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 2 comparable sales and sits −147.69 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

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.

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 median2 sales

425.67

−147.69

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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