Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.99/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.57 against this barn's trailing median of $429.55.

Average price

$277.99

5 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.23

vs GA average

−32.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	290.00	1,566	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	269.98	1,459	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $448.52, low $402.83, median $429.55 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

277.99

—

GA average11 barns · 210 hd

294.22

−16.23

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−32.27

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.55

−151.57

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	1,335	138.57	1,850	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	105.00	1,066	2thin

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)	935	$1,562	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,421	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,024	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,765	6

Every lot, as filed

31 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	350–400	370	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	277.77/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,265	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,068	128.13/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,562.08/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	292.02/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	284.01/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,023.79/head	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,024	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,697.91/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,420.76/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	264.08/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	273.97/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	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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