Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −168.39 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$204.66

6 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.42

vs GA average

−62.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	213.97	1,164	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	186.04	1,005	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about $159 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.

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 sale6 hd

204.66

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

−39.42

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−62.93

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−168.39

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	1,298	110.66	1,436	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)	1,297	$1,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	110.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	301.10/cwt	297.00–307.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	290.43/cwt	285.00–295.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	303.43/cwt	302.00–305.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	283.14/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	253.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	186.04/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	261.75/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	296.72/cwt	290.00–302.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	254.17/cwt	247.00–257.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	219.45/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,141	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	289.21/cwt	282.00–295.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	268.48/cwt	267.00–270.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	270.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	247.69/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	276.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	315.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	309.58/cwt	307.00–312.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	301.46/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	312.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,541.45/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,541	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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