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Southern Livestock

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

873 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 944▲ 135 vs year ago 738 · +18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 166▲ 12 vs year ago 192 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls mostly, steer calves 6.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.95/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$221.95

147 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.70

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	222.57	1,479	135
Medium and Large 2	639	215.87	1,379	9thin
Medium and Large 3	555	212.36	1,179	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $301 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 sale147 hd

221.95

—

GA average14 barns · 700 hd

240.64

−18.70

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	1,542	109.54	1,689	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,813	101.66	1,843	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	92.23	1,263	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	79.39	780	50

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	282.83/cwt	280.00–287.00	936	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	266.50/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,223	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,326	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	212.36/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,244	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	236.78/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,361	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	219.05/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,354	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	215.15/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,500	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	199.19/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,460	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,577	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,654	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	226.78/cwt	226.00–228.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	240.19/cwt	240.00–242.00	821	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	838	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	216.60/cwt	214.00–220.00	795	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	243.03/cwt	240.00–246.00	958	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	960	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	204.00/cwt	200.00–206.00	908	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	197.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	209.11/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,002	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,043	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	209.65/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,092	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,117	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	204.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,216	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	185.27/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,167	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	197.19/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,246	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	175.80/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,181	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	184.77/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,247	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,205	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	276	274.62/cwt	274.00–275.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	281.57/cwt	277.00–287.00	963	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	984	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	279.73/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,057	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	992	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	238.46/cwt	236.00–242.00	987	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,048	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	246.11/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,154	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	229.55/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,162	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	216.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,174	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	199.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,140	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,277	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	198.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	193.01/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,303	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	171.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	103.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,594	114.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,825	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	87.92/cwt	86.00–90.00	774	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	72.06/cwt	69.00–77.00	667	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	81.64/cwt	78.00–85.00	861	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	104.82/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,329	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	94.41/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,285	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	85.84/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,210	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	112.69/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,747	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	96.14/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,870	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 944Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 166Year ago 192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	459	266.00–268.00	266.50
10	—	331	280.00–287.00	282.83
9	—	575	235.00–237.00	236.78
7	—	697	210.00–216.00	215.15
21	—	618	219.00–220.00	219.05
3	—	518	256.00	256.00
8	—	848	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	220.00–222.00	221.01
5	—	733	198.00–202.00	199.19
2	—	480	250.00–255.00	252.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	762	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	210.00–217.00	212.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	150.00–160.00	154.92
5	—	312	226.00–228.00	226.78
2	—	563	197.00–200.00	198.48
2	—	515	200.00–205.00	202.52
6	—	363	230.00–232.00	230.99
5	—	672	175.00–177.00	175.80
7	—	630	185.00–187.00	185.27
8	—	479	206.00–212.00	209.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	195.00–200.00	197.19
10	—	342	240.00–242.00	240.19
4	—	394	240.00–246.00	243.03
7	—	595	200.00–205.00	204.29
4	—	675	184.00–187.00	184.77
9	—	521	206.00–215.00	209.65
2	—	413	230.00–235.00	232.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	445	200.00–206.00	204.00
7	—	367	214.00–220.00	216.60
4	—	471	195.00–205.00	197.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	205.00–210.00	206.66
6	—	469	242.00–250.00	246.11
7	—	506	227.00–230.00	229.55
7	—	378	277.00–282.00	279.73
7	—	342	277.00–287.00	281.57
4	—	415	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	—	675	192.00–195.00	193.01
4	—	605	210.00–212.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	215.00–220.00	216.69
6	—	368	265.00–270.00	267.52
5	—	276	274.00–275.00	274.62
4	—	414	236.00–242.00	238.46
8	—	572	195.00–200.00	199.37
3	—	612	195.00–200.00	198.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	170.00–175.00	171.72
2	—	393	250.00–255.00	252.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,055	78.00–85.00	81.64
17	—	926	69.00–77.00	72.06
8	—	880	86.00–90.00	87.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	95.00–98.00	96.14
2	—	1,550	109.00–117.00	112.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,361	91.00–98.00	94.41
13	—	1,410	81.00–90.00	85.84
4	—	1,268	101.00–109.00	104.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	100.00–109.00	103.57
6	—	1,594	111.00–116.00	114.52

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.