Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.24/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$154.24

18 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	160.00	664	2thin
Medium and Large 1	535	159.01	851	10thin
Medium and Large 3	398	144.38	574	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $90 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 sale18 hd

154.24

—

GA average12 barns · 617 hd

149.83

+4.41

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%	Low	1,093	58.53	640	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	48.59	519	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.70/cwt	156.00–162.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.09/cwt	156.00–162.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	802.38/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	58.53/cwt	57.00–60.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	48.59/cwt	47.00–50.00	519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	575.00/cwt	485.00–675.00	5,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	630.88/cwt	525.00–725.00	6,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	147.36/cwt	146.00–148.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	634.09/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,231	12

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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