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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 8

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 682▼ 125 vs year ago 883 · −14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 153▼ 1 vs year ago 132 · −0.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 51▲ 13 vs year ago 31 · +41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 lower. Bull calves 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 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 $140.25/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$140.25

206 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	143.33	715	68
Medium and Large 1	588	141.88	835	54
Medium and Large 3	454	136.72	620	84

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $95 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 sale206 hd

140.25

—

GA average14 barns · 1,966 hd

145.11

−4.86

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	1,633	107.93	1,762	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	87.12	1,300	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	86.07	1,074	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	71.30	754	40

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	624	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	175.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	667	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	185.88/cwt	185.00–188.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	174.73/cwt	170.00–178.00	755	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	176.19/cwt	171.00–179.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	165.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	172.33/cwt	172.00–173.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	152.31/cwt	148.00–158.00	792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	167.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	895	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	163.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	938	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	144.65/cwt	143.00–146.00	927	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	932	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	712	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	881	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	134.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	145.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,052	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	784	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	972	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	138.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	596	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	143.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	625	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	131.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	615	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	690	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	142.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	731	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	134.53/cwt	128.00–138.00	717	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	136.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	779	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	144.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	837	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	141.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	897	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	133.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	882	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	789	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	949	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	269	168.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	453	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	181.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	172.22/cwt	170.00–178.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	165.42/cwt	165.00–168.00	536	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	188.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	159.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	181.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	162.48/cwt	158.00–168.00	684	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	149.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	692	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	772	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	140.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	606	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	797	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	109.73/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,469	100.86/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,482	7
Bulls	—	—	2,190	117.60/cwt	116.00–122.00	2,575	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	72.47/cwt	69.00–76.00	760	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	80.88/cwt	79.00–84.00	860	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	63.63/cwt	62.00–68.00	681	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	94.56/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,130	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	85.92/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,083	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	79.61/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,005	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,234	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	93.20/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,418	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	853.73/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,640	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	873.68/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,916	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	966.15/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	10,318	10

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 682Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 153Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 51Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	722	140.00–147.00	145.70
6	—	507	172.00–173.00	172.33
2	—	779	132.00–135.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	171.00–179.00	176.19
6	—	784	122.00–128.00	124.03
3	—	713	130.00–138.00	134.35
2	—	673	135.00–142.00	138.46
20	—	572	161.00–165.00	163.98
9	—	536	160.00–169.00	167.05
15	—	641	143.00–146.00	144.65
7	—	423	185.00–188.00	185.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	170.00–178.00	174.73
3	—	665	120.00–130.00	125.04
3	—	462	160.00–168.00	165.26
7	—	380	170.00–180.00	175.55
12	—	520	148.00–158.00	152.31
6	—	712	120.00–128.00	123.68
8	—	337	180.00–190.00	185.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	128.00–138.00	134.53
11	—	468	128.00–135.00	131.41
5	—	283	135.00–145.00	139.48
14	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.51
13	—	372	135.00–145.00	138.99
19	—	435	140.00–148.00	143.79
6	—	789	119.00–121.00	120.33
6	—	615	120.00–130.00	123.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	150.00–155.00	152.10
25	—	473	140.00–149.00	145.97
14	—	512	140.00–144.00	142.73
20	—	571	130.00–138.00	136.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	140.00–142.00	141.75
12	—	460	150.00–152.00	151.33
18	—	663	128.00–138.00	133.00
16	—	578	140.00–146.00	144.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	165.00–175.00	168.46
14	—	421	158.00–168.00	162.48
7	—	324	165.00–168.00	165.42
14	—	521	135.00–145.00	140.60
6	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.56
14	—	464	145.00–155.00	149.12
9	—	372	155.00–165.00	159.51
4	—	606	120.00–130.00	125.01
2	—	735	107.00–110.00	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	170.00–178.00	172.22
3	—	272	180.00–185.00	181.75
4	—	368	170.00–173.00	171.51
3	—	562	140.00–145.00	142.64
11	—	515	148.00–152.00	149.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	185.00–193.00	188.97
4	—	380	180.00–185.00	181.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	79.00–84.00	80.88
23	—	1,049	69.00–76.00	72.47
11	—	1,071	62.00–68.00	63.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	92.00–98.00	94.56
11	—	1,260	83.00–90.00	85.92
5	—	1,262	75.00–82.00	79.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,475	80.00–87.00	83.65
4	—	1,521	88.00–95.00	93.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,190	116.00–122.00	117.60
7	—	1,469	98.00–105.00	100.86
6	—	1,453	107.00–113.00	109.73

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	—	1,135	800.00–1,000.00	873.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,012	800.00–950.00	853.73

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	10	—	1,068	825.00–1,200.00	966.15

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.