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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 418▲ 26 vs year ago 512 · +5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 72▼ 18 vs year ago 60 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 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 lightly tested, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer, heifer, and bull calves 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 $117.32/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$117.32

108 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	123.64	664	22
Medium and Large 2	485	117.62	571	58
Medium and Large 3	448	111.73	500	28

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $164 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 sale108 hd

117.32

—

GA average17 barns · 1,593 hd

117.62

−0.30

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	1,493	85.19	1,272	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	58.00	664	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	49.57	522	13

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	141.94/cwt	137.00–147.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	135.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	130.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	129.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	661	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	126.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	727	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	123.16/cwt	118.00–128.00	769	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	123.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	878	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	116.63/cwt	114.00–119.00	895	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	118.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	423	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	140.48/cwt	139.00–143.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	122.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	512	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	116.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	495	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	108.23/cwt	105.00–114.00	496	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	120.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	559	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	114.36/cwt	108.00–117.00	599	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	105.78/cwt	100.00–108.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	107.98/cwt	105.00–114.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	116.36/cwt	112.00–117.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	747	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	279	169.23/cwt	165.00–172.00	472	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	167.11/cwt	164.00–170.00	535	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	146.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	156.60/cwt	152.00–161.00	537	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	142.18/cwt	137.00–146.00	515	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	139.59/cwt	138.00–142.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	122.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	506	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	543	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	125.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	111.36/cwt	110.00–113.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.78/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.66/cwt	112.00–118.00	654	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	85.19/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,272	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	45.49/cwt	42.00–47.00	461	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	53.07/cwt	50.00–56.00	578	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	998	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	976	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 418Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 72Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last 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
4	—	279	165.00–172.00	169.23
5	—	320	164.00–170.00	167.11
5	—	407	138.00–142.00	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	112.00–118.00	114.66
4	—	525	117.00–125.00	120.78
6	—	463	123.00–129.00	125.48
8	—	343	152.00–161.00	156.60
11	—	415	125.00–135.00	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	114.00–116.00	115.00
5	—	362	137.00–146.00	142.18
6	—	513	110.00–113.00	111.36
7	—	414	117.00–125.00	122.13
4	—	329	142.00–150.00	146.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	137.00–147.00	141.94
3	—	767	114.00–119.00	116.63
5	—	471	135.00–137.00	135.60
6	—	709	118.00–125.00	123.84
18	—	624	118.00–128.00	123.16
20	—	511	126.00–134.00	129.34
29	—	576	122.00–128.00	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	126.00–133.00	130.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	130.00–137.00	133.98
13	—	464	115.00–125.00	120.55
27	—	524	108.00–117.00	114.36
5	—	563	105.00–114.00	107.98
10	—	418	120.00–130.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	115.00–121.00	118.58
8	—	426	110.00–119.00	116.17
8	—	458	105.00–114.00	108.23
7	—	526	100.00–108.00	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	109.00–114.00	111.48
3	—	322	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	360	139.00–143.00	140.48
4	—	578	115.00–118.00	116.24
9	—	640	112.00–117.00	116.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	90.00–95.00	92.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	90.00–100.00	95.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	42.00–47.00	45.49
7	—	1,089	50.00–56.00	53.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	84.00–88.00	85.19

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.