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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 629▲ 57 vs year ago 526 · +10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 181▲ 75 vs year ago 147 · +51.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 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 $228.44/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$228.44

98 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	229.54	1,119	61
Medium and Large 2	391	227.58	890	33
Medium and Large 3	371	218.72	811	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $308 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 sale98 hd

228.44

—

GA average16 barns · 1,286 hd

220.44

+8.00

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	1,622	131.35	2,130	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	104.99	1,191	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	103.99	1,723	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	88.85	891	28

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	256.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	943	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	265.66/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,124	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	257.39/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,174	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	248.22/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,186	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	248.66/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,268	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	245.49/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,385	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	236.27/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,470	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	237.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	233.87/cwt	230.00–237.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	244.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	812	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	218.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	228.78/cwt	225.00–232.00	883	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	967	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	223.93/cwt	220.00–228.00	952	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	229.76/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,052	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	228.76/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,176	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	226.86/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,264	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	208.68/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,384	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	212.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,506	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	307	267.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	319	248.72/cwt	248.00–252.00	793	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	258.83/cwt	256.00–265.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	236.61/cwt	232.00–240.00	899	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,046	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	221.20/cwt	220.00–224.00	947	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,071	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,126	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	217.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,307	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,339	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	127.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,075	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	82.58/cwt	79.00–85.00	766	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,017	97.58/cwt	95.00–101.00	992	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	90.70/cwt	86.00–94.00	928	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	100.06/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,144	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.74/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,227	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,338	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,657	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,723	3

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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 629Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 181Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	235.00–240.00	237.36
3	—	328	230.00–237.00	233.87
2	—	475	215.00–219.00	217.02
16	—	386	225.00–232.00	228.78
10	—	425	220.00–228.00	223.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	240.00	240.00
4	—	707	210.00–214.00	212.98
3	—	663	208.00–210.00	208.68
8	—	332	240.00–248.00	244.61
12	—	514	224.00–230.00	228.76
24	—	458	225.00–233.00	229.76
7	—	557	220.00–228.00	226.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	215.00–220.00	218.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	478	248.00–249.00	248.22
14	—	368	250.00–260.00	256.38
3	—	622	232.00–240.00	236.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	456	252.00–258.00	257.39
3	—	510	248.00–249.00	248.66
3	—	423	265.00–266.00	265.66
12	—	564	242.00–248.00	245.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	265.00–270.00	267.35
2	—	615	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	—	558	217.00–218.00	217.50
2	—	425	245.00–247.00	246.01
9	—	472	220.00–230.00	226.97
3	—	508	220.00–225.00	221.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	230.00–235.00	231.71
5	—	380	232.00–240.00	236.61
3	—	525	215.00–220.00	217.35
3	—	665	200.00–202.00	201.34
3	—	324	256.00–265.00	258.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	220.00–224.00	221.20
11	—	319	248.00–252.00	248.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	124.00–130.00	127.68
2	—	1,613	140.00–141.00	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,160	102.00–109.00	105.74
8	—	1,189	110.00–115.00	112.54
12	—	1,017	95.00–101.00	97.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	102.00–105.00	103.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,023	86.00–94.00	90.70
4	—	1,143	97.00–102.00	100.06
11	—	927	79.00–85.00	82.58

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.