Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.28/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$237.28

9 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

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

$89.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	284.73	1,096	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	202.33	1,123	3thin
Medium and Large 3	213	194.82	415	2thin

One grade step is worth $89.91/cwt here — about $681 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 sale9 hd

237.28

—

GA average16 barns · 1,830 hd

235.33

+1.95

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	111.50	1,943	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	69.00	635	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	285	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	321.21/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	275.95/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	318.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	635	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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