Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −132.88 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$240.16

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$42.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.53

vs GA average

−1.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	252.50	1,400	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	232.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 3	552	209.99	1,159	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.51/cwt here — about $241 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

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 sale12 hd

240.16

—

GA average15 barns · 636 hd

220.64

+19.53

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−1.72

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−132.88

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	1,417	143.85	2,038	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	125.68	1,368	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	102.99	1,120	7thin

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)	665	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	300–350	325	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	253.46/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,114	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	665	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	146.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	96.97/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,040	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	269.11/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	129.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	243.56/cwt	242.00–245.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	3

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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