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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Feb 6

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

827 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 852▼ 264 vs year ago 1,091 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 287▼ 55 vs year ago 220 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 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 $248.95/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$248.95

187 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	257.02	1,149	83
Medium and Large 1	518	251.31	1,303	62
Medium and Large 3	521	229.51	1,197	42

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale187 hd

248.95

—

GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd

244.00

+4.95

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	1,636	119.85	1,961	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,626	120.39	1,958	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	105.74	1,443	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	87.30	954	24

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	324.44/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,181	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	315.68/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,177	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	313.00/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,355	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	309.96/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,472	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	300.21/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,528	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	279.52/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,467	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	286.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,560	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	262.82/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,480	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	287.57/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	271.21/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,584	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,546	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	229.33/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,699	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	199.13/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,583	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	285.67/cwt	285.00–290.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	296.75/cwt	290.00–300.00	976	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	282.23/cwt	282.00–285.00	945	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	262.57/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	275.83/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,059	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	286.06/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,118	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	256.94/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,105	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	266.34/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,148	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	275.70/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,199	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	249.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,161	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	240.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,124	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	258.87/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,227	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	247.52/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,280	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	240.15/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,268	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	229.57/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,228	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	246.71/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,369	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	227.14/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,283	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	224.45/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,362	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,293	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	627	201.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,264	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	662	185.22/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,226	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	222.25/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,476	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	345.95/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,107	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	316.55/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	332.71/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,121	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	302.04/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,102	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	328.67/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,229	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	316.76/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,194	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	294.14/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,218	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	446	306.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,368	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	294.93/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,354	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	277.37/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,340	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	277.16/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,408	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	265.73/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,355	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,334	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	564	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,302	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	253.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	240.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,420	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	704	200.25/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,410	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	121.93/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,937	7
Bulls	—	—	1,719	116.21/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,998	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	94.57/cwt	93.00–97.00	984	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	77.56/cwt	74.00–80.00	845	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	87.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	993	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	98.05/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,236	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	107.46/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,512	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,674	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	114.03/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,053	3

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 852Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 287Year ago 220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	220.00–223.00	222.25
11	—	607	222.00–225.00	224.45
7	—	435	274.00–278.00	275.70
3	—	329	290.00–300.00	296.75
4	—	391	280.00–288.00	286.06
14	—	555	239.00–248.00	246.71
9	—	474	255.00–260.00	258.87
10	—	517	246.00–249.00	247.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	264.00–272.00	266.34
8	—	565	225.00–230.00	227.14
7	—	288	285.00–290.00	285.67
12	—	335	282.00–285.00	282.23
10	—	466	245.00–255.00	249.17
4	—	613	210.00–212.00	211.00
19	—	528	237.00–245.00	240.15
11	—	384	272.00–278.00	275.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	256.00–260.00	256.94
5	—	662	184.00–190.00	185.22
3	—	383	260.00–268.00	262.57
3	—	627	200.00–205.00	201.62
9	—	468	235.00–245.00	240.08
18	—	535	225.00–232.00	229.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	304.00–314.00	309.96
10	—	604	256.00	256.00
9	—	741	228.00–230.00	229.33
7	—	655	240.00	240.00
5	—	567	286.00–294.00	287.57
30	—	509	297.00–304.00	300.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	322.00–327.00	324.44
11	—	544	285.00–295.00	286.74
16	—	584	269.00–275.00	271.21
12	—	433	308.00–318.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	260.00–265.00	262.82
3	—	373	315.00–317.00	315.68
8	—	795	198.00–207.00	199.13
2	—	525	277.00–282.00	279.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	299.00–305.00	302.04
5	—	564	230.00–232.00	230.81
4	—	523	250.00–260.00	254.98
6	—	324	314.00–322.00	316.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	342.00–350.00	345.95
3	—	575	250.00–260.00	253.39
6	—	508	272.00–282.00	277.16
3	—	459	289.00–298.00	294.93
3	—	374	328.00–330.00	328.67
8	—	704	200.00–202.00	200.25
10	—	446	300.00–310.00	306.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	305.00–322.00	316.76
17	—	510	258.00–268.00	265.73
4	—	337	332.00–335.00	332.71
10	—	414	290.00–297.00	294.14
7	—	590	240.00–245.00	240.71
6	—	483	274.00–282.00	277.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	120.00–129.00	124.63
2	—	1,595	109.00–119.00	114.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	114.00–119.00	115.96
12	—	1,407	103.00–112.00	107.46
8	—	1,261	95.00–102.00	98.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	74.00–80.00	77.56
7	—	1,040	93.00–97.00	94.57
11	—	1,128	84.00–92.00	87.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	118.00–127.00	121.93
4	—	1,719	116.00–117.00	116.21

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.