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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Feb 8

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 71▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.62/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$162.62

9 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	171.81	697	5thin
Medium and Large 2	492	151.12	743	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale9 hd

162.62

—

GA average15 barns · 1,373 hd

151.52

+11.09

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	1,730	102.00	1,765	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	72.50	814	2thin

Every lot

13 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	170.02/cwt	165.00–172.50	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	143.99/cwt	142.00–146.00	775	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	840	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	787	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	825	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,981	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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,140	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	825	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	435	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	162.50	162.50
2	—	538	142.00–146.00	143.99
1	—	465	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
3	—	408	165.00–172.50	170.02

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.