Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2020-12-08

Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 407▼ 340 vs year ago 808 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 82▼ 48 vs year ago 120 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 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 $123.70/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$123.70

127 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	138.76	621	51
Medium and Large 2	482	115.17	555	50
Medium and Large 3	419	110.54	463	26

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $158 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 sale127 hd

123.70

—

GA average17 barns · 2,387 hd

121.68

+2.02

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	1,292	72.49	937	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	59.86	726	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	51.11	460	8thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	166.78/cwt	162.00–167.00	694	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	155.32/cwt	152.00–155.50	736	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	742	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	123.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	115.82/cwt	113.00–120.00	374	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	113.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	413	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	124.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	141.42/cwt	132.00–142.00	602	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	105.06/cwt	100.00–109.00	496	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	115.16/cwt	113.00–118.00	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	133.44/cwt	125.00–134.50	655	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	109.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	566	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	104.64/cwt	103.00–106.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	96.04/cwt	93.00–99.00	648	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	135.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	376	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	458	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	423	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	142.35/cwt	138.00–145.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	145.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	136.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	641	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	545	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.76/cwt	115.00–126.00	633	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	110.44/cwt	106.00–115.00	578	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	44.69/cwt	42.00–48.00	401	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	54.96/cwt	51.00–57.00	496	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	55.99/cwt	51.00–59.00	658	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	63.89/cwt	60.00–67.00	775	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,148	1

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 407Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 82Year ago 120

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	70.00–75.00	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	60.00–67.00	63.89
1	—	1,640	70.00	70.00
12	—	1,176	51.00–59.00	55.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	51.00–57.00	54.96
3	—	897	42.00–48.00	44.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	152.00–155.50	155.32
24	—	416	162.00–167.00	166.78
3	—	558	132.00–135.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.53
11	—	314	142.00–150.00	145.86
4	—	718	97.00–99.00	97.99
5	—	379	138.00–145.00	142.35
4	—	423	135.00–137.00	135.98
8	—	520	115.00–126.00	121.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	165.00–167.00	166.04
4	—	385	145.00–147.00	145.97
4	—	438	140.00–148.00	145.48
6	—	575	120.00–129.00	125.57
7	—	468	133.00–142.00	136.97
8	—	530	129.00–136.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	130.00–138.00	134.22
6	—	485	110.00–115.00	112.30
6	—	523	106.00–115.00	110.44
4	—	620	103.00–105.00	103.98
9	—	278	132.00–140.00	135.41
8	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	122.00–125.00	123.35
12	—	516	105.00–115.00	109.63
5	—	335	130.00–135.00	132.60
8	—	395	120.00–130.00	124.25
6	—	613	101.00–103.00	102.01
7	—	484	113.00–118.00	115.16
6	—	575	103.00–106.00	104.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	491	125.00–134.50	133.44
34	—	426	132.00–142.00	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	120.00–125.00	123.49
5	—	323	113.00–120.00	115.82
8	—	363	110.00–118.00	113.74
4	—	675	93.00–99.00	96.04
6	—	472	100.00–109.00	105.06

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.