Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.68/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$109.68

19 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	352	112.74	397	9thin
Medium and Large 2	495	106.93	529	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale19 hd

109.68

—

GA average18 barns · 2,387 hd

114.95

−5.27

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	48.00	590	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	790.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,913	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	900.50/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	114.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.63/cwt	118.00–125.00	525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	575.48/cwt	535.00–625.00	6,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.06/cwt	102.00–110.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	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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