Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.68/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$195.68

30 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$44.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	213.69	808	15thin
Medium and Large 2	429	190.66	817	6thin
Medium and Large 3	391	169.00	662	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.69/cwt here — about $146 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 sale30 hd

195.68

—

GA average9 barns · 692 hd

203.71

−8.03

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	1,810	112.00	2,027	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	89.00	1,326	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	75.49	890	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	57.15	495	4thin

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)	995	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$802	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	212.10/cwt	207.00–217.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.79/cwt	197.00–205.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	211.60/cwt	211.00–217.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	218.59/cwt	212.00–222.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	183.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	204.01/cwt	202.00–205.00	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	801.91/head	725.00–875.00	802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	62.30/cwt	58.00–65.00	597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	70.24/cwt	69.00–71.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,161	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.

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