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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Oct 19

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 78▼ 13 vs year ago 65 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 3▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $108.63/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$108.63

15 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$0.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	478	109.08	521	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	108.47	574	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.61/cwt here — about −$52 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

108.63

—

GA average17 barns · 1,992 hd

122.94

−14.31

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	—	Average	1,705	78.19	1,333	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	54.30	681	13

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	109.08/cwt	106.00–112.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	108.25/cwt	108.00–109.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	114.28/cwt	112.00–115.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	80.79/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,586	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	425	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	54.81/cwt	51.00–56.00	691	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	624.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,360	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,024	594.78/cwt	475.00–625.00	6,091	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	895	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,929	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	922	859.00/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,920	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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 78Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 3Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 30

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
2	—	508	122.00–124.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
4	—	529	112.00–115.00	114.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
4	—	519	108.00–109.00	108.25
2	—	425	116.00	116.00
4	—	563	104.00–108.00	106.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	106.00–112.00	109.08

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)	7	—	1,018	600.00–650.00	624.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,024	475.00–625.00	594.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

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)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	600.00–725.00	662.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	922	850.00–875.00	859.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	78.50–83.00	80.79
1	—	1,190	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	58.00	58.00
1	—	945	45.00	45.00
11	—	1,261	51.00–56.00	54.81

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.