Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes were lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.96/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −160.09 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$212.96

11 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.01

vs GA average

−24.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	212.96	1,150	11thin

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 sale11 hd

212.96

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

−3.01

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−24.05

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−160.09

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	—	Average	1,335	131.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	104.00	1,394	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	102.18	1,312	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	87.07	916	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)	1,133	$1,588	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	83.11/cwt	80.00–85.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	105.58/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,472	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	97.65/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,110	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	195.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	213.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	958	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	209.48/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	187.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	202.40/cwt	195.00–207.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	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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