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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jun 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

872 head

▲ 356 vs last sale 516▼ 63 vs year ago 935 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 102▼ 165 vs year ago 337 · −49.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers had limited comparable sales from week before, feeder bulls 4.00 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 $311.29/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.22 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$311.29

129 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

vs GA average

+2.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	314.69	1,642	94
Medium and Large 2	540	302.18	1,631	35

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $12 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 sale129 hd

311.29

—

GA average14 barns · 330 hd

303.24

+8.06

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+2.13

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−110.22

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	1,687	165.93	2,799	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	139.55	1,816	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	137.25	1,979	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	112.15	1,114	25

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	362.63/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,222	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	361.31/cwt	357.00–362.00	1,405	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	407	335.22/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,364	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,532	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	331.13/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,563	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	320.88/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,559	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	322.04/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,630	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	312.56/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,641	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	288.35/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,612	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	296.44/cwt	296.00–297.00	1,663	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	270.07/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,664	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,848	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	313.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	878	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	329.77/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,068	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	311.53/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,199	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	290.98/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,202	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	301.63/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,252	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,144	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	272.38/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,275	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,224	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,266	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	262.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,364	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	239.30/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,369	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	234.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,468	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	239.73/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,541	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	362.80/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,190	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	343.00/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,128	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	341.82/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,272	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	329.22/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,248	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	318.33/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,321	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,297	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,354	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	310.71/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,485	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	278.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,356	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	262.61/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,373	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	279.49/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,574	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	254.60/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,446	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	248.16/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,531	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	235.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,505	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,568	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	208.53/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	176.25/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,446	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	114.36/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,008	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	105.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,039	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	120.09/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,411	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	138.02/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,756	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,651	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	149.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,020	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	133.89/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,836	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	143.67/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,146	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,900	1

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 516Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 102Year ago 337

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	389	357.00–362.00	361.31
20	450–500	472	328.00–334.00	331.13
20	500–550	525	305.00–314.00	312.56
15	550–600	559	287.00–291.00	288.35
14	600–650	616	269.00–273.00	270.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	339.00	339.00
67	500–550	506	316.00–325.00	322.04
27	550–600	561	296.00–297.00	296.44
12	700–750	739	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	360.00–364.00	362.63
5	400–450	407	332.00–340.00	335.22
18	450–500	486	315.00–323.00	320.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	310.00–312.00	311.53
3	400–450	413	289.00–295.00	290.98
45	450–500	468	269.00–274.00	272.38
7	500–550	520	255.00–265.00	262.28
10	550–600	572	239.00–240.00	239.30
10	600–650	627	230.00–235.00	234.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	310.00–315.00	313.45
5	400–450	416	270.00–280.00	274.98
3	450–500	477	255.00–260.00	256.68
9	500–550	510	245.00–250.00	248.30
4	550–600	579	230.00–235.00	231.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	324	325.00–333.00	329.77
8	400–450	415	301.00–305.00	301.63
14	600–650	643	238.00–240.00	239.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	325.00–335.00	329.22
4	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	305.18
13	450–500	487	270.00–280.00	278.38
5	500–550	523	262.00–265.00	262.61
3	550–600	568	252.00–260.00	254.60
2	700–750	720	207.00–210.00	208.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	342.00–345.00	343.00
3	350–400	372	335.00–345.00	341.82
3	400–450	415	315.00–325.00	318.33
2	450–500	463	290.00–295.00	292.51
2	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.52
4	600–650	639	230.00–240.00	235.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	360.00–365.00	362.80
3	450–500	478	305.00–315.00	310.71
4	550–600	563	278.00–280.00	279.49
5	600–650	617	246.00–253.00	248.16
4	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	155.00–159.00	157.07
3	—	1,955	172.00–181.00	176.25
3	—	1,708	165.00–170.00	167.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,371	133.00–136.00	133.89
4	—	1,494	138.00–147.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	117.00–124.00	120.09
9	—	881	110.00–116.00	114.36
10	—	986	100.00–109.00	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	125.00–135.00	129.60
19	—	1,355	145.00–155.00	149.09
21	—	1,272	134.00–143.00	138.02

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.