Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-10-11

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 11
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 984▲ 120 vs year ago 662 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 211▲ 21 vs year ago 164 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 58▲ 25 vs year ago 26 · +96.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $137.91/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$137.91
158 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.77
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2466143.7567040
Medium and Large 1599141.5884710thin
Medium and Large 3459135.41621108
One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $49 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 sale158 hd
137.91
—
GA average14 barns · 1,506 hd
131.14
+6.77
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—Low1,68198.381,6548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53368.401,04933
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18366.3478531
CowsLean 85-90%Average99760.2860151

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)1,330$8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$76611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$6863thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,497$1,11312

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2341191.71/cwt190.00–192.006547
Steers—Medium and Large 3381181.69/cwt178.00–184.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 3418164.26/cwt163.00–170.0068725
Steers—Medium and Large 3478166.24/cwt160.00–168.0079511
Steers—Medium and Large 3513146.54/cwt142.00–152.0075210
Steers—Medium and Large 2532159.25/cwt154.00–163.008479
Steers—Medium and Large 3628144.82/cwt140.00–146.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 3715131.44/cwt127.00–135.009405
Steers—Medium and Large 2739147.08/cwt140.00–150.001,0875
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268148.32/cwt145.00–152.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322141.82/cwt138.00–148.0045716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342150.22/cwt150.00–152.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368147.19/cwt141.00–150.005429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427144.57/cwt139.00–149.0061725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436150.14/cwt150.00–152.0065513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467141.74/cwt138.00–148.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468129.37/cwt125.00–135.006059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510140.50/cwt140.00–141.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517130.41/cwt128.00–135.0067425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576143.99/cwt136.00–146.008295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580123.91/cwt120.00–130.0071913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618117.00/cwt113.00–120.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621139.17/cwt138.00–140.008645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708123.40/cwt123.00–125.008745
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282167.24/cwt165.00–175.0047215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326175.87/cwt170.00–179.0057316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410173.04/cwt170.00–176.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439157.53/cwt155.00–163.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482150.19/cwt147.00–155.0072410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3514140.34/cwt133.00–143.0072121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565145.13/cwt140.00–148.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569132.12/cwt128.00–136.007529
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623121.87/cwt118.00–128.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715117.31/cwt112.00–122.008396
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715105.97/cwt104.00–110.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778107.56/cwt105.00–110.008372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65795.48/cwt92.00–99.001,5825
Bulls——1,722103.20/cwt100.00–107.001,7773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84472.83/cwt71.00–76.006153
Cows—Lean 85-90%98264.15/cwt61.00–68.0063018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02256.71/cwt53.00–60.0058030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18265.61/cwt62.00–69.0077629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20076.99/cwt76.00–78.009242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45465.91/cwt63.00–70.0095823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71574.13/cwt72.00–79.001,27110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,145685.88/head650.00–725.006863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,195766.16/head675.00–825.0076611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,330825.38/head800.00–850.008252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4971,112.89/head950.00–1,250.001,11312

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.