Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.26/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$123.26

4 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	125.00	806	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	122.68	687	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

123.26

—

GA average17 barns · 805 hd

132.72

−9.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,145	94.00	2,016	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	49.47	539	4thin

Every lot, as filed

10 lots · USDA AMS · Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.68/cwt	122.00–124.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	41.94/cwt	41.00–43.00	426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	706.46/cwt	685.00–725.00	8,499	4
Bulls	—	—	2,145	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,016	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,450	2

How this sale compares

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 →