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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 5

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 465▼ 122 vs year ago 556 · −21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 90▼ 64 vs year ago 124 · −51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 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 unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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 $116.62/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.60 against this barn's trailing median of $202.22.

Average price

$116.62

99 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	519	118.26	613	73
Medium and Large 3	504	112.52	568	21
Medium and Large 1	669	109.99	736	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about −$122 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

116.62

—

GA average16 barns · 1,313 hd

120.01

−3.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

202.22

−85.60

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

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.83, low $174.74, median $202.22 across 29 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	—	Low	1,498	82.67	1,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	58.82	709	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	49.96	496	13

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	110.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	107.82/cwt	106.00–110.00	728	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	113.97/cwt	111.00–118.00	487	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	110.52/cwt	105.00–115.00	529	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	106.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	561	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	98.90/cwt	95.00–104.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	89.52/cwt	87.00–92.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	97.37/cwt	95.00–105.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	93.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	84.94/cwt	81.00–89.00	582	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	143.89/cwt	142.00–145.00	460	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	138.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	511	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	407	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	558	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	123.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	537	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	117.80/cwt	117.00–119.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	597	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	103.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	110.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	646	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	105.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	649	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	98.78/cwt	98.00–101.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	99.42/cwt	95.00–104.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	709	95.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	679	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	83.56/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,333	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	44.16/cwt	42.00–47.00	411	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	53.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	553	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	61.84/cwt	60.00–68.00	733	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	56.71/cwt	55.00–59.00	691	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	915.38/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,900	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 465Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 90Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	108.00–112.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	90.00–100.00	95.72
5	—	407	135.00–139.00	137.00
7	—	661	95.00–104.00	99.42
8	—	320	142.00–145.00	143.89
11	—	370	135.00–142.00	138.20
14	—	614	100.00–110.00	105.76
11	—	583	105.00–115.00	110.86
13	—	518	110.00–119.00	115.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	98.00–101.00	98.78
5	—	485	117.00–119.00	117.80
5	—	525	100.00–106.00	103.42
7	—	436	120.00–128.00	123.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	114.00–116.00	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	120.00–122.00	120.67
6	—	613	107.00–115.00	110.83
6	—	675	106.00–110.00	107.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	90.00–95.00	93.60
8	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.47
10	—	479	105.00–115.00	110.52
10	—	528	100.00–110.00	106.23
10	—	581	95.00–104.00	98.90
11	—	427	111.00–118.00	113.97
3	—	325	122.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	635	95.00–105.00	97.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	116.00–118.00	116.66
4	—	430	120.00–124.00	122.31
5	—	556	106.00–108.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	112.00–114.00	113.03
4	—	455	102.00–104.00	103.00
4	—	685	81.00–89.00	84.94
6	—	625	87.00–92.00	89.52

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	2	—	1,300	875.00–950.00	915.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,031	50.00–56.00	53.59
5	—	930	42.00–47.00	44.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	60.00–68.00	61.84
10	—	1,219	55.00–59.00	56.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,595	81.00–86.00	83.56

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.