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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Dec 7

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Nov 30Dec 7Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 44▲ 6 vs year ago 65 · +9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $122.13/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$122.13

28 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	131.32	624	3thin
Medium and Large 2	451	124.45	561	13thin
Medium and Large 3	424	117.33	498	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.99/cwt here — about $126 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

122.13

—

GA average16 barns · 2,116 hd

128.85

−6.71

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	1,455	76.50	1,113	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	55.08	695	4thin

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	126.63/cwt	126.00–128.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	121.52/cwt	116.00–124.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	115.15/cwt	112.00–122.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	125.46/cwt	124.00–128.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	107.02/cwt	102.00–112.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	670	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	126.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	134.07/cwt	132.00–138.00	621	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	699	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	54.10/cwt	53.00–55.00	694	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	492.24/cwt	475.00–510.00	4,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	897	801.21/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,187	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,117	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,332	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 44Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 0

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,282	53.00–55.00	54.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,280	77.00	77.00

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)	1	—	800	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	475.00–510.00	492.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	897	775.00–850.00	801.21

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	6	—	1,117	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	112.00–118.00	114.97
2	—	508	102.00–112.00	107.02
3	—	428	112.00–122.00	115.15
3	—	382	116.00–124.00	121.52
2	—	333	126.00–128.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	126.00–128.00	126.63
2	—	568	116.00–120.00	118.03
4	—	461	124.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	438	124.00–128.00	125.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	130.00–134.00	131.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
4	—	428	122.00–130.00	126.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	132.00–138.00	134.07

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.