Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

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 $137.14/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$137.14

19 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	144.56	756	9thin
Medium and Large 2	566	130.45	739	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $17 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

137.14

—

GA average14 barns · 1,607 hd

142.02

−4.88

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	2,275	97.50	2,218	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	67.20	825	7thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	67.20/cwt	63.00–69.50	825	7
Bulls	—	—	2,275	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	2,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	147.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.15/cwt	134.00–142.50	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	146.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.13/cwt	132.00–138.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.60/cwt	138.00–145.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.50	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1

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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