Sale reports / Georgia / Southern Livestock / 2023-05-02

Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 187▼ 406 vs year ago 928 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 792 vs last sale 995▲ 36 vs year ago 167 · +21.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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 $212.94/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$212.94

103 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	214.57	1,031	76
Medium and Large 2	430	209.64	900	22
Medium and Large 3	372	202.64	754	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $277 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 sale103 hd

212.94

—

GA average16 barns · 1,537 hd

197.55

+15.39

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	1,729	115.00	1,988	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	95.96	1,514	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	95.51	1,187	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	82.74	930	27

Every lot

54 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	258.36/cwt	258.00–260.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	240.84/cwt	240.00–245.00	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	239.17/cwt	235.00–242.00	993	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	250.25/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,056	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	247.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,143	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	235.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	234.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,247	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	218.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,252	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	213.93/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,350	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	194.48/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,614	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	224.61/cwt	222.00–227.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	218.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	208.68/cwt	207.00–212.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	213.54/cwt	212.00–215.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	227.41/cwt	224.00–231.00	848	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	226.83/cwt	224.00–234.00	950	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	219.03/cwt	215.00–222.00	924	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	205.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	217.49/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,046	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	207.74/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,097	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,078	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	202.49/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,146	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	193.01/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,112	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	182.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,139	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,266	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	267.15/cwt	262.00–269.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	251.46/cwt	248.00–254.00	920	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	234.24/cwt	234.00–235.00	869	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	227.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	898	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,052	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	222.18/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,044	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	211.74/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	215.91/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,114	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	198.80/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,177	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,160	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,054	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,304	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,421	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	115.87/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,117	6
Bulls	—	—	2,113	121.26/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,562	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	75.09/cwt	74.00–77.00	716	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	87.34/cwt	86.00–89.00	994	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	81.87/cwt	78.00–85.00	942	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	90.59/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,097	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	96.82/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,216	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	106.75/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,388	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,514	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 187Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 995Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	192.00–197.00	193.01
4	—	306	215.00–225.00	218.78
3	—	283	222.00–227.00	224.61
2	—	543	197.00–200.00	198.49
2	—	370	212.00–215.00	213.54
3	—	468	200.00–210.00	205.67
3	—	422	215.00–222.00	219.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	207.00–210.00	207.74
3	—	625	180.00–187.00	182.26
27	—	481	212.00–222.00	217.49
19	—	373	224.00–231.00	227.41
3	—	772	162.00–165.00	163.99
12	—	566	200.00–207.00	202.49
8	—	419	224.00–234.00	226.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	207.00–212.00	208.68
2	—	470	190.00–197.00	193.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	210.00–220.00	218.05
5	—	281	258.00–260.00	258.36
9	—	473	230.00–238.00	235.10
2	—	635	192.00–197.00	194.48
6	—	362	240.00–245.00	240.84
4	—	415	235.00–242.00	239.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	422	248.00–252.00	250.25
10	—	631	207.00–215.00	213.93
4	—	845	191.00	191.00
17	—	462	240.00–249.00	247.45
17	—	532	230.00–240.00	234.33
2	—	358	250.00–255.00	252.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	220.00–228.00	222.18
8	—	592	197.00–207.00	198.80
7	—	366	248.00–254.00	251.46
6	—	516	212.00–221.00	215.91
4	—	443	235.00–240.00	237.49
4	—	265	262.00–269.00	267.15
2	—	663	180.00–187.00	183.46
2	—	628	195.00–200.00	197.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	234.00–235.00	234.24
4	—	632	180.00–187.00	183.56
4	—	521	200.00–207.00	203.47
2	—	320	245.00–250.00	247.50
4	—	479	209.00–217.00	211.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	145.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	395	225.00–232.00	227.33
3	—	317	230.00–240.00	235.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	74.00–77.00	75.09
8	—	1,138	86.00–89.00	87.34
16	—	1,150	78.00–85.00	81.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	94.00–98.00	95.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,211	87.00–94.00	90.59
6	—	1,300	104.00–110.00	106.75
16	—	1,256	95.00–100.00	96.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,113	121.00–122.00	121.26
6	—	1,827	113.00–118.00	115.87
5	—	1,304	108.00–110.00	108.94

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.