Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2022-10-25

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 25
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 827▼ 126 vs year ago 842 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 372 vs last sale 499▼ 116 vs year ago 243 · −47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 102▼ 53 vs year ago 70 · −75.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves and bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 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 $141.16/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$141.16
213 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$114
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.02
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2488145.4970964
Medium and Large 3435139.69608100
Medium and Large 1594138.5382349
One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale213 hd
141.16
—
GA average15 barns · 1,603 hd
134.15
+7.02
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—Low1,89298.841,87017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42466.4094626
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22360.7674329
CowsLean 85-90%Average92258.4753927

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)1,193$8153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$7143thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3332180.30/cwt180.00–185.0059917
Steers—Medium and Large 1369190.52/cwt187.00–193.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 3372174.96/cwt170.00–180.006516
Steers—Medium and Large 3419164.33/cwt160.00–168.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 2429175.01/cwt170.00–176.0075122
Steers—Medium and Large 1481177.66/cwt177.00–179.008559
Steers—Medium and Large 3514157.41/cwt155.00–158.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 2531171.33/cwt166.00–172.0091012
Steers—Medium and Large 1564164.61/cwt160.00–170.0092816
Steers—Medium and Large 3613132.48/cwt130.00–135.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 2615143.62/cwt140.00–148.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1643155.25/cwt150.00–159.009989
Steers—Medium and Large 1681155.03/cwt153.00–157.001,05611
Steers—Medium and Large 1784153.66/cwt153.00–155.001,2053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324143.78/cwt140.00–149.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370143.95/cwt139.00–148.0053336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418152.24/cwt150.00–155.0063629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433143.83/cwt140.00–148.0062317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459140.99/cwt140.00–144.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474151.85/cwt150.00–152.0072014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490136.64/cwt135.00–139.0067025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515132.18/cwt128.00–135.0068113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528143.96/cwt140.00–148.0076019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564145.57/cwt144.00–147.0082110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574122.00/cwt118.00–125.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585137.80/cwt135.00–139.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623133.34/cwt130.00–138.0083111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634123.73/cwt120.00–125.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663132.81/cwt130.00–135.008816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731118.99/cwt115.00–124.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787115.97/cwt110.00–119.009133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278167.41/cwt162.00–172.004653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318165.23/cwt160.00–168.005257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367170.35/cwt170.00–173.006259
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374163.21/cwt158.00–168.0061015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414164.10/cwt162.00–170.0067918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424153.72/cwt150.00–159.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460152.43/cwt151.00–158.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467165.70/cwt161.00–168.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484145.16/cwt140.00–149.0070324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518144.08/cwt140.00–150.0074613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522132.59/cwt130.00–138.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573137.11/cwt133.00–142.0078611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617131.31/cwt130.00–132.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638122.28/cwt120.00–125.0078014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3667111.60/cwt108.00–118.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710121.51/cwt120.00–123.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3733109.00/cwt108.00–110.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765104.55/cwt100.00–110.008004
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,780101.92/cwt100.00–107.001,81410
Bulls——2,05194.44/cwt92.00–97.001,9377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91956.31/cwt53.00–60.0051720
Cows—Lean 85-90%93264.66/cwt61.00–68.006037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19366.96/cwt65.00–72.007998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23558.40/cwt56.00–63.0072121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38568.93/cwt66.00–73.0095515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47862.96/cwt58.00–65.0093111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095714.08/head600.00–775.007143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,193814.91/head700.00–875.008153

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.