Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder bulls steady, Feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.20/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$195.20

31 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	200.17	759	7thin
Medium and Large 1	496	199.00	986	20
Medium and Large 3	537	167.50	899	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale31 hd

195.20

—

GA average16 barns · 1,911 hd

195.40

−0.20

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	864	84.72	732	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	68.89	626	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,396	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	202.37/cwt	200.00–207.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.44/cwt	202.00–210.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	216.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	206.10/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	184.71/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	224.59/cwt	222.00–227.00	595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,435.01/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,435	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	72.85/cwt	70.00–77.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.96/cwt	61.00–65.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	560	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	80.63/cwt	80.00–81.00	778	3

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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