Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. all feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.64/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −118.40 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$254.64

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.54

vs GA average

−25.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	254.64	1,400	5thin

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 sale5 hd

254.64

—

GA average15 barns · 409 hd

244.10

+10.54

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−25.66

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−118.40

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	1,448	118.50	1,715	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	93.82	1,002	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.44/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	370.79/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	398.07/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.72/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	357.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.77/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	253.70/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	256.06/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	336.78/cwt	322.00–350.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	292.51/cwt	282.00–300.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	375.39/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	117.99/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	105.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,002	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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