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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Nov 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 83▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 14 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 mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $123.94/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$123.94

28 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	129.80	698	5thin
Medium and Large 3	423	125.21	530	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	121.76	673	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $25 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 sale28 hd

123.94

—

GA average17 barns · 1,189 hd

131.79

−7.86

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	1,615	73.00	1,179	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	59.00	826	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.68/cwt	131.00–132.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	115.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	726	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	123.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	114.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	104.06/cwt	98.00–108.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	106.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	826	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	537.57/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,743	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	937	639.06/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,988	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,063.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	14,510	6

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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	130.00–133.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	493	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	520	104.00–110.00	106.91
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	118.00–122.00	120.01
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.14
3	—	565	98.00–108.00	104.06
4	—	420	110.00–118.00	114.14
2	—	460	110.00–116.00	113.03
2	—	525	106.00–110.00	108.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	518	131.00–132.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	114.00–119.00	115.60
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
9	—	524	120.00–128.00	124.58
4	—	578	117.00–120.00	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.21

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	525.00–550.00	537.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	937	575.00–675.00	639.06

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	6	—	1,365	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,063.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	73.00	73.00

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.