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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

880 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 795▲ 285 vs year ago 595 · +47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 187▲ 80 vs year ago 134 · +59.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $223.35/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$223.35

223 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	223.89	1,167	196
Medium and Large 2	436	220.84	963	25
Medium and Large 3	515	201.00	1,035	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $131 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 sale223 hd

223.35

—

GA average16 barns · 2,010 hd

218.19

+5.16

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	—	Low	1,507	119.24	1,797	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	101.22	1,228	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	85.82	846	42

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	259.01/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,225	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	252.54/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,318	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	246.63/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,450	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	242.15/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,504	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	237.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,551	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	246.60/cwt	244.00–250.00	678	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	242.99/cwt	242.00–244.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	229.23/cwt	228.00–230.00	841	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	234.94/cwt	234.00–240.00	890	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	945	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	233.06/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,007	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	230.22/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,073	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	217.37/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,013	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,035	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	210.26/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,091	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	222.58/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,186	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	218.45/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,234	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	216.87/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,338	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	206.27/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,481	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	269.03/cwt	268.00–270.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	241.89/cwt	240.00–245.00	893	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	231.71/cwt	230.00–237.00	962	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	257.27/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,117	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	217.77/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	239.00/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,114	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	230.62/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,107	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	227.02/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,205	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	224.57/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,276	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	207.98/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	212.23/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,339	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	173.19/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,330	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	117.89/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	109.23/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	127.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,091	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	853	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	76.93/cwt	73.00–81.00	726	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	87.30/cwt	84.00–90.00	919	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	93.90/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,032	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	101.40/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,218	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	111.47/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,566	11

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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 795Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 187Year ago 134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	170.00–174.00	173.19
3	—	531	225.00–228.00	227.02
9	—	434	256.00–260.00	257.27
4	—	631	206.00–215.00	212.23
9	—	466	235.00–244.00	239.00
21	—	568	224.00–227.00	224.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	230.00–237.00	231.71
3	—	590	207.00–210.00	207.98
7	—	369	240.00–245.00	241.89
4	—	465	217.00–220.00	217.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	268.00–270.00	269.03
10	—	480	230.00–231.00	230.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	246.00–249.00	246.63
6	—	653	230.00–239.00	237.48
20	—	473	256.00–261.00	259.01
12	—	621	240.00–245.00	242.15
15	—	522	251.00–253.00	252.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	201.00–209.00	206.27
7	—	275	244.00–250.00	246.60
6	—	309	242.00–244.00	242.99
37	—	617	214.00–219.00	216.87
14	—	379	234.00–240.00	234.94
43	—	533	219.00–225.00	222.58
18	—	466	225.00–234.00	230.22
49	—	565	213.00–222.00	218.45
16	—	432	227.00–236.00	233.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	216.00–220.00	217.37
4	—	519	205.00–212.00	210.26
4	—	425	220.00–225.00	222.47
8	—	367	228.00–230.00	229.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	200.00–202.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	106.00–112.00	109.23
3	—	1,390	116.00–120.00	117.89
3	—	1,643	125.00–131.00	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,201	97.00–106.00	101.40
11	—	1,405	107.00–116.00	111.47
16	—	1,099	88.00–96.00	93.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	917	91.00–95.00	92.97
12	—	944	73.00–81.00	76.93
19	—	1,053	84.00–90.00	87.30

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.