Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trend not available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.16/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$187.16

43 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$56.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	198.72	1,033	26
Medium and Large 2	438	180.98	792	12thin
Medium and Large 3	385	141.84	546	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.88/cwt here — about $487 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 sale43 hd

187.16

—

GA average17 barns · 2,529 hd

194.15

−6.99

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	1,225	107.00	1,311	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,210	94.06	1,138	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	85.00	963	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	59.60	492	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,183	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,043	22

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,368.75/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,369	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	975.00/head	875.00–1,075.00	975	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	700.00/head	650.00–775.00	700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,182.70/head	975.00–1,300.00	1,183	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	59.60/cwt	58.00–61.00	492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,311	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	85.00/cwt	79.00–91.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	197.36/cwt	190.00–205.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	216.32/cwt	215.00–217.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	144.07/cwt	140.00–152.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	166.02/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	203	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	197.14/cwt	192.00–200.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	212.75/cwt	210.00–217.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	178.10/cwt	170.00–187.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	175.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	185.92/cwt	182.00–190.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	212	240.63/cwt	240.00–242.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,138	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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