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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Oct 8

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 961▼ 133 vs year ago 867 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 141▼ 58 vs year ago 220 · −26.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 14▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $258.79/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −162.72 against this barn's trailing median of $421.51.

Average price

$258.79

107 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs GA average

−35.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	262.69	1,439	67
Medium and Large 2	591	252.26	1,491	40

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale107 hd

258.79

—

GA average12 barns · 269 hd

255.19

+3.60

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−35.52

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.51

−162.72

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	—	High	1,560	143.13	2,232	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	111.77	1,396	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	105.74	1,088	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,658	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,985	3thin

Every lot

59 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 1	310	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,093	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	311.32/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,220	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.87/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,273	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	264.86/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,274	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	266.82/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,427	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	259.73/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,447	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	252.26/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,491	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	234.44/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,465	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,597	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	228.53/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,561	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	928	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	253.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	942	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	243.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	926	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	983	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	249.37/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,047	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	980	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	237.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	226.89/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,073	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	248.75/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,192	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	236.15/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,211	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	218.45/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,149	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,205	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,230	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	225.35/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,271	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,205	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	207.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	221.40/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,382	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	216	328.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	710	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	316.28/cwt	315.00–320.00	990	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	347.39/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,115	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	295.73/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,065	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,086	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	273.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,059	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	284.32/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,200	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	273.27/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,194	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	265.98/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,231	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,162	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	242.90/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,190	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,250	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	223.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,173	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,241	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	211.73/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,222	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	213.18/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,311	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,316	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,450	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	135.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	150.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	142.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,322	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	96.57/cwt	95.00–99.00	946	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	105.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,060	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	111.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,206	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	107.66/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,259	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	115.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,528	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	1,679.16/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,657.65/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,658	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,040.27/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 961Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 141Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	216	325.00–335.00	328.52
4	300–350	313	315.00–320.00	316.28
2	350–400	378	285.00–290.00	287.38
17	400–450	437	260.00–277.00	273.27
2	450–500	463	250.00–252.00	250.98
3	550–600	577	207.00–214.00	211.73
2	650–700	663	197.00–200.00	198.52
2	700–750	740	195.00–197.00	196.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	347.00–350.00	347.39
8	350–400	360	293.00–297.00	295.73
3	400–450	422	284.00–285.00	284.32
2	450–500	463	265.00–267.00	265.98
2	500–550	508	245.00–247.00	246.00
2	550–600	558	220.00–225.00	222.49
11	600–650	615	213.00–215.00	213.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	270.00–275.00	273.02
9	450–500	490	240.00–247.00	242.90
2	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	223.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00–355.00	352.50
28	500–550	535	263.00–270.00	266.82
39	550–600	557	259.00–266.00	259.73
11	600–650	644	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	683	227.00–230.00	228.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	308.00–318.00	311.32
44	450–500	470	270.00–273.00	270.87
40	550–600	591	252.00–256.00	252.26
2	600–650	625	232.00–237.00	234.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	262.00–266.00	264.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	250.00–257.00	253.26
2	400–450	403	244.00	244.00
17	450–500	465	230.00–240.00	237.42
2	500–550	530	225.00–230.00	227.45
2	550–600	563	217.00–220.00	218.48
3	600–650	620	205.00–210.00	207.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	240.00–245.00	243.01
3	400–450	420	230.00–235.00	233.33
11	450–500	473	222.00–231.00	226.89
4	500–550	526	214.00–220.00	218.45
2	600–650	613	195.00–198.00	196.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	555	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	260.00	260.00
15	400–450	420	248.00–251.00	249.37
23	450–500	479	245.00–253.00	248.75
35	500–550	513	235.00–241.00	236.15
6	550–600	564	224.00–228.00	225.35
11	600–650	624	214.00–223.00	221.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,323	112.00–119.00	115.53
11	—	1,169	103.00–111.00	107.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	95.00–99.00	96.57
9	—	1,082	110.00–114.00	111.50
11	—	1,008	100.00–108.00	105.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	147.00–154.00	150.00
6	—	1,632	138.00–144.00	142.29
3	—	1,370	134.00–138.00	135.66

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)	4	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,657.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	933	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,679.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	1	—	1,180	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040.27

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.