Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving last week,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.49/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −118.15 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$290.49

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	298.24	1,566	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	275.00	1,403	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $163 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

290.49

—

GA average10 barns · 256 hd

265.33

+25.17

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−118.15

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	1,660	144.00	2,390	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	103.62	1,350	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	93.07	1,046	3thin

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)	1,069	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,758	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	258.69/cwt	255.00–262.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	298.65/cwt	292.00–305.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	324.25/cwt	320.00–337.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	318.45/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	272.28/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	331.98/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	361.68/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	289.45/cwt	285.00–297.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	305.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	307.56/cwt	295.00–322.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	89.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,069	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	103.62/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	1,131.38/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	1,758.32/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	322.62/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	298.24/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	337.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	332.09/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	329.11/cwt	322.00–337.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	281.03/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	209.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	285	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	233.51/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	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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