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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 703▼ 308 vs year ago 773 · −39.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 97▼ 71 vs year ago 161 · −44.1%

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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 and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves mostly 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 $114.08/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$114.08

103 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$6.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	115.33	566	15thin
Medium and Large 2	423	115.14	487	71
Medium and Large 3	384	108.56	417	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.76/cwt here — about $148 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 sale103 hd

114.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,447 hd

114.47

−0.39

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	1,637	87.14	1,426	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	63.17	783	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	50.60	499	7thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	135.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	129.98/cwt	126.00–133.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	614	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	293	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	233	121.37/cwt	120.00–122.00	283	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	351	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	109.95/cwt	105.00–114.00	401	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	119.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	444	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	479	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	122.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	104.75/cwt	100.00–109.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	100.68/cwt	95.00–104.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	112.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	107.84/cwt	106.00–111.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	99.46/cwt	95.00–104.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	92.71/cwt	90.00–94.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	615	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	268	136.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	367	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	401	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	143.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	461	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	438	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	140.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	441	122.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	128.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	121.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	124.89/cwt	121.00–129.00	646	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	113.04/cwt	109.00–116.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	562	103.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	584	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	111.34/cwt	107.00–115.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	77.33/cwt	74.00–82.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	86.38/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,412	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	94.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,792	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	45.47/cwt	43.00–50.00	389	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	54.44/cwt	52.00–58.00	590	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	65.08/cwt	61.00–68.00	780	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	58.81/cwt	56.00–60.00	776	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 703Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 161

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	105.00–110.00	107.41
5	—	567	107.00–115.00	111.34
4	—	531	109.00–116.00	113.04
3	—	465	125.00–134.00	128.60
2	—	270	145.00–152.00	148.69
9	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.60
9	—	367	135.00–145.00	140.54
6	—	322	140.00–147.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	121.00–129.00	124.89
3	—	468	136.00–138.00	136.97
3	—	427	140.00–142.00	141.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	100.00–109.00	103.83
4	—	441	120.00–127.00	122.25
3	—	472	117.00–124.00	121.60
3	—	323	135.00–137.00	135.64
3	—	268	135.00–140.00	136.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	116.00–118.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	126.00–133.00	129.98
3	—	483	131.00–138.00	135.32
2	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	134.00–136.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	105.00–114.00	109.95
4	—	468	95.00–104.00	100.68
4	—	443	100.00–109.00	104.75
3	—	233	120.00–122.00	121.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	116.00–125.00	119.96
12	—	418	110.00–119.00	114.62
10	—	477	105.00–115.00	110.03
7	—	579	100.00–105.00	102.75
7	—	271	125.00–135.00	129.35
6	—	319	120.00–125.00	122.96
6	—	218	130.00–140.00	134.23
3	—	675	90.00–94.00	92.71
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.61
2	—	715	85.00–87.00	86.00
2	—	620	95.00–104.00	99.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	106.00–111.00	107.84
4	—	518	111.00–115.00	112.22
4	—	430	120.00–128.00	122.45
2	—	365	125.00–127.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	52.00–58.00	54.44
3	—	855	43.00–50.00	45.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	61.00–68.00	65.08
9	—	1,319	56.00–60.00	58.81
1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	83.00–90.00	86.38
3	—	1,893	92.00–100.00	94.68
2	—	1,255	74.00–82.00	77.33

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.