Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-08-25

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 25

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 42▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 26▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 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 $132.06/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$132.06

15 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	343	137.00	470	5thin
Medium and Large 2	437	130.44	569	9thin
Medium and Large 1	575	122.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale15 hd

132.06

—

GA average17 barns · 1,460 hd

123.45

+8.61

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	1,660	83.00	1,378	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	61.24	692	2thin

Every lot

18 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 2	413	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	443	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	139.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	534	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	61.24/cwt	61.00–61.50	692	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	908	600.14/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,449	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	729.19/cwt	625.00–825.00	6,964	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 42Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

Not enough receipts for market test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	61.00–61.50	61.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	83.00	83.00

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)	2	—	908	550.00–650.00	600.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	625.00–825.00	729.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	413	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	117.00–119.00	117.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	112.00–113.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	130.00–137.00	133.45
3	—	318	138.00–140.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	138.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	523	118.00–120.00	119.03
2	—	463	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	425	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	122.00	122.00

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.