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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 583▼ 245 vs year ago 856 · −28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

273 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 222▲ 25 vs year ago 248 · +10.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 lower, heifer calves mostly 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 $241.42/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$241.42

122 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	244.36	1,443	97
Medium and Large 2	660	230.05	1,517	25

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale122 hd

241.42

—

GA average16 barns · 858 hd

246.72

−5.29

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	1,487	128.01	1,904	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	120.59	1,761	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	103.10	1,148	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	88.02	857	46

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 1	359	269.65/cwt	264.00–274.00	968	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	261.81/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,147	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	249.29/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,299	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	246.80/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,427	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	230.58/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,483	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	229.56/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,550	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	226.26/cwt	226.00–227.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	239.29/cwt	239.00–245.00	792	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	231.12/cwt	226.00–234.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	212.96/cwt	210.00–216.00	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	229.11/cwt	228.00–231.00	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	205.98/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,225	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	220.06/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,160	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	214.44/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,244	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	226.68/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	217.18/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	190.53/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,482	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	290.35/cwt	287.00–292.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	281.92/cwt	277.00–287.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	899	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	223.34/cwt	222.00–224.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	253.63/cwt	250.00–254.00	971	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	239.10/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,014	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	457	207.67/cwt	207.00–208.00	949	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	217.41/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	226.44/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,091	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	217.17/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,110	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,191	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	202.48/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,278	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	664	183.50/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,218	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	116.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,477	128.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,904	7
Bulls	—	—	1,528	133.36/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,038	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	82.65/cwt	78.00–85.00	786	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	97.96/cwt	95.00–101.00	948	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	95.47/cwt	94.00–98.00	939	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	88.94/cwt	86.00–93.00	875	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	112.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,316	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	105.15/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,341	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,761	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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 583Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 222Year ago 248

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	277.00–287.00	281.92
3	—	278	287.00–292.00	290.35
9	—	424	238.00–240.00	239.10
10	—	383	250.00–254.00	253.63
11	—	482	225.00–227.00	226.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	240.00–242.00	241.03
4	—	631	202.00–204.00	202.48
5	—	474	217.00–218.00	217.41
2	—	588	200.00–205.00	202.47
6	—	511	216.00–220.00	217.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	222.00–224.00	223.34
3	—	457	207.00–208.00	207.67
4	—	664	182.00–184.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	244.00–251.00	246.80
17	—	438	257.00–265.00	261.81
24	—	521	243.00–253.00	249.29
40	—	740	229.00	229.00
7	—	359	264.00–274.00	269.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	643	226.00–235.00	230.58
13	—	675	226.00–232.00	229.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	216.00–218.00	217.18
4	—	524	230.00–235.00	233.74
6	—	627	225.00–227.00	226.68
20	—	331	239.00–245.00	239.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	189.00–192.00	190.53
4	—	373	226.00–234.00	231.12
5	—	527	214.00–224.00	220.06
2	—	580	211.00–218.00	214.44
8	—	432	228.00–231.00	229.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	210.00–216.00	212.96
2	—	513	201.00–211.00	205.98
4	—	329	226.00–227.00	226.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	132.00–134.00	133.36
2	—	1,463	114.00–120.00	116.76
7	—	1,477	123.00–131.00	128.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	110.00–117.00	112.98
14	—	968	95.00–101.00	97.96
11	—	1,275	102.00–109.00	105.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	120.00–121.00	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	984	86.00–93.00	88.94
7	—	984	94.00–98.00	95.47
14	—	951	78.00–85.00	82.65

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.