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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 24

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 704▼ 40 vs year ago 716 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 195▲ 48 vs year ago 127 · +37.8%

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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, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 lower, bull and heifer calves 4.00 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 $206.23/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$206.23

88 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	215.60	1,181	35
Medium and Large 2	508	205.47	1,044	26
Medium and Large 3	499	194.81	973	27

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $208 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 sale88 hd

206.23

—

GA average16 barns · 1,222 hd

202.94

+3.29

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	—	Average	1,861	110.66	2,059	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	87.22	1,434	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	87.17	1,064	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	78.50	860	17

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	243.29/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,114	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	234.59/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,222	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,457	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	226.51/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,443	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	211.31/cwt	210.00–212.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	225.79/cwt	225.00–227.00	808	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	847	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	212.47/cwt	210.00–214.00	863	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	229.24/cwt	227.00–230.00	970	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	202.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,015	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	212.52/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,082	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	191.81/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,022	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	206.19/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,151	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	212.13/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,207	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	193.24/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,100	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	191.03/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,184	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,361	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	177.64/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,180	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	688	164.01/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,128	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	277.59/cwt	272.00–280.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	277.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	893	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	243.46/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	232.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,001	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	216.22/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,025	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	211.96/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,089	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,139	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,023	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	104.41/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	116.68/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,957	112.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,198	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	71.08/cwt	69.00–74.00	623	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	81.49/cwt	79.00–83.00	877	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	84.32/cwt	84.00–85.00	957	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	78.94/cwt	77.00–82.00	904	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,158	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	88.01/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,127	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	90.18/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,287	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,599	4

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 704Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 195Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	200.00–208.00	206.19
8	—	406	210.00–214.00	212.47
2	—	470	215.00–217.00	215.98
3	—	664	175.00–179.00	177.64
2	—	620	187.00–195.00	191.03
2	—	385	215.00–225.00	219.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	160.00–168.00	164.01
4	—	569	192.00–197.00	193.24
3	—	319	210.00–212.00	211.31
7	—	430	200.00–205.00	202.14
11	—	533	190.00–195.00	191.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	225.00–227.00	225.79
7	—	569	211.00–215.00	212.13
4	—	423	227.00–230.00	229.24
15	—	645	211.00	211.00
4	—	509	211.00–214.00	212.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	242.00–245.00	243.29
14	—	521	230.00–236.00	234.59
8	—	637	225.00–227.00	226.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	241.00	241.00
12	—	590	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	240.00–247.00	243.46
6	—	520	218.00–220.00	219.00
2	—	588	215.00–217.00	216.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	190.00–195.00	192.49
9	—	534	190.00–195.00	191.64
5	—	474	215.00–217.00	216.22
3	—	282	272.00–280.00	277.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	220.00–222.00	220.40
9	—	431	230.00–237.00	232.28
5	—	514	210.00–215.00	211.96
3	—	322	275.00–280.00	277.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	94.00–97.00	95.32
22	—	1,280	84.00–93.00	88.01
9	—	1,076	79.00–83.00	81.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	84.00–85.00	84.32
11	—	1,145	77.00–82.00	78.94
3	—	877	69.00–74.00	71.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,427	88.00–92.00	90.18
4	—	1,915	83.00–84.00	83.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,957	108.00–115.00	112.31
3	—	1,852	116.00–117.00	116.68
5	—	1,713	102.00–106.00	104.41

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.