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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Apr 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

771 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 860▼ 228 vs year ago 999 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 193▼ 25 vs year ago 202 · −12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 37 vs year ago 74 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 lower, replacement cows mostly 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 $257.10/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −116.97 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$257.10

103 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.57

vs GA average

−7.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	266.72	1,371	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	257.55	1,418	71
Medium and Large 3	549	245.50	1,348	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $23 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 sale103 hd

257.10

—

GA average16 barns · 669 hd

248.53

+8.57

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−7.42

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−116.97

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	—	High	1,564	152.38	2,382	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	130.04	2,098	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	127.39	1,534	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	103.80	1,103	24

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)	1,154	$1,701	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,777	3thin

Every lot

51 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	375.24/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,175	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	344.66/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,224	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	331.01/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,351	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	340.96/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,429	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	323.68/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,389	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,509	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	307.31/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,438	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	294.50/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,511	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	320.57/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,035	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	315.30/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,034	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	293.03/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,090	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	296.03/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,220	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	281.50/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,196	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	272.89/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,179	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.37/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,271	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	261.72/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,277	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	252.87/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,292	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	266.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,371	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	260.01/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,409	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	239.77/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,388	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	248.38/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,446	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,504	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	228.91/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,451	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	337.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,101	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.22/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,191	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	342.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,239	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,209	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	322.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,308	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	334.99/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,363	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,408	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	294.27/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,389	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	286.62/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,399	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	291.68/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	276.25/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,409	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	272.88/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,534	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,445	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,457	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	709	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,425	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	159.75/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,442	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	94.29/cwt	90.00–99.00	951	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	122.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,262	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	116.10/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,229	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,149	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	128.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,648	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	141.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,177	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,098	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	1,700.87/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,701	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,776.68/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,777	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 860Year ago 999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 193Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	157.00–162.00	159.75
1	—	1,155	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,650	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,031	118.00–125.00	122.38
16	—	1,283	126.00–133.00	128.44
5	—	1,543	135.00–144.00	141.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	129.00–131.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,093	100.00–110.00	105.14
4	—	1,059	113.00–119.00	116.10
7	—	1,009	90.00–99.00	94.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	314.00–316.00	315.30
13	350–400	372	292.00–300.00	293.03
28	400–450	425	280.00–288.00	281.50
11	450–500	470	270.00–271.00	270.37
56	500–550	542	252.00–263.00	260.01
15	550–600	582	247.00–250.00	248.38
7	600–650	634	226.00–230.00	228.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	432	270.00–277.00	272.89
4	450–500	488	260.00–267.00	261.72
7	500–550	511	250.00–256.00	252.87
9	550–600	579	235.00–241.00	239.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	320.00–322.00	320.57
28	400–450	412	290.00–298.00	296.03
16	500–550	514	265.00–270.00	266.72
13	600–650	619	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	340	350.00–352.00	350.22
7	400–450	406	320.00–330.00	322.15
25	450–500	472	290.00–297.00	294.27
3	500–550	507	290.00–295.00	291.68
3	600–650	627	230.00–235.00	232.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	335.00–345.00	337.59
2	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.47
8	450–500	488	284.00–289.00	286.62
4	500–550	510	275.00–280.00	276.25
2	700–750	709	200.00–202.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	340.00–345.00	342.31
7	400–450	407	332.00–342.00	334.99
2	450–500	458	305.00–310.00	307.49
25	550–600	562	270.00–273.00	272.88
3	600–650	602	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	330.00–332.00	331.01
4	500–550	513	290.00–296.00	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	370.00–377.00	375.24
9	350–400	355	344.00–350.00	344.66
27	400–450	419	340.00–342.00	340.96
2	450–500	468	320.00–325.00	322.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	318.00–326.00	323.68
6	450–500	468	305.00–312.00	307.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,700.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,776.68

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.