Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.23/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$127.23

22 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$19.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	140.86	612	7thin
Medium and Large 3	524	120.87	634	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.99/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale22 hd

127.23

—

GA average13 barns · 1,458 hd

129.95

−2.72

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	1,600	86.00	1,376	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	67.70	919	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	66.00	1,040	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,820	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	68.37/cwt	67.00–71.00	936	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.05/cwt	132.00–134.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	595	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,215.59/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	15,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.63/cwt	108.00–118.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.07/cwt	132.00–138.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	537	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	827.13/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	618.61/cwt	585.00–700.00	5,902	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	711.70/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	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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