Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2020-10-06

Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 6

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

567 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 519▼ 277 vs year ago 844 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 71▼ 67 vs year ago 160 · −41.9%

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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 mostly steady, heifer and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows 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 $113.33/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$113.33

77 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	121.94	698	24
Medium and Large 2	504	112.14	565	22
Medium and Large 3	443	107.50	477	31

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $222 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 sale77 hd

113.33

—

GA average17 barns · 1,352 hd

112.80

+0.52

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	1,738	80.29	1,395	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	53.29	635	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	44.23	452	13

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	144.83/cwt	142.00–146.00	621	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.73/cwt	122.00–126.00	767	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	120.49/cwt	119.00–121.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	109.03/cwt	104.00–114.00	785	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	118.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	429	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	109.12/cwt	105.00–114.00	467	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	501	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	96.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	107.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	109.26/cwt	103.00–112.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.16/cwt	121.00–124.00	693	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	96.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	738	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	143.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	484	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	485	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	131.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	130.32/cwt	127.00–132.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	119.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	109.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	594	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	100.28/cwt	95.00–105.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	108.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.82/cwt	102.00–108.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	112.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	97.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	703	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	84.24/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	75.02/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,356	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	40.96/cwt	36.00–43.00	393	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	47.04/cwt	44.00–50.00	505	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	48.11/cwt	46.00–50.00	522	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	54.70/cwt	51.00–58.00	668	11

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 519Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 71Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	103.00–112.00	109.26
3	—	438	115.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	529	105.00–113.00	107.22
5	—	369	120.00–125.00	122.81
2	—	495	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	613	95.00–99.00	97.02
2	—	673	100.00–102.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	563	121.00–124.00	123.16
2	—	680	107.00–110.00	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	105.00–114.00	109.12
7	—	479	100.00–108.00	104.63
4	—	580	90.00–100.00	96.37
5	—	330	115.00–125.00	118.34
3	—	525	95.00–100.00	96.70
6	—	380	110.00–115.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	115.00–125.00	119.56
4	—	583	105.00–115.00	108.20
5	—	618	102.00–108.00	104.82
2	—	425	127.00–135.00	131.19
3	—	722	95.00–100.00	97.31
4	—	361	140.00–145.00	143.69
8	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	127.00–132.00	130.32
3	—	665	111.00–113.00	112.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	115.00–122.00	118.49
5	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.99
5	—	471	107.00–112.00	109.98
5	—	573	95.00–105.00	100.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	120.00–129.00	124.72
2	—	720	104.00–114.00	109.03
4	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	119.00–121.00	120.49
7	—	429	142.00–146.00	144.83
15	—	610	122.00–126.00	125.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,221	51.00–58.00	54.70
3	—	1,085	46.00–50.00	48.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	960	36.00–43.00	40.96
7	—	1,073	44.00–50.00	47.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	72.00–77.00	75.02
4	—	1,685	82.00–88.00	84.24

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.