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 2 comparable sales and sits −141.52 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

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.

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 median2 sales

425.67

−141.52

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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