Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

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 $114.40/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$114.40

20 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	418	116.87	488	14thin
Medium and Large 1	633	114.33	724	3thin
Medium and Large 2	662	102.99	682	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale20 hd

114.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,289 hd

122.44

−8.03

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	1,879	84.99	1,597	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	56.27	736	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	51.29	547	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,829	86.24/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,577	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	58.26/cwt	58.00–59.00	809	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	51.29/cwt	50.00–52.00	547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.49/cwt	110.00–118.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	830	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	730.30/cwt	585.00–800.00	7,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	94.99/cwt	91.00–99.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	118.54/cwt	116.00–122.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.25/cwt	126.00–132.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.31/cwt	107.00–110.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	682	3

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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