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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 2

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 637 vs last sale 82▲ 150 vs year ago 569 · +26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 228 vs last sale 346▲ 4 vs year ago 114 · +3.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 higher, 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 $124.13/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$124.13

106 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	129.37	610	41
Medium and Large 2	429	127.00	545	41
Medium and Large 3	486	110.27	536	24

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $74 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 sale106 hd

124.13

—

GA average16 barns · 2,018 hd

124.65

−0.53

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	1,565	91.79	1,437	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	66.54	867	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	56.57	534	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	599	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	165.44/cwt	163.00–168.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	158.94/cwt	155.00–162.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	169.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	130.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	148.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	135.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	130.22/cwt	126.00–134.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	837	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	106.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	833	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	134.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	442	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	124.77/cwt	118.00–128.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	510	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	127.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	484	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	127.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	115.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	105.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	118.90/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	123.89/cwt	123.00–128.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	113.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	96.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	722	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	269	175.61/cwt	173.00–178.00	472	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	172.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.80/cwt	150.00–158.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	158.97/cwt	155.00–162.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	120.69/cwt	115.00–123.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	106.96/cwt	103.00–110.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	717	104.35/cwt	102.00–106.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	96.44/cwt	92.00–101.00	757	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	80.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,139	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.06/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,466	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	89.98/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,524	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	54.73/cwt	51.00–58.00	513	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	63.31/cwt	60.00–66.00	613	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	59.34/cwt	54.00–62.00	755	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	67.40/cwt	64.00–70.00	882	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	72.59/cwt	71.00–78.00	957	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	795.37/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,447	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	868.14/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,932	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 82Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 346Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	102.00–106.00	104.35
2	—	275	165.00–168.00	166.45
3	—	675	103.00–110.00	106.96
3	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.69
4	—	370	150.00–158.00	153.80
3	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.70
2	—	785	92.00–101.00	96.44
4	—	578	115.00–123.00	120.69
4	—	523	119.00–124.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	168.00–175.00	172.03
2	—	570	127.00–132.00	129.48
3	—	438	155.00–162.00	158.97
5	—	269	173.00–178.00	175.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	388	132.00–140.00	135.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	112.00–118.00	115.03
5	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.57
5	—	283	140.00–145.00	142.29
11	—	439	125.00–133.00	127.88
6	—	385	130.00–137.00	132.39
5	—	329	130.00–137.00	134.39
5	—	522	115.00–122.00	118.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	135.00–140.00	137.59
14	—	528	123.00–128.00	123.89
5	—	334	140.00–145.00	142.37
2	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.49
9	—	477	122.00–130.00	127.35
2	—	605	115.00–117.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	90.00–95.00	92.52
5	—	461	100.00–110.00	104.96
5	—	519	100.00–108.00	105.63
7	—	368	118.00–128.00	124.77
3	—	668	90.00–100.00	96.63
2	—	313	120.00–125.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	175.00–185.00	179.94
3	—	510	144.00–154.00	148.36
2	—	475	158.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	415	165.00–175.00	169.59
4	—	765	112.00–115.00	113.51
3	—	558	140.00–143.00	141.67
3	—	377	170.00–175.00	172.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	163.00–168.00	165.44
2	—	680	117.00–121.00	118.99
2	—	270	165.00–170.00	167.55
2	—	538	132.00–140.00	135.98
2	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.56
3	—	412	155.00–162.00	158.94
5	—	780	100.00–110.00	106.78
3	—	730	110.00–118.00	114.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	127.00–133.00	130.95
5	—	615	112.00–120.00	116.01
5	—	584	126.00–134.00	130.22
2	—	444	146.00–148.00	147.01

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)	4	—	1,144	725.00–950.00	868.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	725.00–900.00	795.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	78.00–82.00	80.10
6	—	1,465	96.00–103.00	100.06
8	—	1,694	85.00–93.00	89.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	54.00–62.00	59.34
5	—	1,318	71.00–78.00	72.59
15	—	1,309	64.00–70.00	67.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	937	51.00–58.00	54.73
3	—	968	60.00–66.00	63.31

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.