Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −165.05 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$208.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−43.20

vs GA average

−59.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	595	208.00	1,238	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

208.00

—

GA average16 barns · 564 hd

251.20

−43.20

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−59.22

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−165.05

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	1,660	140.00	2,324	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	137.00	1,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	120.41	1,528	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	94.63	1,126	10

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)	1,075	$1,571	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	803	$1,810	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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 3	550–600	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	951	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	248.02/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	258.97/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	293.00/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	274.52/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	214.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,727.61/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	307.35/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	233.99/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,174	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	120.24/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,543	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	113.36/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	87.54/cwt	84.00–90.00	979	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	97.67/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,193	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,665	5

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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