Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.20/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$221.20

45 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$27.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	232.33	1,212	12thin
Medium and Large 2	564	219.28	1,237	28
Medium and Large 3	544	205.20	1,116	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $95 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 sale45 hd

221.20

—

GA average16 barns · 922 hd

241.15

−19.95

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	1,721	110.22	1,897	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	102.56	1,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	95.50	1,134	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	72.43	686	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	232.69/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,292	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	201.12/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	230.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	193.46/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,218	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	68.32/cwt	66.00–72.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	76.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	94.42/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,355	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,422	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	112.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	216.09/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	203.66/cwt	200.00–207.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	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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