Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls were steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.91/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$189.91

11 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	202.25	923	4thin
Medium and Large 2	446	189.81	847	5thin
Medium and Large 3	563	165.50	931	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about −$8 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

189.91

—

GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd

196.87

−6.96

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	1,262	107.32	1,354	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	90.71	945	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	76.73	688	16

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)	1,000	$1,139	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,350	5

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	194.50/cwt	192.00–197.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,150.24/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,379.89/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	889	1,042.86/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,043	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,020	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	109.90/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,445	4
Bulls	—	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,047	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	75.74/cwt	72.00–79.00	743	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	86.83/cwt	84.00–90.00	660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	68.62/cwt	67.00–70.00	594	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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