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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 28

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Feb 14Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

841 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 645▲ 159 vs year ago 682 · +23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 136▼ 8 vs year ago 153 · −5.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.51/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$191.51

186 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.22

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	194.47	915	150
Medium and Large 2	498	180.76	900	28
Medium and Large 3	460	173.61	798	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $117 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 sale186 hd

191.51

—

GA average15 barns · 1,631 hd

177.29

+14.22

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,488	102.49	1,525	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	104.04	1,606	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	93.80	1,158	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	75.57	773	22

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	220.52/cwt	220.00–222.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	249.42/cwt	249.00–250.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	241.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	225.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	957	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,047	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	235.42/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,095	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	209.72/cwt	205.00–212.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	203.54/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,071	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,159	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	214.58/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,202	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,142	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	184.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	185.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,261	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,185	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	201.74/cwt	197.00–205.00	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	195.53/cwt	192.00–197.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	205.79/cwt	204.00–210.00	772	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	201.29/cwt	197.00–203.00	833	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	191.94/cwt	190.00–195.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	174.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	198.20/cwt	194.00–201.00	936	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	187.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	166.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	192.68/cwt	187.00–195.00	994	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	944	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	168.65/cwt	162.00–172.00	939	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	177.37/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,007	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,034	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	152.71/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,258	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	243.17/cwt	242.00–244.00	778	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	229.66/cwt	225.00–233.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	215.88/cwt	212.00–220.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	225.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	213.11/cwt	210.00–217.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	205.50/cwt	205.00–207.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	213.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	196.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	924	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	207.29/cwt	205.00–212.00	989	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	202.81/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,057	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	173.54/cwt	172.00–175.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	181.56/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,058	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,049	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,109	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,429	96.82/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,587	111.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,776	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.00	830	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	69.13/cwt	65.00–73.00	708	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	77.89/cwt	74.00–82.00	805	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	85.39/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,003	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	101.06/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,228	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	92.56/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,183	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,625	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	94.66/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,529	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Tue Feb 28, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 645Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 136Year ago 153

No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	167.00–177.00	171.96
5	—	371	220.00–230.00	225.77
5	—	320	242.00–244.00	243.17
9	—	583	177.00–187.00	181.56
13	—	477	205.00–212.00	207.29
18	—	423	210.00–220.00	213.88
2	—	668	165.00–167.00	166.00
6	—	521	200.00–207.00	202.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	225.00–233.00	229.66
7	—	470	192.00–200.00	196.58
4	—	420	205.00–207.00	205.50
4	—	371	210.00–217.00	213.11
2	—	575	172.00–175.00	173.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	368	200.00–205.00	202.52
4	—	330	212.00–220.00	215.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	568	173.00–183.00	177.37
13	—	516	187.00–195.00	192.68
45	—	472	194.00–201.00	198.20
2	—	758	165.00–167.00	166.00
6	—	688	165.00	165.00
3	—	740	146.00–156.00	152.71
25	—	375	204.00–210.00	205.79
9	—	330	197.00–205.00	201.74
28	—	414	197.00–203.00	201.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	140.00–145.00	143.77
3	—	557	162.00–172.00	168.65
3	—	527	175.00–182.00	179.04
6	—	368	192.00–197.00	195.53
5	—	432	190.00–195.00	191.94
7	—	492	180.00–190.00	187.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	180.00–185.00	182.50
3	—	507	165.00–170.00	166.68
3	—	465	170.00–179.00	174.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	200.00–202.00	201.00
16	—	425	220.00–226.00	225.06
4	—	324	220.00–222.00	220.52
3	—	623	182.00–185.00	184.01
3	—	465	205.00–212.00	209.72
2	—	795	148.00–150.00	149.00
8	—	526	199.00–207.00	203.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	212.00–217.00	214.58
11	—	367	235.00–245.00	241.24
7	—	335	249.00–250.00	249.42
12	—	534	217.00	217.00
4	—	438	239.00	239.00
6	—	605	200.00	200.00
5	—	465	233.00–237.00	235.42
29	—	680	185.00–190.00	185.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	83.00–85.00	84.27
8	—	1,024	65.00–73.00	69.13
11	—	1,033	74.00–82.00	77.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	81.00–87.00	85.39
15	—	1,215	97.00–105.00	101.06
20	—	1,278	88.00–96.00	92.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,523	105.00–109.00	106.72
2	—	1,615	90.00–98.00	94.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	108.00–115.00	111.93
5	—	1,429	95.00–102.00	96.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.