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Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

674 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 791▼ 304 vs year ago 978 · −31.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 174▲ 49 vs year ago 113 · +43.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 lower. 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 $143.77/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$143.77

265 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	155.29	710	81
Medium and Large 2	544	140.64	765	118
Medium and Large 3	465	135.22	629	66

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $81 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 sale265 hd

143.77

—

GA average14 barns · 1,592 hd

144.12

−0.35

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	1,635	114.14	1,866	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	91.75	1,393	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	90.45	1,112	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	78.77	817	30

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	284	194.58/cwt	190.00–198.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	195.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	186.47/cwt	185.00–188.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	185.01/cwt	180.00–188.00	694	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	192.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	183.54/cwt	180.00–188.00	760	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	173.31/cwt	170.00–178.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	176.92/cwt	170.00–179.00	835	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	159.31/cwt	158.00–160.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	152.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	175.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	926	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	169.46/cwt	168.00–171.00	981	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	152.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,011	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	666	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	873	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	145.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,059	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	146.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,159	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	408	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	140.18/cwt	138.00–143.00	467	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	142.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	161.87/cwt	160.00–163.00	596	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	576	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	155.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	659	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	142.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	153.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	686	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	143.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	751	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	134.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	705	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	142.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	799	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	150.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	870	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	133.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	777	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	611	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	132.29/cwt	132.00–133.00	868	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	713	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	758	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	125.53/cwt	124.00–126.00	955	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	222	183.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	171.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	531	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	174.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	667	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	164.57/cwt	160.00–168.00	639	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	411	162.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	149.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	641	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	160.60/cwt	158.00–165.00	763	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	717	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	154.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	817	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	144.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	765	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	145.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	834	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	130.87/cwt	130.00–133.00	766	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	897	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	127.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	107.62/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,493	7
Bulls	—	—	1,714	115.20/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,975	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,387	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	86.75/cwt	84.00–90.00	834	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	78.78/cwt	75.00–82.00	818	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	72.56/cwt	69.00–74.00	793	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	88.09/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,081	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	94.69/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,169	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	84.48/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,213	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	92.52/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,413	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	98.85/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,581	6

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 791Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 174Year ago 113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	113.00–117.00	115.01
11	—	581	130.00–138.00	133.66
8	—	366	140.00–148.00	142.35
7	—	280	140.00–150.00	145.74
8	—	333	138.00–143.00	140.18
9	—	419	130.00–138.00	133.26
7	—	476	130.00–138.00	134.74
7	—	525	130.00–139.00	134.21
5	—	611	120.00–125.00	123.41
2	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.01
10	—	523	140.00–148.00	143.65
21	—	761	124.00–126.00	125.53
18	—	560	140.00–144.00	142.71
14	—	473	140.00–148.00	145.02
10	—	429	140.00–148.00	142.91
17	—	374	150.00–158.00	153.99
8	—	333	150.00–158.00	154.17
14	—	656	132.00–133.00	132.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	150.00–155.00	150.27
18	—	424	150.00–159.00	155.32
3	—	335	160.00–163.00	161.71
17	—	368	160.00–163.00	161.87
25	—	469	150.00–158.00	153.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	518	160.00–165.00	162.49
4	—	675	142.00–148.00	145.82
2	—	380	190.00–195.00	192.40
21	—	472	170.00–179.00	176.92
11	—	414	180.00–188.00	183.54
5	—	319	190.00–200.00	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	130.00–133.00	131.01
3	—	620	140.00–148.00	144.03
3	—	475	158.00–160.00	159.31
2	—	328	185.00–188.00	186.47
20	—	375	180.00–188.00	185.01
4	—	524	148.00–158.00	152.76
5	—	284	190.00–198.00	194.58
4	—	414	170.00–178.00	173.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	150.00–153.00	152.00
2	—	633	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	794	140.00–148.00	146.01
4	—	579	168.00–171.00	169.46
2	—	713	147.00–150.00	148.52
19	—	527	170.00–178.00	175.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	120.00–130.00	127.61
7	—	310	170.00–178.00	171.45
5	—	475	158.00–165.00	160.60
2	—	263	175.00–185.00	180.14
9	—	388	160.00–168.00	164.57
4	—	575	142.00–148.00	145.01
3	—	222	180.00–190.00	183.08
9	—	529	150.00–159.00	154.46
4	—	411	158.00–168.00	162.22
4	—	626	130.00–135.00	133.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	140.00–148.00	143.27
2	—	558	150.00–155.00	152.51
8	—	383	170.00–180.00	174.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00–158.00	154.13
11	—	429	145.00–153.00	149.51
8	—	585	130.00–133.00	130.87
11	—	478	145.00–155.00	150.02
2	—	323	160.00–163.00	161.51
8	—	529	140.00–148.00	144.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	84.00–90.00	86.75
14	—	1,038	75.00–82.00	78.78
9	—	1,093	69.00–74.00	72.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,436	81.00–87.00	84.48
6	—	1,599	96.00–103.00	98.85
20	—	1,527	88.00–95.00	92.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	84.00–90.00	88.09
5	—	1,235	93.00–99.00	94.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,930	120.00–127.00	123.68
7	—	1,387	103.00–110.00	107.62
7	—	1,714	111.00–118.00	115.20

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.