Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cattle were mostly steady, feeder cattle had a limited comparable sale however a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.16/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −145.40 against this barn's trailing median of $429.55.

Average price

$284.16

53 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.28

vs GA average

−6.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	284.97	1,635	52
Medium and Large 2	590	242.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.97/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

284.16

—

GA average14 barns · 514 hd

288.43

−4.28

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−6.93

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.55

−145.40

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%	High	1,244	128.05	1,593	13

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)	910	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,407	136.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	126.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,285	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	279.25/cwt	279.25–279.25	1,784	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,533	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	284.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,640	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	287.69/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	246.66/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	259.85/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,382	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	256.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	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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