Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-09-13

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 576▼ 255 vs year ago 924 · −27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 144▼ 82 vs year ago 207 · −39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 174 vs year ago 194 · −89.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers unevenly higher. Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. 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 $149.40/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$149.40
206 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497154.1176597
Medium and Large 2459147.9167975
Medium and Large 3469139.2565334
One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about $113 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 sale206 hd
149.40
—
GA average14 barns · 2,079 hd
152.49
−3.09
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—Average1,524108.771,65814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13381.9092824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44580.511,16412
CowsLean 85-90%Low98173.1571834

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)925$7093thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,367$1,1686

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 1313213.51/cwt210.00–220.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2338207.49/cwt200.00–209.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 3338192.44/cwt190.00–195.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2365192.92/cwt190.00–195.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1368202.57/cwt200.00–208.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1419194.28/cwt194.00–195.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 3422171.60/cwt170.00–175.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 2429186.56/cwt182.00–188.0080010
Steers—Medium and Large 2481175.71/cwt170.00–179.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 3486165.42/cwt163.00–168.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 2517165.97/cwt160.00–170.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 3541157.24/cwt155.00–158.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 3565144.13/cwt141.00–148.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 1567166.66/cwt163.00–173.0094535
Steers—Medium and Large 1608169.94/cwt162.00–172.001,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 1671163.11/cwt162.00–166.001,09417
Steers—Medium and Large 2679156.34/cwt156.00–159.001,06218
Steers—Medium and Large 3693144.68/cwt138.00–148.001,0033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283154.30/cwt153.00–160.0043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314163.15/cwt160.00–165.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370156.36/cwt155.00–158.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377161.34/cwt160.00–165.0060816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382142.25/cwt140.00–148.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415143.34/cwt138.00–148.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426154.15/cwt150.00–158.0065714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436160.83/cwt160.00–161.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467154.02/cwt150.00–156.0071920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477142.90/cwt140.00–148.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490136.52/cwt132.00–138.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533135.62/cwt130.00–139.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535158.34/cwt153.00–162.0084712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536143.01/cwt140.00–145.0076717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566135.80/cwt133.00–138.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568142.66/cwt142.00–145.0081014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569151.16/cwt150.00–153.0086017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630144.23/cwt138.00–147.0090910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661138.05/cwt135.00–143.009138
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235177.61/cwt175.00–180.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315172.32/cwt168.00–178.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317189.16/cwt180.00–190.0060019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364187.51/cwt180.00–189.006839
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388171.35/cwt168.00–173.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410185.23/cwt182.00–189.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431162.56/cwt158.00–168.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465173.37/cwt170.00–175.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472151.48/cwt147.00–155.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481161.81/cwt160.00–163.0077812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514154.84/cwt150.00–158.0079612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515164.95/cwt160.00–170.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525145.19/cwt140.00–149.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558154.74/cwt152.00–158.008638
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583138.42/cwt135.00–139.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 3612118.36/cwt118.00–120.0072411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615142.48/cwt140.00–145.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632133.98/cwt132.00–135.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667134.01/cwt130.00–138.008947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673122.57/cwt120.00–128.008254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,446101.90/cwt98.00–104.001,4735
Bulls——1,509118.27/cwt116.00–120.001,7854
Bulls——1,615108.03/cwt105.00–112.001,7455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95671.46/cwt68.00–75.0068326
Cows—Boner 80-85%99989.76/cwt88.00–94.008976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06478.63/cwt76.00–83.008378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11886.67/cwt85.00–87.009696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20775.58/cwt72.00–79.0091212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44487.52/cwt86.00–89.001,2644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44677.00/cwt75.00–80.001,1138
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925709.23/head700.00–725.007093
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3671,168.29/head800.00–1,300.001,1686

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.