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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 21

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

809 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 785▲ 18 vs year ago 791 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 176▼ 21 vs year ago 174 · −12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves 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 $189.48/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$189.48

197 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	191.17	936	89
Medium and Large 1	542	189.10	1,026	92
Medium and Large 3	470	182.32	857	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $79 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 sale197 hd

189.48

—

GA average15 barns · 1,893 hd

184.23

+5.26

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	1,777	114.72	2,039	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	99.03	1,490	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	95.46	1,128	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	77.27	778	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,080	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,253	4thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	253.65/cwt	253.00–254.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	248.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,022	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	240.36/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,137	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	227.59/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,088	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	200.80/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,036	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	224.48/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,176	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	213.66/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,235	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	200.88/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,213	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	193.00/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,287	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	168.90/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,317	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	212.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	227.49/cwt	227.00–228.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	209.82/cwt	207.00–212.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	214.17/cwt	213.00–215.00	835	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	202.33/cwt	197.00–207.00	852	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	213.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	900	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	189.84/cwt	185.00–195.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	196.87/cwt	190.00–198.00	937	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	980	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	183.00/cwt	180.00–187.00	900	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	867	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	975	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	182.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	171.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	987	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	185.48/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,092	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	165.81/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,026	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	170.21/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,091	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	147.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,130	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	267	240.70/cwt	240.00–242.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	220.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	207.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	203.73/cwt	197.00–207.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	220.38/cwt	217.00–222.00	917	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	213.42/cwt	210.00–216.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	214.02/cwt	212.00–216.00	982	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	198.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	203.95/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	938	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	192.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,118	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	184.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,086	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	185.89/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,154	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	982	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	106.83/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,290	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	69.70/cwt	67.00–72.00	679	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	77.16/cwt	73.00–80.00	769	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	83.63/cwt	81.00–85.00	887	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	86.21/cwt	84.00–91.00	937	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	102.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,190	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	95.72/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,180	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	101.54/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,488	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,079.94/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,080	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	1,253.19/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,253	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 785Year ago 791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 176Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	476	190.00–198.00	196.87
10	—	574	170.00–175.00	171.91
12	—	619	164.00–168.00	165.81
3	—	317	210.00–215.00	212.31
4	—	516	180.00–187.00	182.25
6	—	367	207.00–212.00	209.82
9	—	421	197.00–207.00	202.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	227.00–228.00	227.49
3	—	422	210.00–215.00	213.36
3	—	767	142.00–150.00	147.36
12	—	390	213.00–215.00	214.17
39	—	641	169.00–171.00	170.21
18	—	489	200.00–201.00	200.50
7	—	589	177.00–188.00	185.48
2	—	513	188.00–192.00	189.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	185.00–195.00	189.84
4	—	510	165.00–175.00	170.00
6	—	492	180.00–187.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	200.00–207.00	200.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	212.00–217.00	213.66
23	—	780	168.00–171.00	168.90
23	—	667	186.00–195.00	193.00
6	—	329	253.00–254.00	253.65
9	—	604	197.00–202.00	200.88
23	—	473	238.00–244.00	240.36
7	—	411	245.00–250.00	248.58
21	—	524	217.00–227.00	224.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.42
13	—	478	224.00–230.00	227.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	621	182.00–190.00	185.89
7	—	459	212.00–216.00	214.02
2	—	318	248.00–250.00	248.99
6	—	416	217.00–222.00	220.38
4	—	580	190.00–195.00	192.73
2	—	658	175.00–177.00	176.00
4	—	510	197.00–207.00	203.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	135.00–140.00	138.33
3	—	267	240.00–242.00	240.70
5	—	368	215.00–225.00	220.30
5	—	422	210.00–216.00	213.42
2	—	330	232.00–237.00	234.46
2	—	530	185.00	185.00
4	—	469	195.00–205.00	198.79
3	—	588	180.00–187.00	184.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	177.00–180.00	178.01
2	—	465	185.00–190.00	187.53
5	—	408	197.00–207.00	203.73
2	—	375	205.00–210.00	207.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,465	101.00–102.00	101.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	84.00–91.00	86.21
12	—	1,159	100.00–107.00	102.65
24	—	1,233	92.00–99.00	95.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	67.00–72.00	69.70
14	—	996	73.00–80.00	77.16
5	—	1,061	81.00–85.00	83.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	120.00–123.00	121.79
6	—	1,799	112.00–119.00	114.99
2	—	1,610	104.00–110.00	106.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	900.00–1,225.00	1,079.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,009	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,253.19

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.