Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2023-02-07

Southern Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,091 head
▲ 500 vs last sale 591▲ 426 vs year ago 665 · +64.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 175▼ 59 vs year ago 279 · −21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 41▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves sharply higher. Heifer calves 4.00 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 $168.05/cwt on 322 head.
Average price
$168.05
322 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.78
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553170.28942218
Medium and Large 2440166.0773058
Medium and Large 3405159.9664746
One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $295 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 sale322 hd
168.05
—
GA average14 barns · 1,663 hd
161.26
+6.78
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—High1,664103.151,71613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52786.371,31920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18981.2796642
CowsLean 85-90%Average96672.1769753

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)1,054$7548
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$7474thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$6632thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1262235.70/cwt235.00–237.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 3272213.65/cwt208.00–218.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 2288225.03/cwt222.00–228.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2320217.57/cwt213.00–222.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1328227.60/cwt225.00–230.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1363224.26/cwt220.00–228.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 2373212.42/cwt210.00–215.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 3373198.59/cwt195.00–203.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 3417193.74/cwt190.00–197.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 1429217.06/cwt212.00–220.0093114
Steers—Medium and Large 2433202.98/cwt200.00–210.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 1465208.24/cwt205.00–213.0096846
Steers—Medium and Large 3474189.84/cwt188.00–191.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 2515190.54/cwt188.00–198.0098111
Steers—Medium and Large 1521203.75/cwt201.00–208.001,0628
Steers—Medium and Large 1563205.43/cwt202.00–206.001,15714
Steers—Medium and Large 3565167.97/cwt163.00–173.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 2574191.25/cwt188.00–194.001,09811
Steers—Medium and Large 3619166.97/cwt165.00–170.001,0344
Steers—Medium and Large 2629184.11/cwt177.00–186.001,15818
Steers—Medium and Large 2670179.97/cwt175.00–182.001,20627
Steers—Medium and Large 3729165.70/cwt160.00–168.001,20813
Steers—Medium and Large 2736174.49/cwt174.00–176.001,2848
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269172.21/cwt170.00–180.004637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313190.07/cwt185.00–192.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332163.31/cwt158.00–168.0054212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336173.99/cwt170.00–180.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380165.26/cwt160.00–170.0062813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384184.56/cwt181.00–186.0070922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413158.24/cwt155.00–160.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431182.23/cwt180.00–186.0078525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441171.16/cwt165.00–175.0075519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479161.12/cwt160.00–165.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481153.46/cwt150.00–158.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493173.31/cwt170.00–177.0085414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507163.43/cwt160.00–165.008299
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514150.72/cwt148.00–155.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538172.92/cwt166.00–174.0093052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568165.37/cwt160.00–168.0093935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581149.22/cwt147.00–155.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615143.52/cwt140.00–150.008834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667160.57/cwt160.00–163.001,07132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707158.82/cwt153.00–160.001,12334
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308223.77/cwt220.00–225.006899
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315190.16/cwt185.00–195.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361204.53/cwt200.00–208.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378186.59/cwt185.00–190.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383219.39/cwt219.00–220.008405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414213.64/cwt209.00–218.008847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420201.98/cwt200.00–204.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422184.68/cwt183.00–188.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468174.27/cwt170.00–180.008166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518188.81/cwt186.00–190.009787
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521164.54/cwt160.00–168.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523175.30/cwt170.00–178.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555150.50/cwt148.00–153.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611158.80/cwt158.00–159.009705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3642145.20/cwt144.00–148.009325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663142.68/cwt138.00–145.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705136.67/cwt130.00–140.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770124.02/cwt120.00–128.009552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443105.07/cwt103.00–107.001,5165
Bulls——1,72395.78/cwt92.00–99.001,6505
Bulls——1,932112.22/cwt108.00–115.002,1683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92783.27/cwt79.00–86.007728
Cows—Lean 85-90%96866.82/cwt63.00–70.0064725
Cows—Lean 85-90%98074.42/cwt71.00–78.0072920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15777.29/cwt74.00–81.0089419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21183.23/cwt80.00–87.001,00819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23890.82/cwt89.00–96.001,1244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42391.21/cwt89.00–96.001,2986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57284.30/cwt79.00–86.001,32514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3948622.49/head575.00–675.006222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970662.69/head650.00–675.006632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,026674.36/head650.00–700.006744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081832.75/head775.00–875.008334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120872.04/head750.00–975.008722

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.