Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.99/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$117.99

27 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	118.86	521	14thin
Medium and Large 1	541	118.15	639	11thin
Medium and Large 3	410	111.01	455	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.85/cwt here — about $66 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 sale27 hd

117.99

—

GA average18 barns · 1,667 hd

119.63

−1.64

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	—	Low	1,547	77.37	1,197	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	63.30	779	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	54.27	593	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	65.69/cwt	65.00–67.00	860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	54.27/cwt	52.00–58.00	593	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	61.70/cwt	60.00–64.00	727	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	697.53/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	840.49/cwt	810.00–875.00	10,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	120.93/cwt	119.00–128.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	77.37/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	126.39/cwt	126.00–128.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	131.40/cwt	128.00–138.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	888.33/cwt	765.00–975.00	10,660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1

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.

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