Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2023-01-10

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jan 10
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
897 head
▲ 426 vs last sale 471▲ 94 vs year ago 803 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 178▲ 56 vs year ago 170 · +32.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 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 $157.96/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$157.96
258 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.15
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545161.45880133
Medium and Large 2471157.9874485
Medium and Large 3435146.2963740
One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $244 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 sale258 hd
157.96
—
GA average15 barns · 1,627 hd
151.80
+6.15
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—Low1,58799.491,57913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42378.691,12032
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18270.1983050
CowsLean 85-90%High93864.0060047

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325210.00/cwt207.00–213.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 3330196.50/cwt195.00–198.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1334225.49/cwt225.00–228.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1372215.23/cwt213.00–220.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 3383193.28/cwt190.00–198.007407
Steers—Medium and Large 2388201.61/cwt200.00–205.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 2418195.13/cwt190.00–198.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 3423185.32/cwt180.00–188.0078413
Steers—Medium and Large 1429202.24/cwt200.00–208.008688
Steers—Medium and Large 1474193.51/cwt190.00–196.0091725
Steers—Medium and Large 2474182.50/cwt180.00–184.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 3489172.76/cwt170.00–178.0084511
Steers—Medium and Large 1505191.14/cwt190.00–192.0096515
Steers—Medium and Large 2518185.25/cwt180.00–188.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 3530174.64/cwt170.00–178.009266
Steers—Medium and Large 3567165.99/cwt162.00–168.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1579182.58/cwt180.00–185.001,05730
Steers—Medium and Large 2584177.23/cwt173.00–179.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1627177.70/cwt174.00–180.001,11435
Steers—Medium and Large 1739163.87/cwt163.00–164.001,21131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279160.86/cwt155.00–165.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331162.86/cwt160.00–170.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334152.72/cwt150.00–158.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338179.70/cwt178.00–181.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365166.61/cwt160.00–169.0060816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366153.95/cwt150.00–158.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394170.74/cwt170.00–173.0067312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417171.32/cwt170.00–174.0071411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429162.94/cwt158.00–168.0069925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439143.83/cwt140.00–150.0063112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477146.58/cwt140.00–150.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481162.81/cwt160.00–165.0078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513138.28/cwt135.00–140.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521154.28/cwt150.00–158.0080424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528161.58/cwt160.00–164.0085324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568158.48/cwt155.00–162.0090017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583146.69/cwt142.00–150.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604157.34/cwt156.00–160.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628146.55/cwt142.00–149.009209
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630130.98/cwt130.00–132.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658158.06/cwt155.00–159.001,04034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660128.38/cwt125.00–135.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715142.38/cwt140.00–143.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765136.66/cwt130.00–139.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775125.00/cwt122.00–128.009692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3286175.02/cwt170.00–180.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313171.66/cwt170.00–173.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327211.12/cwt208.00–216.006907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331190.78/cwt188.00–195.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371194.12/cwt190.00–200.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378172.55/cwt170.00–175.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425172.60/cwt170.00–175.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432183.02/cwt180.00–184.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475152.45/cwt150.00–155.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481167.93/cwt160.00–169.0080810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483174.98/cwt170.00–180.008456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530174.48/cwt170.00–178.009258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556149.99/cwt145.00–155.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562163.11/cwt158.00–168.009176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663151.48/cwt150.00–153.001,0044
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35894.95/cwt92.00–99.001,2896
Bulls——1,784103.39/cwt100.00–107.001,8447
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89765.24/cwt61.00–68.0058522
Cows—Lean 85-90%96571.43/cwt69.00–76.0068910
Cows—Lean 85-90%98157.22/cwt53.00–60.0056115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11363.85/cwt60.00–66.0071115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20670.27/cwt67.00–74.0084723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22277.95/cwt75.00–82.0095312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39870.38/cwt67.00–74.009847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41678.01/cwt75.00–82.001,10515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45285.52/cwt83.00–90.001,24210

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.