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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

704 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 867▼ 123 vs year ago 827 · −14.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 220▼ 304 vs year ago 499 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 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 $215.25/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$215.25

139 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	222.56	1,065	66
Medium and Large 2	514	209.56	1,078	55
Medium and Large 3	399	205.83	821	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $244 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 sale139 hd

215.25

—

GA average16 barns · 2,176 hd

211.47

+3.78

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	1,497	112.09	1,678	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	95.16	1,385	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	88.66	1,216	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,138	79.09	900	25

Every lot

50 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	326	291.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	264.74/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,117	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	243.48/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,176	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	248.57/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,414	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	248.43/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,535	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	232.31/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,464	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,576	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	223.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	232.36/cwt	230.00–234.00	785	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	211.59/cwt	210.00–212.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	221.14/cwt	220.00–225.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	235.00/cwt	232.00–238.00	924	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	201.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	831	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	218.06/cwt	217.00–220.00	911	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	230.26/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,004	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	215.01/cwt	214.00–217.00	980	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	219.71/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,057	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	191.74/cwt	190.00–197.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	215.83/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,124	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	207.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,087	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	208.33/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,181	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	220.13/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,259	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	208.76/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,294	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,317	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	295.83/cwt	295.00–296.00	956	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	273.71/cwt	268.00–277.00	994	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	286.61/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,043	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	251.99/cwt	250.00–258.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	245.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,084	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,074	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,057	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,089	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	222.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	556	193.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,079	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	217.00/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	207.54/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,274	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	708	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,364	109.84/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,498	8
Bulls	—	—	1,630	114.33/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,864	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	78.66/cwt	76.00–83.00	875	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	85.62/cwt	84.00–88.00	977	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	82.34/cwt	80.00–84.00	969	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	72.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	858	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	104.08/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,395	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	89.33/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,266	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	92.61/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,378	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	94.87/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,417	7

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 867Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 220Year ago 499

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	225.00–231.00	230.26
4	—	393	232.00–238.00	235.00
18	—	521	211.00–220.00	215.83
12	—	338	230.00–234.00	232.36
11	—	572	216.00–222.00	220.13
9	—	481	218.00–224.00	219.71
4	—	620	205.00–210.00	208.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	190.00–197.00	191.74
6	—	412	200.00–202.00	201.66
3	—	288	220.00–225.00	223.35
5	—	362	210.00–212.00	211.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	200.00–210.00	207.14
6	—	386	220.00–225.00	221.14
3	—	418	217.00–220.00	218.06
2	—	718	182.00–185.00	183.48
14	—	567	207.00–210.00	208.33
6	—	456	214.00–217.00	215.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	240.00–247.00	243.48
3	—	630	231.00–235.00	232.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	245.00–249.00	248.43
5	—	569	247.00–252.00	248.57
5	—	422	260.00–266.00	264.74
3	—	326	290.00–295.00	291.71
2	—	668	235.00–237.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	172.00–175.00	173.51
6	—	556	190.00–196.00	193.99
2	—	515	195.00–200.00	197.48
2	—	288	270.00–280.00	275.04
4	—	372	250.00–258.00	251.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	212.00–222.00	217.00
6	—	323	295.00–296.00	295.83
6	—	458	232.00–237.00	234.49
3	—	535	220.00–224.00	222.66
3	—	364	280.00–290.00	286.61
10	—	614	202.00–212.00	207.54
7	—	441	245.00–250.00	245.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	280.00–285.00	282.48
4	—	525	205.00–210.00	207.48
4	—	363	268.00–277.00	273.71
3	—	470	220.00–230.00	224.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	88.00–95.00	92.61
2	—	1,340	103.00–105.00	104.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,417	85.00–93.00	89.33
9	—	1,177	80.00–84.00	82.34
7	—	1,494	94.00–97.00	94.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	84.00–88.00	85.62
12	—	1,112	76.00–83.00	78.66
6	—	1,187	71.00–75.00	72.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,364	107.00–112.00	109.84
8	—	1,630	113.00–120.00	114.33

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.