Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-07-28

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 38▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for market test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.26/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$123.26

4 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	125.00	806	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	122.68	687	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

123.26

—

GA average17 barns · 805 hd

132.72

−9.46

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	2,145	94.00	2,016	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	49.47	539	4thin

Every lot

10 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.68/cwt	122.00–124.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,145	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	535	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	41.94/cwt	41.00–43.00	426	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	802	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,203	706.46/cwt	685.00–725.00	8,499	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,450	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Tue Jul 28, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 0

Not enough receipts for market test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	114.00–120.00	117.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	124.00–126.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	122.00–124.00	122.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	41.00–43.00	41.94
1	—	1,315	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,010	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,203	685.00–725.00	706.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,175.00	1,175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.