Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2023-01-24

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jan 24
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 981▼ 74 vs year ago 832 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 196▼ 118 vs year ago 235 · −50.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Bull calves and heifer calves steady. 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 $160.76/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$160.76
250 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.36
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447168.2175393
Medium and Large 2421164.0669180
Medium and Large 3451148.3466977
One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $83 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 sale250 hd
160.76
—
GA average14 barns · 1,280 hd
155.40
+5.36
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—High1,59897.021,55114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37583.101,1437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11473.7982230
CowsLean 85-90%Low87671.0262221

Every lot

77 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 2293223.51/cwt220.00–224.0065510
Steers—Medium and Large 2312212.70/cwt210.00–218.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1315225.86/cwt220.00–229.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1364222.27/cwt220.00–226.0080911
Steers—Medium and Large 3377194.19/cwt190.00–200.007326
Steers—Medium and Large 2389215.23/cwt210.00–218.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 1412216.53/cwt215.00–223.0089210
Steers—Medium and Large 2423210.17/cwt205.00–212.0088916
Steers—Medium and Large 3436196.51/cwt190.00–198.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 3457191.00/cwt188.00–193.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1465202.21/cwt200.00–207.0094013
Steers—Medium and Large 2506185.41/cwt180.00–189.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 3520172.57/cwt170.00–175.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1540195.95/cwt195.00–203.001,0588
Steers—Medium and Large 1558195.29/cwt190.00–196.001,0909
Steers—Medium and Large 2582184.10/cwt178.00–188.001,07111
Steers—Medium and Large 3588173.92/cwt168.00–175.001,0238
Steers—Medium and Large 1639177.29/cwt176.00–178.001,13317
Steers—Medium and Large 2658151.49/cwt150.00–153.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 3685140.52/cwt138.00–143.009632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240169.00/cwt168.00–170.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270172.55/cwt170.00–175.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288159.14/cwt155.00–165.004589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321167.27/cwt163.00–171.0053715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322179.22/cwt176.00–183.0057711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334154.12/cwt150.00–160.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365164.23/cwt160.00–169.005998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380154.02/cwt150.00–156.0058512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388172.44/cwt170.00–178.0066935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418173.78/cwt170.00–175.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420152.49/cwt150.00–158.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425163.66/cwt160.00–168.0069615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471163.80/cwt160.00–167.0077135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478153.11/cwt148.00–158.0073213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512153.75/cwt150.00–158.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514163.35/cwt160.00–165.0084029
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535142.72/cwt138.00–148.007649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575159.20/cwt155.00–160.009156
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577133.65/cwt128.00–138.007719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3631131.56/cwt127.00–135.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678123.22/cwt120.00–130.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790126.69/cwt120.00–130.001,0013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238212.53/cwt210.00–215.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3239198.54/cwt190.00–200.004757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273193.17/cwt190.00–200.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328213.79/cwt210.00–218.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355172.00/cwt170.00–178.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368188.28/cwt183.00–193.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376208.25/cwt200.00–210.0078310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413164.65/cwt160.00–168.0068010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421186.67/cwt180.00–190.007868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422170.96/cwt170.00–173.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465155.39/cwt150.00–159.007239
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470177.65/cwt173.00–183.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471165.95/cwt160.00–170.0078212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512174.01/cwt170.00–176.008917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3536153.85/cwt148.00–158.008259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541163.40/cwt160.00–168.0088417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566154.56/cwt150.00–159.008757
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575146.46/cwt145.00–148.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576164.57/cwt160.00–168.009487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608156.32/cwt153.00–163.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625143.87/cwt140.00–148.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630133.46/cwt132.00–135.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658138.66/cwt138.00–140.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667152.76/cwt150.00–158.001,0193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53388.67/cwt88.00–90.001,3593
Bulls——1,603105.97/cwt102.00–109.001,6993
Bulls——1,62196.79/cwt94.00–101.001,5698
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85272.27/cwt68.00–75.0061610
Cows—Lean 85-90%87163.59/cwt60.00–67.005547
Cows—Lean 85-90%94580.88/cwt78.00–85.007644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05367.61/cwt64.00–70.0071211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14175.54/cwt72.00–79.0086216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19387.11/cwt84.00–89.001,0393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33875.05/cwt72.00–79.001,0043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40389.13/cwt87.00–92.001,2504

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.