Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, and feeder calves were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −113.05 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.06

vs GA average

+15.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	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

260.00

—

GA average16 barns · 531 hd

228.94

+31.06

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+15.59

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−113.05

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	1,768	168.51	2,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	135.83	1,659	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	119.00	1,428	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	600–650	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	162.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,172	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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