Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.83/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −162.21 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$210.83

6 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$40.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs GA average

−41.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	228.67	1,217	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	202.00	1,030	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	188.50	1,032	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.17/cwt here — about $184 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 sale6 hd

210.83

—

GA average13 barns · 375 hd

214.41

−3.58

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−41.85

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−162.21

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%	Low	1,175	97.00	1,140	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	92.00	1,104	2thin

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)	1,150	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 3	400–450	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	195.96/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	242.27/cwt	237.00–247.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	219.55/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	193.47/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,075	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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