Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2021-04-06

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 8▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.24/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$154.24
18 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.41
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2415160.006642thin
Medium and Large 1535159.0185110thin
Medium and Large 3398144.385746thin
One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $90 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 sale18 hd
154.24
—
GA average12 barns · 617 hd
149.83
+4.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09358.536402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06848.595192thin

Every lot

17 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3372147.36/cwt146.00–148.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 3423141.39/cwt140.00–144.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 2435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1475163.83/cwt160.00–168.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1525159.09/cwt156.00–162.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1560158.70/cwt156.00–162.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06848.59/cwt47.00–50.005192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09358.53/cwt57.00–60.006402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3825634.09/cwt600.00–725.005,23112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,105802.38/cwt775.00–825.008,8664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3950575.00/cwt485.00–675.005,4634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,1351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075735.00/cwt735.00–735.007,9011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105630.88/cwt525.00–725.006,9712

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.