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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

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

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

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Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 670▲ 402 vs year ago 255 · +157.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 93▲ 69 vs year ago 55 · +125.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 31 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 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls steady. Steer calves , heifer calves and bull calves steady. 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 $125.08/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$125.08

171 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$36.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	128.92	596	116
Medium and Large 2	477	118.38	565	52
Medium and Large 3	733	92.68	679	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.24/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale171 hd

125.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,728 hd

122.99

+2.09

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	—	High	1,621	91.15	1,478	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	70.67	943	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	58.93	638	39

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	161.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	131.49/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	670	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	161.16/cwt	160.00–163.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	146.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	142.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	751	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	539	138.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	746	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	134.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	823	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	616	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	120.76/cwt	116.00–123.00	915	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	137.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	386	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	124.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	136.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	464	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	134.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	122.85/cwt	118.00–128.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	123.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	119.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	564	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	128.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	616	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	126.52/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	113.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	124.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	111.25/cwt	108.00–118.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	92.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	110.55/cwt	102.00–112.00	836	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	423	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	157.48/cwt	153.00–160.00	515	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	143.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	600	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	136.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	662	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	132.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	124.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.00/cwt	124.00–133.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	110.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	122.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	123.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.54/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,388	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.71/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,641	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	53.19/cwt	49.00–55.00	565	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	66.06/cwt	64.00–70.00	714	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	59.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	652	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	76.80/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,001	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	70.19/cwt	67.00–73.00	942	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	63.56/cwt	61.00–66.00	857	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	671.58/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,145	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	715.06/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,358	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	861.32/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,070	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,271.94/cwt	1,125.00–1,425.00	14,564	8

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 670Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 93Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	110.00–120.00	114.97
37	—	480	125.00–132.00	128.41
8	—	281	132.00–142.00	137.26
11	—	340	132.00–142.00	136.59
10	—	419	130.00–138.00	132.88
5	—	555	122.00–125.00	124.39
7	—	756	102.00–112.00	110.55
17	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.06
16	—	517	121.00–128.00	126.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	108.00–118.00	111.25
11	—	528	110.00–118.00	113.87
3	—	380	118.00–128.00	122.85
11	—	472	115.00–123.00	119.50
4	—	315	120.00–130.00	124.63
13	—	433	120.00–128.00	123.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	90.00–95.00	92.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.72
12	—	515	130.00–138.00	132.39
7	—	469	140.00–150.00	143.24
3	—	567	124.00–133.00	128.00
7	—	327	153.00–160.00	157.48
4	—	619	118.00–128.00	122.26
3	—	667	120.00–126.00	123.67
3	—	362	155.00–160.00	156.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	142.00–145.00	143.24
7	—	534	120.00–128.00	124.48
20	—	483	130.00–138.00	136.99
7	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.03
2	—	678	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	370	145.00–148.00	146.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	110.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.64
5	—	569	105.00–115.00	110.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	150.00–158.00	153.97
4	—	689	120.00–125.00	121.24
26	—	526	142.00–145.00	142.84
9	—	430	150.00–157.00	155.75
8	—	611	132.00–135.00	134.63
12	—	482	141.00–148.00	146.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–163.00	161.05
5	—	758	116.00–123.00	120.76
8	—	472	150.00–158.00	153.17
6	—	442	160.00–163.00	161.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	120.00–128.00	124.70
19	—	539	135.00–139.00	138.49
8	—	420	131.00–135.00	131.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	56.00–62.00	59.08
14	—	1,062	49.00–55.00	53.19
11	—	1,081	64.00–70.00	66.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,303	74.00–80.00	76.80
9	—	1,349	61.00–66.00	63.56
33	—	1,342	67.00–73.00	70.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	93.00–98.00	95.71
7	—	1,568	85.00–91.00	88.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	915	600.00–725.00	671.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,029	650.00–800.00	715.06

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	10	—	1,053	825.00–975.00	861.32

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	8	—	1,145	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,271.94

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.