Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls significantly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.72/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$218.72

41 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$44.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	245.43	983	7thin
Medium and Large 2	551	216.30	1,192	27
Medium and Large 3	459	201.34	925	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.09/cwt here — about $58 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 sale41 hd

218.72

—

GA average16 barns · 2,315 hd

243.33

−24.61

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	1,590	109.00	1,733	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	102.69	1,514	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	93.16	1,090	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	76.19	726	6thin

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)	1,100	$842	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	294.46/cwt	292.00–297.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	185.68/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	201.92/cwt	197.00–207.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	202.63/cwt	195.00–207.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	199.57/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	249.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	237.03/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	157.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	76.19/cwt	74.00–78.00	726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	97.88/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	86.08/cwt	83.00–90.00	944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	106.09/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,340	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	98.13/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,224	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,100	842.27/head	725.00–925.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	209.38/cwt	207.00–212.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	251.94/cwt	247.00–257.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	214.43/cwt	209.00–219.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	232.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	792	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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →