Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

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 $119.40/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$119.40

10 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	121.01	527	6thin
Medium and Large 3	392	117.33	460	3thin
Medium and Large 1	580	116.00	673	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale10 hd

119.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,982 hd

121.72

−2.31

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	1,718	77.50	1,331	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	54.41	675	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	45.84	519	4thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls	—	—	1,610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	55.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	684	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	44.45/cwt	43.00–47.00	523	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	50.54/cwt	49.00–52.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	650.27/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	761.53/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	575.34/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	129.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	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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