Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.53/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$221.53

19 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$33.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	228.04	1,083	7thin
Medium and Large 2	420	222.39	934	10thin
Medium and Large 3	455	194.50	885	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.54/cwt here — about $198 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 sale19 hd

221.53

—

GA average15 barns · 970 hd

242.25

−20.71

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%	Average	1,050	84.26	885	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	73.72	697	3thin

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)	1,000	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	877	$787	3thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1	—	670	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	225.88/cwt	225.00–226.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	208.41/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	183.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	169.72/cwt	167.00–172.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	228.04/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	877	787.26/head	750.00–850.00	787	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	1,000	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	84.26/cwt	82.00–87.00	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	73.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	697	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.

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