Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls had a limited comparable sale, and feeder heifers were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.59/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.97 against this barn's trailing median of $429.55.

Average price

$277.59

5 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.67

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	510	287.00	1,464	3thin
Medium and Large 3	530	263.47	1,396	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $67 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

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

277.59

—

GA average15 barns · 233 hd

286.26

−8.67

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−31.96

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.55

−151.97

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	1,308	108.44	1,418	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	108.00	1,523	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	82.13	768	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 (2-4 yrs)	900	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	256.99/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	301.36/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	244.29/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	82.13/cwt	80.00–84.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	326.02/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,236	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	243.52/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	990	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	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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