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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Aug 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,073 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 875▲ 462 vs year ago 611 · +75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 189▼ 60 vs year ago 273 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 48▲ 60 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 10.00 lower. feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $223.27/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.34 against this barn's trailing median of $375.60.

Average price

$223.27

48 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	235.59	1,312	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	222.89	1,198	14thin
Medium and Large 3	529	218.35	1,155	24

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $157 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 sale48 hd

223.27

—

GA average15 barns · 421 hd

225.43

−2.16

This barn, trailing median34 sales

375.60

−152.34

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

34 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.74, low $311.24, median $375.60 across 34 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	1,562	151.49	2,366	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	129.40	1,845	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	127.95	1,546	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	114.91	1,258	46

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$1,874	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,698	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,449	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,104	3thin

Every lot

68 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.64/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,116	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	313.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,155	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	302.18/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,248	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	284.59/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,184	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	279.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,283	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	259.05/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,199	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	269.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	271.54/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,434	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	252.59/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,344	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	249.34/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,336	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	230.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,282	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	252.37/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,428	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	248.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,436	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,444	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,720	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	265.99/cwt	265.00–267.00	912	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	254.92/cwt	252.00–257.00	948	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	248.05/cwt	245.00–250.00	972	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	261.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,081	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	253.38/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,062	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	232.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,002	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	247.96/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,131	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	237.08/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,152	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	224.57/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,091	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	225.86/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,181	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	221.51/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,287	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,250	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	237.25/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,386	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,286	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	194.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,296	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	219.59/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,484	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	321.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	894	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	900	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,008	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	311.15/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,185	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	281.92/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,085	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	299.17/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,173	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,201	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	279.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,149	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	263.63/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,128	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	260.25/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,205	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	241.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,138	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	242.73/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,160	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	224.09/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,145	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,241	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	218.79/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,144	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	221.30/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,268	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	232.70/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,340	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,266	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	223.49/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,359	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,234	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	211.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,374	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,393	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,858	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	153.15/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,533	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,343	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	104.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,145	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	115.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,268	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	121.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,377	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	128.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,582	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	139.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,849	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	129.40/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,845	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	1,449.42/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,449	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,698.31/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,698	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,874.05/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,874	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,104.39/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,104	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 875Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 189Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 lower. feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	392	245.00–250.00	248.05
8	400–450	430	230.00–240.00	232.97
13	450–500	486	222.00–227.00	224.57
11	550–600	581	210.00–220.00	215.20
3	650–700	668	192.00–195.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	265.00–267.00	265.99
6	350–400	372	252.00–257.00	254.92
5	400–450	419	247.00–257.00	253.38
19	450–500	486	232.00–240.00	237.08
16	500–550	523	220.00–228.00	225.86
15	550–600	581	220.00–224.00	221.51
4	600–650	605	212.00–213.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	260.00–265.00	261.78
5	450–500	456	242.00–252.00	247.96
4	550–600	584	235.00–238.00	237.25
9	650–700	676	217.00–224.00	219.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00–315.00	312.57
5	350–400	385	280.00–285.00	281.92
6	400–450	428	262.00–272.00	263.63
21	450–500	471	240.00–245.00	241.54
22	500–550	523	214.00–225.00	218.79
2	550–600	593	212.00–215.00	213.51
3	600–650	617	195.00–205.00	199.96
2	700–750	733	185.00–195.00	190.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	315.00–325.00	319.95
4	350–400	381	305.00–315.00	311.15
3	400–450	407	290.00–300.00	295.00
8	450–500	463	257.00–265.00	260.25
3	500–550	512	240.00–245.00	242.32
7	550–600	576	225.00–234.00	232.70
2	600–650	608	220.00–227.00	223.49
5	650–700	667	205.00–207.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	320.00–325.00	321.53
6	350–400	392	295.00–300.00	299.17
3	400–450	412	275.00–285.00	279.00
9	450–500	478	220.00–256.00	242.73
8	500–550	511	212.00–237.00	224.09
6	550–600	573	217.00–225.00	221.30
5	600–650	626	210.00–215.00	211.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	313.84
12	400–450	413	297.00–306.00	302.18
6	450–500	459	277.00–280.00	279.50
17	500–550	528	265.00–276.00	271.54
8	550–600	566	252.00–255.00	252.37
8	750–800	768	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	300.00–307.00	305.64
9	400–450	416	282.00–292.00	284.59
4	450–500	466	265.00–275.00	269.31
5	500–550	532	252.00–255.00	252.59
14	550–600	578	240.00–250.00	248.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	463	252.00–262.00	259.05
3	500–550	536	249.00–250.00	249.34
4	550–600	556	230.00–232.00	230.50
2	600–650	625	230.00–232.00	230.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,099	110.00–120.00	115.41
10	—	1,097	99.00–109.00	104.39
10	—	1,082	120.00–128.00	124.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	127.00–136.00	129.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	136.00–145.00	139.97
21	—	1,228	125.00–135.00	128.84
11	—	1,130	119.00–125.00	121.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,654	147.00–157.00	153.15
4	—	1,315	138.00–145.00	141.29
3	—	1,553	158.00–160.00	159.02

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)	4	—	1,286	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,874.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,698.31

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,449.42

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	—	1,308	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,104.39

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.