Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.58/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$192.58

34 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

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	209.71	839	4thin
Medium and Large 2	518	192.89	999	18thin
Medium and Large 3	354	186.39	660	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $179 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 sale34 hd

192.58

—

GA average17 barns · 2,427 hd

198.60

−6.03

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	1,220	100.00	1,220	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	83.00	950	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	65.00	692	1thin

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)	950	$815	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	191.51/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	195.34/cwt	192.00–197.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	234.54/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	189.04/cwt	187.00–190.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	219.37/cwt	217.00–222.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	220.50/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.96/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	260.69/cwt	257.00–265.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	815.13/head	800.00–825.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	234.78/cwt	230.00–237.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	251.39/cwt	250.00–252.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	213.42/cwt	210.00–217.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	252.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	191.28/cwt	185.00–197.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	195.23/cwt	190.00–197.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	191.03/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,165	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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