Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −141.05 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$232.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.58

vs GA average

−31.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	232.00	1,241	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

232.00

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

253.58

−21.58

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−31.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−141.05

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	1,164	131.00	1,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	113.73	1,361	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)	905	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,056	8

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,164	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	110.44/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	736.85/head	725.00–750.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	271.31/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	258.52/cwt	255.00–262.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	277.91/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	254.59/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	303.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	294.75/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	289.57/cwt	287.00–292.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	282.25/cwt	280.00–285.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	264.25/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	234.00/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,037	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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