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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 2

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

674 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 948▼ 58 vs year ago 732 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 142▼ 41 vs year ago 135 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 10▲ 34 vs year ago 22 · +154.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Bulls lightly tested, Heifers 3.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.64/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −113.44 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$260.64

31 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs GA average

−9.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	269.47	1,447	14thin
Medium and Large 3	517	253.61	1,312	13thin
Medium and Large 2	584	252.55	1,475	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about −$27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

260.64

—

GA average16 barns · 435 hd

253.19

+7.45

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−9.95

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−113.44

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $409.07, low $296.08, median $374.07 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	1,544	150.30	2,320	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	133.79	2,000	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	130.32	1,633	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	111.87	1,148	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,353	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,286	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,650	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	292	363.01/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,060	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	375.38/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,209	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	367.45/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,264	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	362.48/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,428	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	357.30/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,411	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,398	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	323.25/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,571	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	326.55/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,672	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	313.43/cwt	312.00–315.00	887	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	335.24/cwt	330.00–338.00	952	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	304.69/cwt	300.00–307.00	954	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	327.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,062	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	312.97/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,055	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	318.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,174	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	297.23/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,118	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	285.31/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,104	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	301.68/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,252	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	271.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,133	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	288.83/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,251	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	285.67/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,363	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	273.88/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,331	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	262.30/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,277	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	255.45/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,295	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	273.78/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,407	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,498	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,400	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	252.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,475	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	242.35/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,466	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	233.16/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,457	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,497	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	287	353.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,014	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	348.73/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,119	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	333.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,203	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	345.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,321	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	355.02/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,374	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	343.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,407	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	324.50/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,330	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	333.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,444	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	312.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,430	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	313.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,667	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	294.93/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,587	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	284.06/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,645	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,153	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	150.50/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,289	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	116.73/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,132	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	107.71/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,157	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,538	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,690	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,806	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	141.04/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,052	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,859	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	134.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,084	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,421.21/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,421	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,388.70/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,389	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 948Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 142Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 10Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	350.00–355.00	353.43
5	300–350	321	342.00–352.00	348.73
6	350–400	361	330.00–340.00	333.28
10	400–450	410	320.00–327.00	324.50
12	450–500	457	310.00–318.00	312.96
11	500–550	538	292.00–300.00	294.93
4	550–600	579	280.00–288.00	284.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	340.00–350.00	345.92
3	400–450	433	330.00–335.00	333.38
3	500–550	532	310.00–315.00	313.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	387	350.00–358.00	355.02
3	400–450	410	340.00–345.00	343.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	344	360.00–368.00	367.45
11	350–400	395	350.00–358.00	357.30
2	400–450	408	340.00–345.00	342.55
28	500–550	512	320.00–328.00	326.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	370.00–376.00	375.38
21	350–400	394	361.00–370.00	362.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	362.00–365.00	363.01
8	450–500	486	320.00–326.00	323.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	310.00–316.00	312.97
4	350–400	376	295.00–300.00	297.23
12	400–450	433	282.00–292.00	288.83
8	450–500	486	270.00–278.00	273.88
4	550–600	584	250.00–260.00	252.55
3	600–650	605	240.00–247.00	242.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	312.00–315.00	313.43
3	300–350	313	300.00–307.00	304.69
3	350–400	387	280.00–288.00	285.31
3	400–450	417	270.00–275.00	271.76
3	450–500	487	260.00–267.00	262.30
11	500–550	507	250.00–256.00	255.45
2	550–600	575	240.00–247.00	243.47
26	600–650	625	230.00–238.00	233.16
4	650–700	670	220.00–227.00	223.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	284	330.00–338.00	335.24
21	300–350	324	320.00–330.00	327.79
16	350–400	369	310.00–320.00	318.06
31	400–450	415	297.00–307.00	301.68
31	450–500	477	281.00–290.00	285.67
8	500–550	514	270.00–277.00	273.78
6	550–600	568	260.00–270.00	263.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,388.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,033	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,421.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	140.00–145.00	143.26
7	—	1,521	150.00–154.00	150.50
1	—	1,825	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	140.00–145.00	141.77
13	—	1,233	120.00–129.00	124.77
10	—	1,271	130.00–135.00	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	113.00–120.00	116.73
7	—	1,074	105.00–112.00	107.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	139.00–144.00	141.04
7	—	1,547	132.00–137.00	134.73
6	—	1,468	125.00–129.00	126.65

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.