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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Jul 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

622 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 945▼ 258 vs year ago 880 · −29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 152▼ 111 vs year ago 214 · −51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter bulls and cows mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves 3.00 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 $301.65/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −119.86 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$301.65

68 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$19.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.22

vs GA average

+10.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	305.51	1,674	40
Medium and Large 2	520	300.95	1,565	19thin
Medium and Large 3	518	285.99	1,481	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $193 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 sale68 hd

301.65

—

GA average14 barns · 514 hd

288.43

+13.22

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+10.56

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−119.86

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	1,476	158.64	2,342	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	141.00	1,918	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	133.90	1,729	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	118.87	1,116	22

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	354.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,096	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	336.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,224	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	351.72/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,294	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,187	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	331.29/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,355	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	321.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,335	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	313.97/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,328	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	331.87/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,523	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	303.47/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,426	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	285.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,565	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	313.55/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,643	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	297.46/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,701	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	283.18/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,744	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	274.17/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,694	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	291.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	981	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	271.00/cwt	270.00–275.00	976	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	291.49/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,113	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	277.09/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,186	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	280.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,219	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	259.24/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,216	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	270.85/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,305	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	255.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,286	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	268.16/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,368	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	248.78/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,279	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	242.15/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,351	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	257.38/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,439	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	229.06/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,313	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	341.61/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,076	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,124	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	327.40/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,251	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,153	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	314.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,304	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	296.22/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,315	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	296.49/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,385	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	288.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,379	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	263.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,351	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	272.53/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,409	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	259.45/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,466	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	263.50/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,502	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	228.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,435	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	221.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,515	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,185	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	165.23/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,503	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	106.73/cwt	102.00–109.00	969	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	121.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,146	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,288	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	126.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,597	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	139.76/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,769	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,918	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,216	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 945Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 152Year ago 214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	290.00–295.00	291.24
12	350–400	382	287.00–293.00	291.49
5	400–450	434	280.00–285.00	280.97
6	450–500	482	270.00–275.00	270.85
9	500–550	503	255.00–260.00	255.57
6	550–600	558	237.00–244.00	242.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	510	267.00–271.00	268.16
3	550–600	559	255.00–262.00	257.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	270.00–275.00	271.00
11	400–450	428	276.00–278.00	277.09
12	450–500	469	255.00–262.00	259.24
9	500–550	514	245.00–251.00	248.78
3	550–600	573	225.00–232.00	229.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	335.00–340.00	336.29
3	400–450	415	320.00–325.00	321.63
19	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	300.95
6	600–650	618	274.00–275.00	274.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	309	350.00–360.00	354.59
7	350–400	368	350.00–352.00	351.72
11	400–450	409	327.00–340.00	331.29
33	450–500	459	330.00–337.00	331.87
20	500–550	524	305.00–314.00	313.55
20	550–600	572	296.00–302.00	297.46
18	600–650	616	277.00–286.00	283.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	320.00–325.00	322.45
3	400–450	423	310.00–317.00	313.97
2	450–500	470	302.00–305.00	303.47
9	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	285.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	310.00–320.00	316.67
4	400–450	444	295.00–300.00	296.22
5	450–500	478	285.00–290.00	288.41
3	500–550	513	260.00–270.00	263.38
11	550–600	565	259.00–260.00	259.45
2	600–650	628	227.00–230.00	228.54
4	650–700	685	220.00–225.00	221.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	340.00–345.00	341.61
7	350–400	382	322.00–335.00	327.40
11	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	314.18
10	450–500	467	295.00–302.00	296.49
11	500–550	517	270.00–274.00	272.53
2	550–600	570	262.00–265.00	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	280.00–285.00	282.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	120.00–130.00	126.86
2	—	1,528	144.00–146.00	145.03
7	—	1,266	133.00–144.00	139.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	941	118.00–126.00	121.83
3	—	988	129.00–132.00	130.34
6	—	908	102.00–109.00	106.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	150.00–154.00	152.06
5	—	1,515	162.00–171.00	165.23

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.