Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-08-02

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 505▼ 193 vs year ago 719 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 117▼ 77 vs year ago 148 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 31▲ 28 vs year ago 7 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $144.69/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$144.69
148 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.53
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476152.4172645
Medium and Large 2500144.4772360
Medium and Large 3454136.9262243
One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $104 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 sale148 hd
144.69
—
GA average15 barns · 1,266 hd
142.16
+2.53
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—Average1,63696.851,58510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43377.301,1087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21769.3284321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02368.0669612

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$9306
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$6138

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3268173.23/cwt168.00–178.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1312189.27/cwt185.00–195.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2328178.27/cwt175.00–182.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 1356188.39/cwt182.00–189.0067118
Steers—Medium and Large 2368173.38/cwt170.00–178.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1419187.39/cwt180.00–188.0078514
Steers—Medium and Large 2425175.26/cwt173.00–178.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 3431166.46/cwt165.00–168.007179
Steers—Medium and Large 3471165.97/cwt160.00–170.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1479187.35/cwt180.00–188.0089712
Steers—Medium and Large 3530153.11/cwt148.00–158.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 2532166.99/cwt165.00–168.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1534177.42/cwt175.00–183.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 2555166.33/cwt165.00–168.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1557175.15/cwt171.00–176.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 3568153.95/cwt150.00–158.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1608164.99/cwt160.00–169.001,0039
Steers—Medium and Large 3638150.45/cwt146.00–155.009602
Steers—Medium and Large 2721146.35/cwt140.00–148.001,0555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266152.14/cwt150.00–158.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330145.15/cwt140.00–150.004799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331165.95/cwt160.00–168.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381156.72/cwt151.00–161.005979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404160.80/cwt160.00–161.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414154.67/cwt153.00–156.0064020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423142.78/cwt138.00–148.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464144.58/cwt140.00–148.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472151.93/cwt150.00–154.0071722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3486133.70/cwt130.00–138.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519146.18/cwt140.00–150.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524132.73/cwt128.00–135.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558144.28/cwt140.00–148.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563121.79/cwt117.00–125.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580134.24/cwt130.00–139.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621123.97/cwt120.00–128.007708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627130.66/cwt130.00–132.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628141.28/cwt138.00–145.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675125.33/cwt121.00–129.008466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732120.33/cwt115.00–125.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775117.51/cwt117.00–118.009112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323157.60/cwt155.00–160.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329171.95/cwt170.00–175.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362181.82/cwt181.00–185.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383152.48/cwt150.00–158.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420153.47/cwt148.00–158.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434164.35/cwt160.00–168.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435175.33/cwt173.00–178.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468142.71/cwt140.00–145.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469164.08/cwt163.00–168.007709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477152.71/cwt150.00–155.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536157.57/cwt155.00–163.0084510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540134.00/cwt130.00–138.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564136.51/cwt130.00–139.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573153.60/cwt148.00–158.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623135.24/cwt133.00–140.008434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673121.01/cwt120.00–123.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733126.10/cwt120.00–130.009243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,521100.91/cwt98.00–104.001,5354
Bulls——1,71394.15/cwt91.00–96.001,6136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02368.06/cwt64.00–70.0069612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19862.24/cwt61.00–64.007464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21669.18/cwt66.00–73.0084113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23876.83/cwt73.00–80.009514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41873.24/cwt70.00–77.001,0393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44480.34/cwt78.00–85.001,1604
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233929.88/head900.00–950.009306
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3969613.23/head500.00–650.006138

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.