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 3 comparable sales and sits −149.30 against this barn's trailing median of $429.55.

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.

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 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 median3 sales

429.55

−149.30

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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