Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.18/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$118.18

11 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	120.81	519	5thin
Medium and Large 1	571	116.01	663	4thin
Medium and Large 3	393	115.97	456	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about $64 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 sale11 hd

118.18

—

GA average16 barns · 1,286 hd

122.06

−3.87

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	1,605	81.24	1,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	54.17	674	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	47.55	485	6thin

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	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	638.75/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	887.40/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	82.48/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,275	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	54.17/cwt	50.50–57.50	674	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	47.55/cwt	47.00–48.00	485	6

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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