Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-07-26

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 26
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 595▼ 214 vs year ago 719 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 134▼ 31 vs year ago 148 · −20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 7 · +342.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.51/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$140.51
164 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.60
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546145.8479630
Medium and Large 2444144.5764296
Medium and Large 3520126.0565538
One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $140 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 sale164 hd
140.51
—
GA average15 barns · 1,395 hd
137.90
+2.60
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,55397.181,50923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09975.218278thin
CowsLean 85-90%High94268.7064724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41368.649709thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$8596
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$6615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$5973thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2337184.63/cwt183.00–188.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 2370182.43/cwt180.00–185.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 3377165.94/cwt160.00–170.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 2435175.83/cwt172.00–179.007658
Steers—Medium and Large 3436156.88/cwt155.00–165.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1466184.94/cwt180.00–186.0086211
Steers—Medium and Large 2485174.57/cwt170.00–175.0084711
Steers—Medium and Large 2511171.42/cwt165.00–173.0087615
Steers—Medium and Large 3532155.37/cwt150.00–158.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 3562151.65/cwt150.00–155.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 2565165.00/cwt164.00–168.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 2636161.19/cwt160.00–163.001,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 3640156.02/cwt153.00–157.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 3740136.49/cwt135.00–138.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 2742143.48/cwt140.00–147.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 2771132.57/cwt130.00–133.001,0227
Steers—Medium and Large 3775127.95/cwt126.00–130.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1778147.49/cwt140.00–149.001,1476
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280153.33/cwt150.00–160.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305164.00/cwt160.00–168.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322142.51/cwt140.00–148.004596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332153.51/cwt152.00–154.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365152.00/cwt150.00–158.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395143.82/cwt140.00–149.0056826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418145.31/cwt138.00–148.0060719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457147.02/cwt140.00–149.0067221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463134.96/cwt132.00–138.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505153.43/cwt150.00–156.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527146.79/cwt142.00–149.0077412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3536136.10/cwt130.00–138.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3557119.74/cwt119.00–128.0066722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565150.92/cwt146.00–153.0085310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565135.04/cwt132.00–138.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2659123.84/cwt120.00–125.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673131.46/cwt130.00–133.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680117.03/cwt115.00–118.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728120.98/cwt118.00–125.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790115.00/cwt110.00–120.009092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3237172.07/cwt170.00–173.004083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265163.69/cwt158.00–168.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285173.99/cwt172.00–178.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305172.50/cwt170.00–175.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308161.70/cwt160.00–165.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330184.00/cwt182.00–188.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365176.29/cwt172.00–180.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367162.84/cwt160.00–168.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388151.19/cwt148.00–155.005875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420150.01/cwt145.00–155.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424165.48/cwt160.00–168.0070217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428172.51/cwt170.00–175.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467157.59/cwt150.00–159.0073610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468161.66/cwt161.00–162.0075712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528143.50/cwt138.00–148.007589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530154.50/cwt152.00–158.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566143.35/cwt140.00–146.008118
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575131.61/cwt130.00–135.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626135.12/cwt130.00–138.008467
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24288.10/cwt86.00–92.001,0946
Bulls——1,624104.79/cwt102.00–109.001,7028
Bulls——1,69796.47/cwt93.00–100.001,6379
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93875.73/cwt75.00–76.007104
Cows—Lean 85-90%93868.91/cwt67.00–72.0064612
Cows—Lean 85-90%95064.88/cwt63.00–66.006168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09975.21/cwt71.00–78.008278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39666.13/cwt65.00–69.009236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44773.67/cwt70.00–77.001,0663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3953596.50/head500.00–675.005973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101859.37/head775.00–950.008596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,128661.13/head550.00–750.006615

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.