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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 26

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 579▲ 38 vs year ago 270 · +14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 101▼ 3 vs year ago 80 · −3.8%

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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 2.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 lower, 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 $117.53/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$117.53

60 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	123.15	535	33
Medium and Large 2	452	112.49	508	22
Medium and Large 3	447	102.65	459	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $76 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 sale60 hd

117.53

—

GA average16 barns · 1,299 hd

119.69

−2.15

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	1,658	93.00	1,541	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	63.93	759	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	50.45	470	4thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	453	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	130.05/cwt	127.00–133.00	497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	130.24/cwt	127.00–133.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	133.61/cwt	129.00–137.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	127.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	719	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	124.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	400	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	132.97/cwt	127.00–138.00	435	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	120.38/cwt	117.00–125.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	511	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	102.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	119.69/cwt	116.00–123.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	115.23/cwt	112.00–118.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	105.83/cwt	102.00–109.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	108.95/cwt	103.00–112.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	94.53/cwt	92.00–97.00	589	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	207	154.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	319	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	144.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	326	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	267	153.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	137.87/cwt	135.00–142.00	376	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	130.08/cwt	126.00–134.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	576	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	124.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	582	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	123.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	117.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	99.44/cwt	95.00–104.00	610	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	46.07/cwt	45.00–47.00	408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	54.82/cwt	52.00–57.00	537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	70.44/cwt	69.00–72.00	827	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	64.17/cwt	61.00–68.00	763	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	57.69/cwt	54.00–60.00	688	5

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 579Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 101Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	132.00–135.00	134.00
6	—	529	120.00–126.00	123.80
6	—	572	115.00–121.00	117.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	207	150.00–160.00	154.01
6	—	267	150.00–155.00	153.08
9	—	469	120.00–129.00	124.14
10	—	431	130.00–137.00	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	126.00–134.00	130.08
2	—	613	95.00–104.00	99.44
3	—	225	140.00–147.00	144.67
4	—	273	135.00–142.00	137.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	149.00–152.00	150.47
5	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.38
5	—	527	129.00–137.00	133.61
5	—	565	125.00–132.00	127.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	113.00–116.00	114.51
3	—	377	135.00–140.00	137.36
3	—	515	123.00–126.00	124.68
4	—	481	127.00–133.00	130.24
8	—	422	130.00–138.00	135.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	135.00–137.00	136.04
3	—	382	127.00–133.00	130.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	122.00–127.00	124.75
5	—	372	117.00–125.00	120.38
5	—	483	108.00–112.00	109.99
6	—	523	102.00–109.00	105.83
2	—	623	92.00–97.00	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	101.00–104.00	102.49
3	—	430	100.00–107.00	102.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	112.00–118.00	115.23
4	—	578	103.00–112.00	108.95
6	—	327	127.00–138.00	132.97
6	—	470	116.00–123.00	119.69
9	—	412	120.00–128.00	124.10
4	—	375	130.00–137.00	133.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,830	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	69.00–72.00	70.44
5	—	1,192	54.00–60.00	57.69
22	—	1,189	61.00–68.00	64.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	45.00–47.00	46.07
2	—	980	52.00–57.00	54.82

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.