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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

778 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 804▲ 186 vs year ago 592 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 137▲ 108 vs year ago 121 · +89.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 64▲ 17 vs year ago 14 · +121.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 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 $143.14/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$143.14

175 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	154.73	608	60
Medium and Large 2	506	140.39	710	67
Medium and Large 3	437	132.50	579	48

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about $30 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 sale175 hd

143.14

—

GA average13 barns · 1,495 hd

136.87

+6.27

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	1,064	92.54	985	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	75.84	1,117	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	75.39	884	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	70.19	713	71

Every lot

59 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	159.89/cwt	153.00–162.00	540	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	172.82/cwt	170.00–174.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	162.66/cwt	161.00–165.00	685	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	175.09/cwt	174.00–176.00	812	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	165.44/cwt	161.00–170.00	950	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	142.33/cwt	141.00–148.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	135.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	964	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	125.92/cwt	120.00–129.00	976	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	142.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	131.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	409	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	155.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	507	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	153.91/cwt	153.00–155.00	548	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	132.78/cwt	129.00–138.00	494	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	140.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	133.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	152.19/cwt	151.00–153.00	639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.41/cwt	155.00–164.00	760	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	133.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	146.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	699	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	763	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	135.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	150.36/cwt	150.00–153.00	860	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	130.62/cwt	130.00–131.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	647	126.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	113.84/cwt	112.00–115.00	887	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	149.58/cwt	145.00–153.00	431	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	314	141.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	446	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	153.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	516	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	168.98/cwt	167.00–174.00	610	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	156.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	608	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	168.98/cwt	164.00–173.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	142.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	145.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	705	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	150.65/cwt	150.00–151.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	760	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	131.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	145.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	576	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	137.01/cwt	132.00–141.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	686	125.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,064	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	985	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	75.48/cwt	72.00–79.00	766	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	66.75/cwt	64.00–71.00	679	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	72.91/cwt	69.00–76.00	854	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	80.07/cwt	77.00–84.00	942	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	73.03/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,041	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	79.06/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,207	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,263	859.04/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	958.59/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	10,736	12

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 804Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 137Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 64Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	140.00–141.00	140.66
14	—	532	140.00–147.00	143.44
20	—	476	140.00–149.00	146.76
4	—	379	140.00–143.00	140.71
4	—	309	140.00–148.00	142.07
11	—	425	140.00–148.00	143.03
5	—	629	130.00–131.00	130.62
6	—	779	112.00–115.00	113.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	310	130.00–135.00	131.87
6	—	412	130.00–138.00	133.03
4	—	579	130.00–135.00	132.75
9	—	372	129.00–138.00	132.78
4	—	647	120.00–129.00	126.76
4	—	533	130.00–138.00	135.35
10	—	470	128.00–138.00	133.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	150.00–153.00	150.36
27	—	326	150.00–158.00	155.54
9	—	356	153.00–155.00	153.91
6	—	468	155.00–164.00	162.41
10	—	420	151.00–153.00	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	120.00–129.00	125.92
6	—	421	161.00–165.00	162.66
14	—	338	153.00–162.00	159.89
5	—	638	141.00–148.00	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	170.00–174.00	172.82
9	—	574	161.00–170.00	165.44
2	—	408	170.00–173.00	171.51
12	—	713	127.00–136.00	135.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	174.00–176.00	175.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	150.00–158.00	156.64
7	—	566	130.00–138.00	131.91
8	—	337	151.00–160.00	153.24
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	151.75
7	—	522	140.00–148.00	145.57
5	—	686	120.00–128.00	125.18
2	—	485	153.00–155.00	154.02
2	—	635	122.00–125.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	144.00–150.00	145.96
3	—	407	164.00–173.00	168.98
12	—	361	167.00–174.00	168.98
3	—	607	132.00–141.00	137.01
3	—	520	150.00–151.00	150.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.43
5	—	576	117.00–120.00	118.77
4	—	288	145.00–153.00	149.58
8	—	483	138.00–148.00	145.86
2	—	775	100.00–107.00	103.52
5	—	424	140.00–148.00	142.50
4	—	314	138.00–145.00	141.93
3	—	545	130.00–135.00	131.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,527	77.00–84.00	79.06
8	—	1,426	70.00–76.00	73.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,015	72.00–79.00	75.48
43	—	1,017	64.00–71.00	66.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,171	69.00–76.00	72.91
17	—	1,176	77.00–84.00	80.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	90.00–94.00	92.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	825.00–925.00	859.04

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	12	—	1,120	775.00–1,200.00	958.59

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.