Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.87/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$116.87

33 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$4.32/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 1	570	120.39	686	5thin
Medium and Large 3	437	116.40	509	15thin
Medium and Large 2	521	116.07	605	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $81 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 sale33 hd

116.87

—

GA average17 barns · 1,620 hd

115.23

+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	1,945	73.50	1,430	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	47.99	589	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	45.14	502	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	523	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.16/cwt	106.00–116.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	117.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.11/cwt	112.00–118.00	604	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	727.43/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	751.15/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,691	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	864.54/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,313	921.43/cwt	825.00–950.00	12,098	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	999.26/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	108.83/cwt	108.00–110.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.07/cwt	104.00–108.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	120.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.19/cwt	118.00–128.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.01/cwt	126.00–132.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	93.52/cwt	90.00–97.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	42.43/cwt	42.00–44.00	458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	44.21/cwt	42.00–46.00	465	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	50.55/cwt	49.00–52.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	49.88/cwt	47.00–52.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.91/cwt	116.00–122.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	657	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.

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