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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 676▼ 76 vs year ago 728 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 175▲ 51 vs year ago 141 · +36.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $214.11/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$214.11

96 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	216.99	1,114	42
Medium and Large 2	452	214.26	968	42
Medium and Large 3	397	203.50	809	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $305 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 sale96 hd

214.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,147 hd

195.72

+18.39

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	1,860	108.50	2,019	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	94.75	1,272	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	87.65	1,079	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	78.42	807	26

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	390	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,096	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	276.82/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,188	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	240.49/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,178	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	244.53/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,289	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	236.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,260	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	218.73/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,601	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	218.02/cwt	215.00–221.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	209.02/cwt	208.00–212.00	706	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	227.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	938	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	218.60/cwt	212.00–220.00	942	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	222.40/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,014	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	215.64/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,018	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,068	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	192.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	993	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	208.86/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,097	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	215.56/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,214	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	188.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,189	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	253.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	965	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	223.52/cwt	220.00–227.00	912	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	237.27/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	238.48/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	215.88/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,023	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	191.35/cwt	190.00–192.00	985	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	212.33/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,104	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	211.66/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,217	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	587	187.31/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,100	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	206.96/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,273	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	98.27/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	111.24/cwt	107.00–114.00	2,100	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	84.69/cwt	84.00–85.00	830	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	78.05/cwt	75.00–82.00	783	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	73.72/cwt	69.00–75.00	824	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	81.94/cwt	80.00–84.00	918	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,275	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	88.76/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,123	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	95.54/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,270	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,255	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 676Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 175Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	235.00–242.00	238.48
4	—	615	202.00–212.00	206.96
2	—	513	225.00–230.00	227.46
3	—	575	211.00–212.00	211.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	210.00–217.00	212.33
4	—	381	250.00–255.00	253.23
4	—	430	235.00–238.00	237.27
2	—	323	270.00–275.00	272.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	185.00–192.00	187.31
4	—	474	210.00–227.00	215.88
2	—	408	220.00–227.00	223.52
3	—	515	190.00–192.00	191.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	240.00–242.00	240.49
9	—	532	230.00–240.00	236.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	732	213.00–223.00	218.73
20	—	390	281.00	281.00
2	—	620	235.00	235.00
15	—	429	275.00–279.00	276.82
17	—	527	242.00–250.00	244.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	215.00–221.00	218.02
7	—	472	210.00–218.00	215.64
19	—	431	212.00–220.00	218.60
3	—	630	188.00–190.00	188.67
7	—	525	206.00–210.00	208.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	190.00–200.00	192.45
8	—	338	208.00–212.00	209.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	220.00–224.00	222.40
5	—	506	211.00	211.00
9	—	605	207.00	207.00
11	—	413	224.00–230.00	227.00
12	—	563	211.00–216.00	215.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	107.00–114.00	111.24
1	—	1,865	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,803	97.00–100.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,265	85.00–93.00	88.76
5	—	1,329	94.00–98.00	95.54
11	—	1,120	80.00–84.00	81.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,435	87.00–88.00	87.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	75.00–82.00	78.05
6	—	980	84.00–85.00	84.69
7	—	1,118	69.00–75.00	73.72

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.