Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-08-11

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 11

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.72/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$114.72

9 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	118.53	645	4thin
Medium and Large 3	508	111.68	568	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $77 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 sale9 hd

114.72

—

GA average17 barns · 1,305 hd

123.87

−9.15

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	2,145	87.00	1,866	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	59.03	784	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	46.71	493	3thin

Every lot

12 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,145	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	44.07/cwt	41.00–47.00	461	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	559	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	59.03/cwt	56.00–62.00	784	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,550	875.81/cwt	850.00–900.00	13,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	786.41/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,831	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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year 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	—	473	116.00–122.00	119.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	116.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
2	—	475	110.00–118.00	114.17
2	—	518	110.00–112.00	111.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,550	850.00–900.00	875.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	750.00–825.00	786.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	56.00–62.00	59.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,045	41.00–47.00	44.07

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.