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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Dec 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 402 vs last sale 873▼ 267 vs year ago 738 · −36.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 204▲ 0 vs year ago 192 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull 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 $218.59/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$218.59

95 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	224.58	1,160	46
Medium and Large 2	437	216.13	945	27
Medium and Large 3	429	209.09	897	22

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $264 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 sale95 hd

218.59

—

GA average16 barns · 1,493 hd

206.79

+11.81

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	1,507	108.90	1,641	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	106.57	1,586	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	93.63	1,130	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	82.40	884	35

Every lot

46 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	317	293.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	277.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,198	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	253.65/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,098	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,283	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,168	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	253.23/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,241	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	244.83/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,325	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	237.50/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,344	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,461	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,466	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	233	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	231.54/cwt	230.00–232.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	217.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	216.23/cwt	214.00–220.00	921	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	212.06/cwt	210.00–213.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	228.72/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,075	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	221.35/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,043	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	209.31/cwt	205.00–211.00	998	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	188.63/cwt	187.00–195.00	958	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	219.57/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,129	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,186	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	204.49/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,078	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	195.64/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,139	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	293.59/cwt	290.00–297.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	278.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,011	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	271.36/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,050	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	959	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,095	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	248.03/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	226.52/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,083	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	240.81/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,173	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	234.02/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,208	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	991	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	203.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,148	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	102.19/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	82.36/cwt	79.00–86.00	848	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	89.01/cwt	87.00–92.00	972	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	77.19/cwt	75.00–79.00	871	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	94.36/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,085	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	87.20/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,081	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	106.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,388	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	106.57/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,586	8

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 873Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 204Year ago 192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	222.00–228.00	226.52
2	—	558	175.00–180.00	177.51
3	—	423	225.00–230.00	226.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	268.00–278.00	271.36
21	—	487	237.00–241.00	240.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	290.00–297.00	293.59
3	—	563	202.00–205.00	203.99
4	—	363	277.00–280.00	278.49
3	—	435	250.00–255.00	251.63
5	—	466	245.00–250.00	248.03
5	—	516	232.00–237.00	234.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	208.00	208.00
6	—	566	235.00–238.00	237.50
6	—	431	270.00–280.00	277.87
3	—	317	290.00–300.00	293.26
6	—	667	219.00	219.00
10	—	541	240.00–246.00	244.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	250.00–254.00	253.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	242.00–250.00	245.96
3	—	433	253.00–255.00	253.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	220.00–222.00	221.35
3	—	582	195.00–197.00	195.64
4	—	335	230.00–232.00	231.54
4	—	527	202.00–212.00	204.49
2	—	258	230.00–232.00	231.01
11	—	426	214.00–220.00	216.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	205.00–211.00	209.31
2	—	233	230.00–240.00	235.27
3	—	430	210.00–213.00	212.06
5	—	360	215.00–220.00	217.00
5	—	508	187.00–195.00	188.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	217.00–221.00	219.57
3	—	660	206.00	206.00
9	—	470	226.00–236.00	228.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	518	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	110.00–113.00	111.57
1	—	1,655	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,528	100.00–107.00	102.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	103.00–111.00	106.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,129	75.00–79.00	77.19
17	—	1,030	79.00–86.00	82.36
8	—	1,092	87.00–92.00	89.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,150	92.00–100.00	94.36
5	—	1,299	104.00–110.00	106.87
12	—	1,240	85.00–90.00	87.20

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.