Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes were lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $247.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −166.04 against this barn's trailing median of $413.04.

Average price

$247.00

1 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.66

vs GA average

−39.71 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	247.00	1,124	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

7 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $452.88, low $350.58, median $413.04 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

247.00

—

GA average11 barns · 440 hd

268.66

−21.66

National average180 barns · 11,365 hd

286.71

−39.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

413.04

−166.04

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	1,640	131.00	2,148	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	103.92	1,165	5thin

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)	843	$997	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,475	2thin

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	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	309.45/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	272.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	266.03/cwt	265.00–267.00	992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	271.33/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	996.96/head	975.00–1,025.00	997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	105.40/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,237	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,124	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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