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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Mar 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 927▲ 77 vs year ago 785 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 164▼ 59 vs year ago 176 · −33.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 36▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.10/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −124.41 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$297.10

48 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs GA average

−18.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	306.51	1,575	10thin
Medium and Large 1	553	301.04	1,664	28
Medium and Large 3	540	276.67	1,493	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

297.10

—

GA average12 barns · 231 hd

293.32

+3.78

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−18.97

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−124.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.65, low $331.18, median $421.51 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,635	131.02	2,142	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	117.22	1,343	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	95.13	894	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,535	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,260	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	350.61/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,283	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	345.51/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,441	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	340.41/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,484	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	332.12/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,597	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,509	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	296.52/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,432	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	308.75/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,575	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	306.51/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,575	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	292.81/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,534	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	252.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,421	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	295.25/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,727	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	288.53/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,803	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	255.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,623	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	253.08/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,683	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,608	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	224.09/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,638	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	824	206.93/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,705	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,865	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	304.92/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,046	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	292.43/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,100	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	309.55/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,170	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	284.22/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,080	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	285.56/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,228	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	291.73/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,287	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	292.93/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,397	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	280.71/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,387	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	264.15/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,376	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	245.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,321	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	258.50/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,489	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	237.42/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,370	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,446	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	227.83/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,442	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	206.76/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,567	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	343.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	944	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,141	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,106	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	319.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,167	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	333.56/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,244	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	348.22/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,334	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,338	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	328.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,387	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	302.31/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,430	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	285.38/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,461	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,403	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,520	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	128.70/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	101.24/cwt	97.00–106.00	931	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	83.59/cwt	80.00–87.00	786	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	92.23/cwt	89.00–95.00	890	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	118.18/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,295	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	108.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,241	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	127.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,709	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,535.04/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,535	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 927Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 164Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	350.00–352.00	350.61
29	400–450	436	335.00–341.00	340.41
2	450–500	483	310.00–315.00	312.49
10	500–550	514	302.00–309.00	306.51
9	650–700	665	250.00–258.00	253.08
33	700–750	731	224.00–227.00	224.09
10	800–850	824	206.00–209.00	206.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	294.00–299.00	296.52
6	500–550	524	287.00–294.00	292.81
4	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	252.47
8	600–650	635	255.00–260.00	255.62
2	650–700	677	235.00–240.00	237.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	357.00	357.00
2	400–450	417	344.00–347.00	345.51
32	450–500	481	332.00–334.00	332.12
12	500–550	510	290.00–322.00	308.75
16	550–600	585	290.00–297.00	295.25
2	600–650	625	285.00–292.00	288.53
2	850–900	888	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	340.00–345.00	342.52
8	350–400	373	332.00–342.00	333.56
2	400–450	415	320.00–325.00	322.47
15	450–500	473	300.00–304.00	302.31
8	500–550	512	280.00–287.00	285.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	340.00–345.00	343.45
2	300–350	335	325.00–335.00	330.00
2	350–400	365	315.00–325.00	319.86
2	500–550	515	270.00–275.00	272.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	345.00–355.00	348.22
4	400–450	423	325.00–330.00	328.01
2	550–600	558	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	600–650	615	250.00–255.00	252.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	343	302.00–307.00	304.92
7	350–400	376	292.00–295.00	292.43
16	400–450	430	285.00–286.00	285.56
11	450–500	494	278.00–287.00	280.71
8	500–550	521	262.00–266.00	264.15
5	550–600	577	235.00–238.00	237.42
3	600–650	627	230.00–232.00	230.66
8	750–800	758	205.00–210.00	206.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	280.00–287.00	284.22
10	500–550	538	245.00–250.00	245.48
6	600–650	633	227.00–228.00	227.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	378	308.00–310.00	309.55
7	400–450	441	290.00–292.00	291.73
34	450–500	477	289.00–294.00	292.93
12	550–600	576	254.00–260.00	258.50
4	650–700	655	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	80.00–87.00	83.59
9	—	920	97.00–106.00	101.24
7	—	965	89.00–95.00	92.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,139	108.00–112.00	108.98
6	—	1,341	124.00–130.00	127.44
22	—	1,096	114.00–123.00	118.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,753	128.00–129.00	128.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,535.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.