Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

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 $114.30/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$114.30

19 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	121.75	628	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	108.01	599	8thin
Medium and Large 3	528	106.00	559	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.75/cwt here — about $68 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

114.30

—

GA average16 barns · 1,808 hd

122.21

−7.90

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	1,578	88.58	1,398	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	65.82	860	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	65.35	1,102	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	54.00	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,537	87.90/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,351	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	66.21/cwt	63.00–70.00	832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	71.33/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	59.38/cwt	58.00–60.00	763	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	65.35/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	105.70/cwt	104.00–109.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,088.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	12,532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.10/cwt	115.00–122.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	49.01/cwt	47.00–51.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	56.66/cwt	55.00–58.00	627	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	675.30/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,537	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	804.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	89.32/cwt	86.00–91.00	601	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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