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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Oct 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $114.96/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$114.96

14 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	120.60	796	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	112.35	609	7thin
Medium and Large 3	468	110.00	515	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $282 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 sale14 hd

114.96

—

GA average14 barns · 417 hd

120.05

−5.09

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	1,825	68.00	1,241	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	47.33	623	3thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	873	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	95.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	97.02/cwt	96.00–98.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	516	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	318	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	428	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	84.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	559	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,825	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,241	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	489	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	697	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,356	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	725.85/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	866.79/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,642	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	888.33/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,994	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	889.47/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,567	4

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,165	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	68.00	68.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	118.00–124.00	120.99
2	—	743	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	550	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	110.00–118.00	114.12
3	—	572	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	100.00	100.00
2	—	263	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	358	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	413	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	658	83.00–87.00	84.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	92.00–94.00	93.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	90.00–100.00	95.03
2	—	573	90.00	90.00
2	—	478	90.00–100.00	95.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	104.00–105.00	104.48
2	—	568	96.00–98.00	97.02

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)	3	—	985	700.00–750.00	725.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	997	800.00–975.00	866.79

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	—	1,188	825.00–950.00	889.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	850.00–925.00	888.33

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.