Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2023-01-17

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jan 17
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
981 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 897▲ 518 vs year ago 463 · +111.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 226▲ 62 vs year ago 134 · +46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 31 · −35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 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 $162.63/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$162.63
263 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.94
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435171.0174495
Medium and Large 2468159.89748123
Medium and Large 3403152.4461445
One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $130 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 sale263 hd
162.63
—
GA average16 barns · 2,916 hd
154.69
+7.94
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—Low1,71599.671,7109thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50778.111,17720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17869.7582143
CowsLean 85-90%High91965.1859946

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)838$7533thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$7334thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315228.79/cwt225.00–230.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2324205.44/cwt203.00–208.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 3326196.94/cwt195.00–200.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 3363193.73/cwt192.00–198.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1368212.21/cwt210.00–218.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 2378205.88/cwt200.00–209.0077812
Steers—Medium and Large 1405204.33/cwt203.00–205.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 3428185.23/cwt180.00–188.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 2432195.63/cwt193.00–198.0084513
Steers—Medium and Large 3457185.71/cwt178.00–188.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 1473201.97/cwt198.00–205.0095515
Steers—Medium and Large 2477193.52/cwt192.00–194.009238
Steers—Medium and Large 1507190.44/cwt190.00–194.009669
Steers—Medium and Large 3516174.42/cwt173.00–178.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 2534183.19/cwt180.00–185.0097823
Steers—Medium and Large 3573166.83/cwt160.00–169.009565
Steers—Medium and Large 2583178.25/cwt170.00–180.001,03916
Steers—Medium and Large 1613174.05/cwt171.00–176.001,06712
Steers—Medium and Large 2625164.50/cwt160.00–169.001,0284
Steers—Medium and Large 1703169.83/cwt165.00–170.001,19432
Steers—Medium and Large 2722150.38/cwt148.00–158.001,0865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272173.76/cwt170.00–178.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3291159.56/cwt155.00–163.004648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320167.89/cwt163.00–171.0053711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331153.71/cwt150.00–160.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333178.54/cwt175.00–182.0059512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370163.99/cwt160.00–168.0060710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373153.33/cwt148.00–158.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386173.99/cwt170.00–180.0067223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417165.02/cwt160.00–169.0068823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424148.80/cwt145.00–155.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434171.68/cwt170.00–175.0074531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463173.04/cwt170.00–174.0080111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466164.50/cwt160.00–168.0076726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489156.07/cwt148.00–158.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521154.80/cwt153.00–158.0080724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532161.37/cwt160.00–165.0085810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533144.93/cwt142.00–148.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563150.94/cwt143.00–153.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572157.82/cwt155.00–164.009038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572131.73/cwt130.00–135.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622145.74/cwt140.00–148.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671142.84/cwt140.00–145.009585
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273193.45/cwt190.00–200.005286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280208.54/cwt204.00–214.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282183.31/cwt180.00–185.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318175.11/cwt170.00–178.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329183.58/cwt180.00–188.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375180.44/cwt180.00–185.0067711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382171.75/cwt170.00–178.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386208.22/cwt200.00–210.008047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411171.98/cwt170.00–175.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418165.19/cwt160.00–168.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429185.89/cwt183.00–193.007979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457186.14/cwt183.00–189.0085114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461171.73/cwt168.00–175.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481152.19/cwt150.00–155.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519172.79/cwt170.00–175.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529163.82/cwt160.00–169.0086710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561163.98/cwt161.00–168.0092013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579152.35/cwt150.00–158.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2609147.01/cwt143.00–150.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677145.36/cwt140.00–148.0098410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45894.63/cwt92.00–96.001,3802
Bulls——1,789101.11/cwt98.00–105.001,8097
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90660.34/cwt57.00–64.0054725
Cows—Lean 85-90%91967.33/cwt65.00–72.0061914
Cows—Lean 85-90%96678.16/cwt76.00–80.007557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16269.99/cwt67.00–74.0081321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17081.49/cwt78.00–85.009537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20363.94/cwt60.00–66.0076915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43281.29/cwt78.00–85.001,16411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59874.22/cwt71.00–77.001,1869
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3838752.83/head675.00–850.007533
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,128732.82/head650.00–800.007334

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.