Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −156.40 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$252.24

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	263.47	1,396	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	248.50	1,387	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $10 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 sale8 hd

252.24

—

GA average14 barns · 228 hd

267.83

−15.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−156.40

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	1,475	138.11	2,037	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	118.00	1,628	1thin

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)	1,015	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,475	138.11/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,037	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	254.68/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	242.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	345.67/cwt	345.00–347.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	327.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,435	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	346.19/cwt	345.00–347.50	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	263.47/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	223.53/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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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