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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 7

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

657 head

▼ 390 vs last sale 1,047▼ 295 vs year ago 952 · −31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 133▼ 151 vs year ago 252 · −59.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $259.93/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −114.14 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$259.93

36 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.86

vs GA average

−7.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	263.30	1,430	32
Medium and Large 3	565	233.03	1,317	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $113 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 sale36 hd

259.93

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

+15.86

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−7.66

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−114.14

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	1,584	145.97	2,313	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	122.21	1,921	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	118.77	1,586	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	103.88	1,035	20

Every lot

44 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	341.40/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,260	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	327.24/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,384	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	310.40/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,415	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	299.22/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,427	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	311.28/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,628	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	277.72/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,561	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	291.91/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,643	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	265.39/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,677	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,720	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	888	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	316.44/cwt	315.00–317.00	927	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	307.99/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,127	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	299.04/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,109	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	306.63/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,248	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	275.25/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,175	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	291.62/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,251	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	273.36/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,334	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	265.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,412	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	258.91/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,458	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	233.03/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,317	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	232.65/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,542	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	364.01/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,070	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	321.70/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,055	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	330.91/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,228	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	345.27/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,284	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	311.56/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,343	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,376	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,357	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	280.01/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,422	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	273.72/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,568	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,529	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	145.95/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,561	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,072	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	91.59/cwt	90.00–97.00	870	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	104.74/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,104	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	119.41/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,585	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	127.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,715	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	110.10/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,485	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	126.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,058	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 1,047Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 133Year ago 252

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,755	141.00–150.00	145.95
2	—	1,350	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	123.00–130.00	126.82
1	—	1,470	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	110.00–117.00	112.82
5	—	950	90.00–97.00	91.59
9	—	1,054	99.00–107.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,327	115.00–124.00	119.41
4	—	1,340	125.00–134.00	127.99
5	—	1,349	107.00–114.00	110.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	369	335.00–343.00	341.40
4	400–450	423	325.00–328.00	327.24
5	450–500	456	310.00–312.00	310.40
6	550–600	562	276.00–282.00	277.72
5	600–650	632	265.00–267.00	265.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	299.00–300.00	299.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	287.00–315.00	311.28
6	550–600	563	286.00–295.00	291.91
5	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
8	650–700	659	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	293	315.00–317.00	316.44
5	350–400	371	295.00–300.00	299.04
12	400–450	429	285.00–295.00	291.62
8	450–500	488	270.00–278.00	273.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	330.00	330.00
17	350–400	366	304.00–311.00	307.99
19	400–450	407	304.00–309.00	306.63
20	500–550	531	260.00–270.00	265.93
12	550–600	563	258.00–260.00	258.91
3	650–700	663	230.00–234.00	232.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	272.00–276.00	275.25
4	550–600	565	230.00–237.00	233.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	371	324.00–335.00	330.91
9	450–500	476	280.00–290.00	285.16
3	500–550	508	279.00–282.00	280.01
7	550–600	573	272.00–274.00	273.72
2	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	217.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	320.00–325.00	321.70
5	400–450	431	310.00–314.00	311.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	360.00–365.00	364.01
7	350–400	372	342.00–350.00	345.27
2	450–500	465	295.00–297.00	295.99
9	600–650	614	249.00	249.00

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.