Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.58/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −142.46 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$230.58

7 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$51.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.61

vs GA average

−40.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	266.00	1,436	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	230.02	1,213	4thin
Medium and Large 3	578	214.01	1,237	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.99/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.85, low $332.04, median $373.05 across 8 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 sale7 hd

230.58

—

GA average16 barns · 435 hd

253.19

−22.61

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−40.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−142.46

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	—	Low	1,375	131.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	99.37	1,022	3thin

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)	795	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	300–350	345	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	99.37/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	207.98/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	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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