Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.74/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −126.31 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$246.74

21 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$33.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs GA average

−26.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	256.00	1,416	11thin
Medium and Large 2	532	240.06	1,278	8thin
Medium and Large 3	555	222.48	1,235	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

246.74

—

GA average15 barns · 430 hd

247.91

−1.18

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−26.29

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−126.31

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	1,945	167.00	3,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	125.21	1,638	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	106.69	1,138	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,913	37

Every lot, as filed

47 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	350–400	385	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,055	1,257.82/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,258	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,928.72/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,929	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	239.23/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	238.01/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	208.45/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	122.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	112.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,228	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	97.10/cwt	94.00–101.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	241.29/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.66/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,647	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,258.54/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,259	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,288.15/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	286.02/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	231.15/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,416	11

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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