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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, May 28

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 810▼ 2 vs year ago 518 · −0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 231▼ 132 vs year ago 234 · −56.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 8 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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $317.15/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −104.36 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$317.15

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.97

vs GA average

+12.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	319.63	1,701	7thin
Medium and Large 2	518	308.48	1,598	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $103 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 sale9 hd

317.15

—

GA average12 barns · 240 hd

301.18

+15.97

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+12.01

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−104.36

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	—	Average	1,412	161.09	2,274	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	130.69	1,478	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	111.11	1,103	25

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)	1,110	$1,592	3thin

Every lot

46 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	372.44/cwt	372.00–374.00	1,248	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	360.18/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,542	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	347.19/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,594	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	332.95/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,608	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	308.48/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,598	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	319.88/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,676	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,764	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	280.89/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,713	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	264.46/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,626	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	947	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	332.78/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,065	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	317.69/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,029	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	296.71/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,068	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	325.32/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,207	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	307.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,150	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,223	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	295.37/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,308	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	276.32/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,279	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	296.66/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,385	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,254	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	272.54/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,431	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	260.38/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,372	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	250.14/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,363	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,374	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	255.53/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,472	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	351.50/cwt	350.00–352.00	991	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	330.57/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,230	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	350.64/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,315	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	327.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,408	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	314.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,460	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	290.06/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,386	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	294.52/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,555	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	268.87/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,551	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,482	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	236.04/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,384	155.72/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,155	6
Bulls	—	—	1,439	166.46/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,395	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,090	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	119.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,208	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	100.77/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,031	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	124.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,368	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	141.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,623	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,522	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	1,525.83/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,526	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 810Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 231Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	965	110.00–116.00	112.99
6	—	1,012	117.00–122.00	119.41
7	—	1,023	95.00–106.00	100.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	138.00–149.00	141.02
7	—	1,101	120.00–126.00	124.22
5	—	1,158	129.00–134.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	161.00–170.00	166.46
6	—	1,384	153.00–158.00	155.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	296.71
4	400–450	429	280.00–290.00	285.10
2	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	265.13
7	500–550	545	249.00–257.00	250.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	320.00–322.00	321.00
6	300–350	324	315.00–322.00	317.69
4	350–400	374	305.00–315.00	307.41
6	400–450	443	292.00–296.00	295.37
3	450–500	463	272.00–282.00	276.32
7	500–550	527	259.00–264.00	260.38
2	550–600	570	240.00–242.00	241.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	325.00–334.00	332.78
9	350–400	371	320.00–328.00	325.32
6	450–500	467	290.00–298.00	296.66
8	500–550	525	270.00–277.00	272.54
20	550–600	576	253.00–260.00	255.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	577	267.00–270.00	268.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	350.00–352.00	351.50
3	350–400	372	327.00–335.00	330.57
6	450–500	478	282.00–292.00	290.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	350.00–352.00	350.64
3	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	327.39
8	450–500	464	310.00–320.00	314.76
4	500–550	528	290.00–296.00	294.52
2	600–650	615	240.00–242.00	241.01
2	700–750	713	232.00–240.00	236.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	372.00–374.00	372.44
11	400–450	428	358.00–362.00	360.18
33	450–500	483	331.00–338.00	332.95
2	500–550	518	305.00–312.00	308.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	459	340.00–352.00	347.19
5	500–550	524	316.00–326.00	319.88
2	550–600	553	319.00	319.00
36	600–650	610	280.00–281.00	280.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	262.00–267.00	264.46

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	—	1,075	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.83

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.