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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 30

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

518 head

▼ 254 vs last sale 772▲ 169 vs year ago 349 · +48.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 228▲ 112 vs year ago 122 · +91.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.70/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$252.70

71 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.91

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	253.33	1,264	50
Medium and Large 2	442	251.37	1,112	8thin
Medium and Large 3	358	251.08	899	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about $365 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 sale71 hd

252.70

—

GA average14 barns · 806 hd

235.78

+16.91

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	1,511	121.07	1,829	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	120.82	1,562	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	105.08	1,237	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	88.14	881	26

Every lot

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	277.41/cwt	275.00–278.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	271.43/cwt	270.00–277.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	251.08/cwt	250.00–252.00	899	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	257.83/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,109	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	240.61/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,114	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	259.23/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,226	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	251.01/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,275	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	242.91/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,394	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,483	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	226.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	233.10/cwt	228.00–238.00	779	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	219.28/cwt	215.00–222.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	228.95/cwt	226.00–232.00	886	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	216.78/cwt	212.00–220.00	908	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	226.78/cwt	225.00–228.00	986	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	216.48/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	221.89/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,065	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	197.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,042	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,141	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	192.05/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,187	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	185.00/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,240	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	273.52/cwt	270.00–277.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	237.91/cwt	232.00–242.00	897	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	917	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	245.66/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,037	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	235.77/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	231.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,070	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	223.75/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	229.49/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	216.52/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,115	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	218.48/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	208.80/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,207	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,509	124.49/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,879	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	117.07/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,771	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	77.97/cwt	76.00–80.00	763	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	93.08/cwt	90.00–96.00	926	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	86.69/cwt	84.00–90.00	874	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	94.39/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,020	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	104.15/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,218	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	112.74/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,405	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	120.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,562	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 May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 772Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 228Year ago 122

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	76.00–80.00	77.97
10	—	995	90.00–96.00	93.08
13	—	1,008	84.00–90.00	86.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,169	99.00–108.00	104.15
25	—	1,246	109.00–118.00	112.74
16	—	1,081	90.00–98.00	94.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	118.00–125.00	120.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	113.00–120.00	117.07
7	—	1,509	122.00–126.00	124.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	227.00–232.00	229.49
2	—	558	215.00–222.00	218.48
8	—	463	230.00–237.00	231.17
13	—	422	237.00–252.00	245.66
2	—	358	270.00–277.00	273.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	222.00–227.00	223.75
4	—	439	234.00–240.00	235.77
4	—	578	205.00–210.00	208.80
5	—	515	212.00–232.00	216.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	—	570	200.00–202.00	201.00
3	—	377	232.00–242.00	237.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	255.00–259.00	257.83
3	—	463	237.00–245.00	240.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	358	250.00–252.00	251.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	574	240.00–248.00	242.91
3	—	660	220.00–227.00	224.63
4	—	508	248.00–254.00	251.01
5	—	328	275.00–278.00	277.41
5	—	353	270.00–277.00	271.43
14	—	473	255.00–263.00	259.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	195.00–200.00	196.64
3	—	317	220.00–230.00	226.42
7	—	419	212.00–220.00	216.78
4	—	365	215.00–222.00	219.28
6	—	477	212.00–219.00	216.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	190.00–196.00	192.05
9	—	435	225.00–228.00	226.78
3	—	670	184.00–187.00	185.00
12	—	387	226.00–232.00	228.95
7	—	334	228.00–238.00	233.10
8	—	480	220.00–223.00	221.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	195.00–200.00	197.38

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.