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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,006 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 1,055▲ 22 vs year ago 984 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 175▲ 85 vs year ago 211 · +40.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 6.00 lower, steer and heifer calves 6.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 lower, 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 $211.17/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$211.17

172 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	311	231.86	721	14thin
Medium and Large 2	489	210.39	1,029	69
Medium and Large 3	451	208.52	940	89

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale172 hd

211.17

—

GA average16 barns · 1,342 hd

207.59

+3.58

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	1,598	118.20	1,889	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,663	91.23	1,517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	88.12	1,093	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	79.69	815	41

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	280.66/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	248.35/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,051	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,070	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	243.02/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	248.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,302	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	225.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,210	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,263	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	221.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	231.33/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,532	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	269	225.79/cwt	225.00–227.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	231.86/cwt	230.00–235.00	721	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	212.22/cwt	210.00–217.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	222.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	389	214.22/cwt	210.00–216.00	833	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	213.52/cwt	205.00–215.00	878	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	215.25/cwt	215.00–216.00	887	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	206.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	950	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	214.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,004	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	212.40/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,075	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	201.40/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,059	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	596	198.00/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,180	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,117	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	193.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,198	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	188.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,249	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,303	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	263.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	290.21/cwt	290.00–292.00	926	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	271.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	930	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	238.26/cwt	238.00–240.00	901	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	217.25/cwt	216.00–226.00	891	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	243.64/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	230.46/cwt	227.00–232.00	973	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	216.33/cwt	216.00–217.00	991	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	230.31/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	222.58/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	211.00/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	219.68/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,151	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	204.77/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,149	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	202.38/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,239	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	190.93/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,240	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,326	113.64/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,674	119.87/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,007	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	125.45/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	87.18/cwt	86.00–88.00	827	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	82.04/cwt	77.00–85.00	808	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	73.90/cwt	69.00–76.00	814	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	82.54/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,001	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	91.12/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,131	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	97.94/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,435	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,363	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,678	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 1,055Year ago 984

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 175Year ago 211

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	117.00–121.00	119.87
2	—	2,090	125.00–126.00	125.45
5	—	1,326	113.00–114.00	113.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	97.00–99.00	97.94
27	—	1,241	88.00–95.00	91.12
18	—	1,213	79.00–87.00	82.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,101	69.00–76.00	73.90
5	—	949	86.00–88.00	87.18
21	—	985	77.00–85.00	82.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	82.00–89.00	85.45
2	—	1,730	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	238.00–240.00	238.26
16	—	410	216.00–226.00	217.25
6	—	520	205.00–214.00	211.00
3	—	308	260.00–265.00	263.35
3	—	458	216.00–217.00	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	342	270.00–280.00	271.93
5	—	476	222.00–225.00	222.58
2	—	665	185.00–188.00	186.51
2	—	370	250.00–255.00	252.43
17	—	524	216.00–222.00	219.68
5	—	561	200.00–207.00	204.77
3	—	630	188.00–197.00	190.93
7	—	422	227.00–232.00	230.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	227.00–232.00	230.31
10	—	319	290.00–292.00	290.21
3	—	612	200.00–207.00	202.38
2	—	283	290.00–295.00	292.43
3	—	412	242.00–247.00	243.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	190.00–205.00	201.40
8	—	269	225.00–227.00	225.79
3	—	618	180.00–182.00	180.70
10	—	389	210.00–216.00	214.22
4	—	340	210.00–217.00	212.22
16	—	459	200.00–210.00	206.97
15	—	596	196.00–199.00	198.00
24	—	411	205.00–215.00	213.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	210.00–218.00	214.90
2	—	318	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	—	662	188.00–190.00	188.67
2	—	730	177.00–180.00	178.49
17	—	412	215.00–216.00	215.25
20	—	506	210.00–213.00	212.40
8	—	620	190.00–197.00	193.24
4	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	311	230.00–235.00	231.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	242.00–245.00	243.02
5	—	615	220.00–227.00	221.42
5	—	554	228.00	228.00
8	—	423	246.00–252.00	248.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	231.00	231.00
3	—	620	231.00–232.00	231.33
3	—	358	280.00–282.00	280.66
4	—	525	245.00–249.00	248.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	230.00–237.00	233.52
20	—	537	220.00–228.00	225.30

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.