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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 14

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

785 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 728▲ 229 vs year ago 556 · +41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 150▲ 38 vs year ago 138 · +27.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $189.23/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$189.23

159 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	191.83	936	48
Medium and Large 1	537	188.55	1,013	69
Medium and Large 3	441	187.39	827	42

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about $109 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 sale159 hd

189.23

—

GA average15 barns · 2,249 hd

183.51

+5.72

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	—	High	1,642	115.56	1,898	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	91.34	1,098	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,724	89.75	1,547	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	75.31	810	15

Every lot

63 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 3	305	243.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	252.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	965	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	244.45/cwt	242.00–248.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	246.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	221.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	232.93/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,141	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	224.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,168	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	219.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,256	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	190.97/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,117	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	207.89/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,318	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	179.96/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,206	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,257	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,278	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	216.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	217.11/cwt	215.00–218.00	779	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	199.60/cwt	199.00–205.00	735	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	190.42/cwt	185.00–192.00	767	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	206.01/cwt	200.00–207.00	915	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	207.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	183.32/cwt	178.00–188.00	887	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	195.62/cwt	192.00–197.00	959	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	179.45/cwt	177.00–185.00	917	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	187.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	973	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	168.02/cwt	165.00–172.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	183.21/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,031	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,009	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	175.00/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,071	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	162.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,021	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,168	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	277	241.32/cwt	240.00–247.00	668	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	287	232.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	213.04/cwt	210.00–217.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	931	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	214.76/cwt	210.00–217.00	930	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	942	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	200.99/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	958	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	195.68/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,137	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,206	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	114.43/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,914	8
Bulls	—	—	1,764	122.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,158	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	74.82/cwt	72.00–78.00	792	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	85.14/cwt	83.00–87.00	914	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	68.04/cwt	65.00–70.00	746	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	87.14/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,018	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	92.94/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,129	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	101.63/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,307	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,645	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 728Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 150Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	174.00–177.00	175.00
7	—	359	215.00–218.00	217.11
22	—	563	180.00–186.00	183.21
7	—	784	145.00–152.00	148.95
13	—	464	200.00–210.00	207.54
17	—	518	185.00–190.00	187.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	210.00–215.00	212.55
10	—	490	192.00–197.00	195.62
7	—	627	160.00–170.00	162.76
5	—	341	216.00–220.00	216.99
9	—	511	177.00–185.00	179.45
12	—	444	200.00–207.00	206.01
3	—	588	170.00–175.00	171.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	165.00–172.00	168.02
10	—	368	199.00–205.00	199.60
4	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.54
2	—	785	125.00–130.00	127.50
9	—	403	185.00–192.00	190.42
13	—	484	178.00–188.00	183.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	177.00–183.00	179.96
6	—	391	242.00–248.00	244.45
3	—	412	230.00–240.00	234.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	220.00–225.00	221.58
2	—	585	187.00–195.00	190.97
2	—	485	212.00–215.00	213.52
3	—	305	240.00–245.00	243.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	250.00–260.00	252.51
2	—	770	166.00	166.00
38	—	573	210.00–220.00	219.18
5	—	424	245.00–250.00	246.34
38	—	490	230.00–234.00	232.93
22	—	634	202.00–210.00	207.89
9	—	521	220.00–227.00	224.23
4	—	706	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	188.00–192.00	189.98
2	—	308	245.00–250.00	247.48
6	—	581	190.00–198.00	195.68
2	—	365	235.00–237.00	235.99
3	—	420	220.00–225.00	221.63
2	—	685	175.00–177.00	175.99
5	—	509	200.00–205.00	200.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	277	240.00–247.00	241.32
4	—	575	185.00–187.00	186.01
3	—	312	230.00–240.00	235.11
2	—	523	190.00–195.00	192.51
2	—	465	200.00–205.00	202.53
12	—	433	210.00–217.00	214.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	230.00–237.00	232.75
3	—	372	210.00–217.00	213.04
2	—	620	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	410	207.00–210.00	208.48
2	—	515	185.00–187.00	186.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	72.00–78.00	74.82
5	—	1,097	65.00–70.00	68.04
4	—	1,073	83.00–87.00	85.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	98.00–105.00	101.63
19	—	1,215	90.00–97.00	92.94
17	—	1,168	84.00–89.00	87.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	85.00–87.00	86.03
2	—	1,760	92.00–95.00	93.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	119.00–127.00	122.34
8	—	1,673	111.00–118.00	114.43
4	—	1,399	107.00–108.00	107.67

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.