Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-08-16

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,128 head
▲ 474 vs last sale 654▲ 592 vs year ago 536 · +110.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 146▲ 24 vs year ago 140 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 33 · −30.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 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 $150.92/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$150.92
377 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1615155.82958183
Medium and Large 2452149.95678130
Medium and Large 3446138.9061964
One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $338 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 sale377 hd
150.92
—
GA average16 barns · 2,860 hd
149.86
+1.06
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—High1,554103.251,60516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45585.051,23712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18581.1296138
CowsLean 85-90%Average97976.0474454

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)953$8622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$8494thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3277182.02/cwt180.00–185.005045
Steers—Medium and Large 2313191.49/cwt190.00–193.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 3324178.25/cwt175.00–180.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1325204.22/cwt200.00–205.006649
Steers—Medium and Large 1369193.55/cwt190.00–195.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 2373182.48/cwt180.00–185.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 3385174.60/cwt172.00–178.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 3411159.32/cwt155.00–160.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 1419191.99/cwt185.00–194.0080414
Steers—Medium and Large 1465189.04/cwt185.00–193.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 2521160.68/cwt160.00–162.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 1522176.73/cwt170.00–179.0092318
Steers—Medium and Large 3540153.05/cwt148.00–158.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 3567151.52/cwt145.00–155.008597
Steers—Medium and Large 2579164.91/cwt160.00–168.0095520
Steers—Medium and Large 1593174.36/cwt174.00–175.001,03419
Steers—Medium and Large 1620172.45/cwt171.00–175.001,06922
Steers—Medium and Large 3624155.30/cwt155.00–158.0096910
Steers—Medium and Large 2625162.44/cwt160.00–165.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1663167.62/cwt160.00–168.001,11122
Steers—Medium and Large 3686150.08/cwt142.00–151.001,03026
Steers—Medium and Large 3720140.70/cwt135.00–145.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1730167.93/cwt162.00–169.001,22619
Steers—Medium and Large 1759169.48/cwt160.00–170.001,28620
Steers—Medium and Large 3765145.00/cwt142.00–148.001,1094
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269159.79/cwt155.00–165.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285148.10/cwt145.00–150.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313153.15/cwt150.00–158.0047914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313140.49/cwt137.00–145.004404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358160.99/cwt160.00–163.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378143.93/cwt138.00–148.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2394152.57/cwt150.00–155.0060116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409155.70/cwt152.00–158.0063738
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425141.98/cwt138.00–148.0060317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468152.16/cwt150.00–153.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474143.11/cwt140.00–148.0067813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479134.31/cwt130.00–138.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510144.69/cwt140.00–148.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518133.84/cwt130.00–138.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526154.59/cwt150.00–160.0081338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552150.52/cwt150.00–158.0083131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563135.47/cwt130.00–138.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564147.75/cwt142.00–149.0083320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615121.64/cwt120.00–125.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636136.44/cwt132.00–140.008687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658135.84/cwt132.00–137.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663162.53/cwt160.00–163.001,07876
Heifers—Medium and Large 3707127.66/cwt127.00–128.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718146.17/cwt138.00–148.001,05017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765144.53/cwt140.00–145.001,10611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3232170.53/cwt165.00–175.003966
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275172.50/cwt170.00–175.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315177.65/cwt173.00–180.005606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375183.32/cwt182.00–185.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418180.03/cwt175.00–185.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435156.99/cwt150.00–160.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463142.98/cwt140.00–146.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468168.80/cwt160.00–170.0079010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476154.28/cwt150.00–158.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516162.77/cwt160.00–165.008409
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518140.48/cwt140.00–143.0072813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527157.42/cwt150.00–159.0083015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586145.12/cwt140.00–150.008506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625143.87/cwt140.00–148.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668122.45/cwt120.00–125.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722124.59/cwt118.00–128.009005
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46589.80/cwt88.00–91.001,3165
Bulls——1,552104.55/cwt101.00–108.001,6235
Bulls——1,631113.38/cwt110.00–116.001,8496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92968.99/cwt66.00–73.0064119
Cows—Lean 85-90%99977.02/cwt74.00–81.0076923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02085.32/cwt82.00–89.0087012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17379.38/cwt77.00–84.0093122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19773.63/cwt70.00–76.008815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20388.00/cwt85.00–92.001,05911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41984.43/cwt82.00–88.001,1987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48293.95/cwt91.00–96.001,3923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54073.87/cwt73.00–75.001,1382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3953861.68/head850.00–875.008622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3998849.19/head825.00–875.008494

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.