50
5	—	618	104.00–106.00	105.19
6	—	419	132.00–140.00	136.47
7	—	572	107.00–115.00	110.63
8	—	513	110.00–118.00	115.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	132.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	417	125.00–130.00	126.76
4	—	510	105.00–107.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.00–135.00	133.46
2	—	578	112.00–116.00	113.99
2	—	713	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	775	93.00–98.00	95.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	120.00–129.00	126.56
14	—	426	150.00–155.00	154.64
46	—	638	117.00–121.00	118.82
55	—	539	138.00–146.00	143.78
9	—	759	101.00–104.00	103.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	85.00–90.00	87.47
3	—	478	96.00–100.00	97.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	525	118.00–124.00	123.81
58	—	615	114.00–116.00	114.86
3	—	407	120.00–124.00	121.34
8	—	380	130.00–132.00	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	125.00–127.00	126.03
4	—	569	95.00–104.00	100.15
5	—	474	105.00–115.00	110.63
6	—	375	115.00–125.00	121.88
7	—	513	105.00–110.00	106.86
7	—	632	95.00–105.00	103.48
23	—	430	110.00–116.00	115.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	50.00–57.00	53.95
7	—	938	44.00–49.00	46.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	57.00–59.00	58.00
3	—	1,403	70.00–72.00	70.62
13	—	1,132	60.00–67.00	63.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	79.00–81.00	80.37

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.