Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed in observance of July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.42/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$202.42

12 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$33.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	213.35	952	6thin
Medium and Large 2	490	197.50	968	4thin
Medium and Large 3	465	179.50	835	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.85/cwt here — about $117 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 sale12 hd

202.42

—

GA average9 barns · 908 hd

208.25

−5.82

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	1,105	109.00	1,204	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	87.40	934	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	74.19	758	9thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	233.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	179.52/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.56/cwt	212.00–215.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	88.14/cwt	85.00–92.00	972	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	858	101.07/cwt	100.00–102.00	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	76.81/cwt	74.00–80.00	794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,105	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	82.85/cwt	81.00–84.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	636	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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