Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-09-06

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 6
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 856▼ 107 vs year ago 683 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 248▼ 106 vs year ago 250 · −42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 51▼ 17 vs year ago 42 · −40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.76/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$151.76
182 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.05
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414160.6966578
Medium and Large 2479147.8270875
Medium and Large 3452137.9362429
One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $41 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 sale182 hd
151.76
—
GA average15 barns · 1,400 hd
147.71
+4.05
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—Low1,686105.271,7759thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45386.401,25514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17785.871,01010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05574.1278259

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$91710

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3327178.99/cwt177.00–185.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1334207.62/cwt205.00–210.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 3367173.59/cwt170.00–178.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1383205.39/cwt200.00–209.007878
Steers—Medium and Large 2410184.84/cwt182.00–188.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1434190.99/cwt190.00–192.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 2460170.69/cwt165.00–173.007857
Steers—Medium and Large 1485183.50/cwt182.00–185.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 3520152.55/cwt150.00–155.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1526174.59/cwt172.00–177.0091824
Steers—Medium and Large 2531164.79/cwt160.00–169.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 3567147.15/cwt140.00–150.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 2571162.47/cwt157.00–164.009289
Steers—Medium and Large 2616157.69/cwt152.00–161.0097133
Steers—Medium and Large 2671150.36/cwt148.00–155.001,0098
Steers—Medium and Large 2728147.47/cwt145.00–150.001,0742
Steers—Medium and Large 3775141.23/cwt140.00–145.001,0954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218164.31/cwt164.00–165.003583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285164.84/cwt160.00–166.0047010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285153.23/cwt150.00–158.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323142.30/cwt140.00–145.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328162.04/cwt160.00–165.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363164.56/cwt163.00–173.0059723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368158.92/cwt152.00–162.0058512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387147.04/cwt140.00–150.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413141.96/cwt138.00–148.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414154.96/cwt150.00–158.0064215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418162.43/cwt160.00–165.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473145.54/cwt140.00–149.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478157.31/cwt150.00–160.0075225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478136.97/cwt135.00–138.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521142.93/cwt138.00–148.007459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527155.91/cwt150.00–159.0082212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629123.21/cwt120.00–128.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631137.94/cwt135.00–140.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2656134.88/cwt130.00–136.008859
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740115.00/cwt110.00–120.008512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270171.34/cwt168.00–175.004634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310175.01/cwt170.00–178.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314209.33/cwt205.00–211.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381181.64/cwt178.00–183.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387195.30/cwt195.00–200.0075616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408182.75/cwt182.00–183.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432168.29/cwt165.00–175.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461165.36/cwt163.00–170.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471150.79/cwt150.00–151.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519162.96/cwt160.00–168.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568132.70/cwt130.00–138.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627120.30/cwt115.00–125.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 3718119.97/cwt115.00–123.008613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37794.05/cwt91.00–96.001,2953
Bulls——1,841110.88/cwt109.00–114.002,0416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02984.34/cwt82.00–89.0086810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03768.35/cwt65.00–72.0070924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08375.58/cwt73.00–79.0081925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17090.78/cwt87.00–95.001,0625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18380.95/cwt79.00–83.009585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34096.01/cwt94.00–98.001,2873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41877.91/cwt75.00–80.001,1053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50885.98/cwt83.00–90.001,2978
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250916.68/head850.00–1,000.0091710

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.