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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 438▼ 133 vs year ago 712 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 84▼ 1 vs year ago 102 · −1.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer, heifer, and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $112.98/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$112.98

55 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$16.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	278	122.13	340	4thin
Medium and Large 1	477	119.21	568	24
Medium and Large 2	519	106.08	551	27

One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale55 hd

112.98

—

GA average17 barns · 1,815 hd

117.87

−4.89

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	1,521	95.99	1,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	66.34	825	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	51.34	506	15

Every lot

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	130.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	130.14/cwt	126.00–136.00	678	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.76/cwt	124.00–127.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	115.60/cwt	110.00–118.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	117.77/cwt	117.00–119.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	113.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	106.52/cwt	103.00–109.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	101.00/cwt	98.00–104.00	803	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	122.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	340	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	119.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	127.98/cwt	126.00–132.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	111.22/cwt	109.00–114.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	97.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	109.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	94.01/cwt	92.00–96.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	90.74/cwt	89.00–93.00	611	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	386	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	137.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	126.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	143.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	124.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	124.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	492	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	127.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	665	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	691	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,521	95.99/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,460	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	54.06/cwt	50.00–57.00	529	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	45.89/cwt	43.00–49.00	460	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	58.25/cwt	55.00–60.00	587	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	72.99/cwt	70.00–76.00	878	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	63.96/cwt	61.00–68.00	874	16

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 438Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 84Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	95.00–99.00	97.31
5	—	471	109.00–114.00	111.22
4	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.51
3	—	358	115.00–122.00	119.69
3	—	630	92.00–96.00	94.01
5	—	427	112.00–118.00	115.63
4	—	673	89.00–93.00	90.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	120.00–127.00	122.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	361	126.00–132.00	127.98
3	—	530	115.00–119.00	117.35
3	—	328	130.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	618	100.00–106.00	102.96
6	—	592	106.00–113.00	109.35
4	—	429	120.00–127.00	124.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	124.00–127.00	125.76
4	—	464	135.00–140.00	137.97
4	—	668	117.00–119.00	117.77
3	—	792	106.00–108.00	107.33
8	—	521	126.00–136.00	130.14
5	—	715	111.00–114.00	113.00
5	—	618	120.00–130.00	125.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	110.00–118.00	115.60
4	—	795	98.00–104.00	101.00
4	—	733	103.00–109.00	106.52
4	—	471	128.00–134.00	130.53
3	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–139.00	134.58
4	—	479	120.00–129.00	124.90
3	—	367	135.00–142.00	137.35
3	—	312	140.00–145.00	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	122.00–131.00	127.40
3	—	562	120.00–126.00	123.00
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	134.02
3	—	413	140.00–148.00	143.36
2	—	335	150.00–157.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	120.00–127.00	124.72
4	—	278	137.00–142.00	138.98
3	—	492	116.00–118.00	117.00
5	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	978	50.00–57.00	54.06
5	—	1,003	43.00–49.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,367	61.00–68.00	63.96
13	—	1,203	70.00–76.00	72.99
6	—	1,007	55.00–60.00	58.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,521	95.00–98.00	95.99

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.