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Southern Livestock

Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Oak Park, Georgia · Tue, Nov 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1934

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 643▼ 160 vs year ago 719 · −22.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 155▲ 2 vs year ago 174 · +1.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder cattle and steer calves had limited comparable sales from week before, bull calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.91/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −136.17 against this barn's trailing median of $374.07.

Average price

$237.91

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.46

vs GA average

−27.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	239.22	1,332	12thin
Medium and Large 2	528	230.02	1,215	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $118 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 sale14 hd

237.91

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

220.44

+17.46

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−27.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

374.07

−136.17

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $409.07, low $296.08, median $374.07 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	1,591	143.59	2,285	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	115.66	1,786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	112.81	1,342	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	100.50	1,051	22

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	321.36/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,327	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	278.03/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,198	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	288.33/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,315	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	278.51/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,276	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	282.32/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,358	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	262.01/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,326	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	252.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,297	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	257.45/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,488	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	244.12/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,526	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	233.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,460	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,670	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,838	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	257.32/cwt	256.00–260.00	937	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	249.09/cwt	245.00–252.00	927	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	253.61/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,078	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	243.41/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,037	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	261.48/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,145	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	242.67/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,136	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	233.29/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,143	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	253.88/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,254	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,215	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	239.22/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,332	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	214.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,439	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	218.20/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,549	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	339.56/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,100	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	324.66/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,162	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	302.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	283.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,057	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	280.70/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,171	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	273.50/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,149	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	293.56/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,262	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	254.46/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,168	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	247.29/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,155	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,228	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.63/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,316	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	222.85/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,286	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	233.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,350	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	219.32/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,375	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	220.66/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,456	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	144.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,206	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	137.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,363	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	101.32/cwt	98.00–107.00	983	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	94.19/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,014	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	113.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,316	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	109.27/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,311	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	105.26/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,285	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	120.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,484	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	115.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,627	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	103.73/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,478	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,335	4

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 643Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 155Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	315.00–323.00	321.36
6	450–500	456	285.00–289.00	288.33
2	650–700	693	241.00	241.00
2	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	824	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	280.00–284.00	282.32
4	500–550	506	261.00–265.00	262.01
15	550–600	578	256.00–258.00	257.45
12	600–650	625	240.00–249.00	244.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	276.00–287.00	278.03
2	450–500	458	277.00–280.00	278.51
8	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.77
2	600–650	625	230.00–237.00	233.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	438	258.00–268.00	261.48
17	450–500	494	252.00–256.00	253.88
12	550–600	557	233.00–243.00	239.22
6	650–700	671	212.00–215.00	214.49
5	700–750	710	215.00–219.00	218.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	256.00–260.00	257.32
3	400–450	425	252.00–257.00	253.61
12	450–500	468	240.00–249.00	242.67
2	500–550	528	225.00–235.00	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	245.00–252.00	249.09
8	400–450	426	240.00–247.00	243.41
6	450–500	490	232.00–236.00	233.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	302.49
11	400–450	417	276.00–286.00	280.70
4	450–500	459	250.00–256.00	254.46
4	500–550	515	237.00–240.00	238.51
7	550–600	577	222.00–225.00	222.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	336.00–342.00	339.56
3	350–400	358	320.00–327.00	324.66
4	400–450	430	286.00–296.00	293.56
22	500–550	525	248.00–255.00	250.63
2	550–600	578	230.00–237.00	233.48
3	600–650	627	219.00–220.00	219.32
3	650–700	660	217.00–225.00	220.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	283.39
2	400–450	420	272.00–275.00	273.50
6	450–500	467	242.00–267.00	247.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	140.00–148.00	144.77
3	—	1,717	137.00–139.00	137.62
2	—	1,603	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	109.00–110.00	109.27
11	—	970	98.00–107.00	101.32
7	—	1,077	91.00–97.00	94.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	113.00–119.00	115.70
4	—	1,875	120.00–129.00	124.55
3	—	1,425	103.00–105.00	103.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,221	101.00–109.00	105.26
20	—	1,156	110.00–117.00	113.81
8	—	1,230	118.00–127.00	120.69

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.