Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2021-10-26

Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Oct 26

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 52▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 40▲ 8 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 $118.18/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$118.18

11 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	120.81	519	5thin
Medium and Large 1	571	116.01	663	4thin
Medium and Large 3	393	115.97	456	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about $64 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 sale11 hd

118.18

—

GA average16 barns · 1,286 hd

122.06

−3.87

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	1,605	81.24	1,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	54.17	674	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	47.55	485	6thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	82.48/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,415	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	47.55/cwt	47.00–48.00	485	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	54.17/cwt	50.50–57.50	674	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	887.40/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	638.75/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,388	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	2

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 52Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 40Year ago 0

Not enough receipts for market test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–126.00	123.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	132.00	132.00
1	—	530	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	112.00–120.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	510	118.00–120.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	118.00–119.00	118.66
2	—	518	136.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
3	—	637	118.00–119.00	118.33
1	—	705	114.00	114.00

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)	2	—	1,000	625.00–650.00	638.75

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)	2	—	948	875.00–900.00	887.40

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	2	—	1,200	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	79.50–84.50	82.48
1	—	1,275	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	50.50–57.50	54.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	47.00–48.00	47.55

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.