Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

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 $250.23/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$250.23

26 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	258.57	1,177	18thin
Medium and Large 3	255	238.00	607	1thin
Medium and Large 2	465	230.54	1,072	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $105 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 sale26 hd

250.23

—

GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd

244.00

+6.23

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	1,595	106.59	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	103.00	1,360	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	87.95	829	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,425	8

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	290	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	296.94/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	321.79/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	315.00/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	244.66/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	260.73/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	313.95/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	253.95/cwt	250.00–258.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	259.73/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	328.01/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	897	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,065	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,713.06/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	106.59/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	87.95/cwt	83.00–90.00	829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	105.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,494	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	96.01/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,068	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.

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