Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.13/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$122.13

21 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$11.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	126.62	664	10thin
Medium and Large 2	485	121.81	591	5thin
Medium and Large 3	443	114.90	508	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $156 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 sale21 hd

122.13

—

GA average9 barns · 964 hd

126.08

−3.95

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	1,790	80.00	1,432	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	52.46	666	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	50.41	843	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	44.88	490	5thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 3	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.74/cwt	128.00–132.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.83/cwt	126.00–131.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	113.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	52.46/cwt	52.00–53.50	666	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	50.41/cwt	48.50–53.50	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	43.35/cwt	42.00–47.00	459	4

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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