Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

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 $144.94/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$144.94

38 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	146.80	912	35
Medium and Large 2	709	123.30	874	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $38 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 sale38 hd

144.94

—

GA average17 barns · 1,870 hd

148.38

−3.44

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	55.97	518	3thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 1	—	560	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.74/cwt	130.00–134.50	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,024	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.96/cwt	136.50–144.50	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	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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