Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-08-18

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 25▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 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 $124.34/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$124.34

19 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$1.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	409	124.56	509	15thin
Medium and Large 2	490	123.51	605	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.06/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale19 hd

124.34

—

GA average17 barns · 1,448 hd

122.68

+1.66

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	55.04	763	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	46.68	493	6thin

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	127.24/cwt	126.00–130.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	104.66/cwt	104.00–106.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	208	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	302	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	439	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	132.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	608	98.51/cwt	95.00–102.00	599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	45.34/cwt	44.00–46.00	470	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	48.02/cwt	47.00–49.00	516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	49.90/cwt	49.00–51.00	685	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	56.07/cwt	54.00–58.00	779	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	637.50/cwt	575.00–700.00	5,769	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	649.04/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,737	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year 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
3	—	382	126.00–130.00	127.24
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	104.00–106.00	104.66
2	—	365	120.00–122.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	132.00–138.00	135.18
3	—	367	130.00–136.00	132.13
2	—	608	95.00–102.00	98.51
2	—	208	140.00–150.00	145.06
4	—	525	110.00–112.00	111.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	118.00	118.00
2	—	460	128.00–130.00	129.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	49.00–51.00	49.90
10	—	1,389	54.00–58.00	56.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	47.00–49.00	48.02
3	—	1,037	44.00–46.00	45.34

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)	2	—	905	575.00–700.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	600.00–710.00	649.04

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)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00

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.