Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.61/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −167.44 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$205.61

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs GA average

−54.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	226.01	1,205	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	175.00	976	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.01/cwt here — about $229 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 sale5 hd

205.61

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

215.10

−9.49

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−54.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−167.44

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	1,450	140.00	2,030	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	85.00	978	1thin

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)	980	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 3	600–650	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	258.67/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	298.76/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	252.17/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	250.81/cwt	240.00–254.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	244.46/cwt	242.00–247.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	978	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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