Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-12-15

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Dec 15

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 65▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.68/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$109.68

19 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	352	112.74	397	9thin
Medium and Large 2	495	106.93	529	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about −$132 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

109.68

—

GA average18 barns · 2,387 hd

114.95

−5.27

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%	Average	1,230	48.00	590	1thin

Every lot

15 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 3	295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	336	114.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	386	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	106.06/cwt	102.00–110.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	598	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	122.63/cwt	118.00–125.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	590	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	790.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,913	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	575.48/cwt	535.00–625.00	6,014	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	900.50/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,095	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Not enough receipts for market test.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	8	—	875	700.00–875.00	790.00

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	—	1,045	535.00–625.00	575.48

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	—	1,010	850.00–950.00	900.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	110.00–118.00	114.93
2	—	378	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	102.00–110.00	106.06
4	—	420	109.00–110.00	109.52
2	—	578	103.00–104.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	118.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	48.00	48.00

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.