Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

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 $248.95/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −124.09 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$248.95

4 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs GA average

−2.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	250.27	1,289	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	245.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $39 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

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 sale4 hd

248.95

—

GA average15 barns · 575 hd

237.69

+11.26

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−2.99

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−124.09

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	—	Low	1,553	146.50	2,274	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	129.35	1,621	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	110.21	1,156	6thin

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)	1,005	$1,850	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	239.79/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	112.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,105	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	250.27/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	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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