Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.47/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$156.47

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	161.00	887	3thin
Medium and Large 3	449	159.00	714	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	153.51	885	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $2 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 sale15 hd

156.47

—

GA average15 barns · 957 hd

165.18

−8.71

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	—	Low	1,625	98.00	1,593	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	73.00	902	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	69.00	654	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	151.62/cwt	149.00–154.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.36/cwt	141.00–147.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	616	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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