Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale due to a light test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −147.05 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$226.00

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.53

vs GA average

−38.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	577	226.00	1,304	5thin

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 sale5 hd

226.00

—

GA average16 barns · 669 hd

248.53

−22.53

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−38.52

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−147.05

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	111.67	1,151	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	91.48	869	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	550–600	586	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	91.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	233.55/cwt	232.00–235.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.16/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	248.47/cwt	247.00–250.00	927	2

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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