Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −145.42 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$280.25

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.73

vs GA average

−33.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	284.67	1,504	3thin
Medium and Large 3	580	267.00	1,549	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale4 hd

280.25

—

GA average15 barns · 254 hd

294.98

−14.73

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−33.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−145.42

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	2,085	149.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	117.00	1,591	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	105.14	1,088	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$625	1thin

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 1	450–500	458	268.51/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	284.50/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	105.14/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	258.44/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,093	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	735	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	218.42/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,549	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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