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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Sep 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,210 head

▲ 573 vs last sale 637▲ 541 vs year ago 669 · +80.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 176▲ 25 vs year ago 125 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 52▲ 34 vs year ago 20 · +170.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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 $223.01/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$223.01

203 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	225.55	1,047	111
Medium and Large 1	574	220.37	1,264	25
Medium and Large 3	452	219.77	993	67

One grade step is worth $5.79/cwt here — about $54 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 sale203 hd

223.01

—

GA average16 barns · 1,595 hd

216.74

+6.26

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	1,678	128.21	2,152	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	103.90	1,517	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	103.83	1,235	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	94.20	969	63

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,334	22

Every lot

65 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 1	369	272.65/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,006	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	263.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	389	254.79/cwt	250.00–256.00	991	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	264.84/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,128	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	234.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,253	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	243.57/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,386	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	230.87/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,334	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	225.02/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,314	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	225.50/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,551	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	229.56/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,676	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	227.38/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,726	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	234.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	234.33/cwt	230.00–238.00	858	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	225.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	233.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	953	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	222.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	948	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	233.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,097	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	217.61/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,047	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	226.13/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,097	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	211.28/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,103	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	217.08/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,135	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	228.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,220	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,221	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	215.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,235	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	201.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,180	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	206.47/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,307	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	215.33/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	194.03/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,381	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	264	264.24/cwt	260.00–267.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	275.54/cwt	270.00–277.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	307	253.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	276.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	878	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	359	245.64/cwt	240.00–249.00	882	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	266.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	981	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	254.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	948	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	245.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	233.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	984	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	233.23/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,082	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	224.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,070	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	245.30/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,185	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	217.66/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,162	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	205.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,276	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	631	194.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,224	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	787	175.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,382	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	117.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	128.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,173	8
Bulls	—	—	1,839	134.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,473	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	96.26/cwt	92.00–99.00	988	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	86.20/cwt	82.00–90.00	884	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	103.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,074	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	96.34/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,104	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	106.48/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,284	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,454	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	96.73/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,389	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	106.81/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,574	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,752	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	104.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,332	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,049.14/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,049	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	1,497.07/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,497	14

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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,210Last week 637Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 176Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 52Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	190.00–196.00	194.03
12	—	535	220.00–230.00	228.08
4	—	639	210.00–217.00	215.33
4	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.55
2	—	470	230.00–237.00	233.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	230.00–240.00	234.44
10	—	426	220.00–227.00	222.51
8	—	377	220.00–230.00	225.26
5	—	586	200.00–205.00	201.38
33	—	481	210.00–219.00	217.61
3	—	522	210.00–214.00	211.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	523	210.00–219.00	217.08
7	—	633	200.00–209.00	206.47
28	—	408	230.00–235.00	233.67
23	—	366	230.00–238.00	234.33
19	—	485	222.00–230.00	226.13
5	—	572	210.00–215.00	213.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	220.00–228.00	225.02
19	—	389	250.00–256.00	254.79
19	—	535	230.00–238.00	234.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	426	260.00–265.00	264.84
9	—	688	224.00–232.00	225.50
9	—	569	240.00–244.00	243.57
8	—	759	220.00–229.00	227.38
11	—	730	225.00–231.00	229.56
10	—	618	230.00–235.00	233.39
5	—	369	270.00–277.00	272.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	230.00–236.00	230.87
2	—	385	260.00–267.00	263.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	250.00–260.00	254.09
11	—	787	170.00–177.00	175.57
3	—	408	240.00–248.00	245.36
4	—	464	231.00–240.00	233.23
5	—	282	270.00–277.00	275.54
3	—	620	200.00–210.00	205.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	260.00–270.00	266.62
3	—	483	240.00–248.00	245.30
4	—	318	270.00–280.00	276.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	260.00–267.00	264.24
16	—	534	213.00–222.00	217.66
3	—	307	250.00–260.00	253.37
6	—	477	220.00–228.00	224.31
5	—	421	230.00–240.00	233.81
9	—	359	240.00–249.00	245.64
5	—	631	190.00–195.00	194.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,474	103.00–110.00	106.81
4	—	1,436	94.00–100.00	96.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,026	92.00–99.00	96.26
22	—	1,026	82.00–90.00	86.20
13	—	1,040	100.00–107.00	103.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,146	92.00–100.00	96.34
6	—	1,253	112.00–120.00	116.03
26	—	1,206	103.00–110.00	106.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,839	132.00–139.00	134.47
4	—	1,365	115.00–122.00	117.08
8	—	1,694	125.00–131.00	128.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	100.00–109.00	104.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,314	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,497.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,090	900.00–1,175.00	1,049.14

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.