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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 5

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Mar 22Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 37▼ 8 vs year ago 38 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 35 vs year ago 45 · −77.8%

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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.76/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$135.76

8 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	149.00	730	1thin
Medium and Large 3	385	136.02	523	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	128.50	707	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $23 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 sale8 hd

135.76

—

GA average17 barns · 1,882 hd

143.34

−7.58

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	79.50	1,105	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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	140.36/cwt	139.00–141.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	154.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,142	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	14,040	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	999.28/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	12,741	3

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 45

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	—	1,360	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,420	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,170.00	1,170.00

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	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	950.00–1,050.00	999.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	139.00–141.00	140.36
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	125.00–132.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	418	149.00–159.00	154.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	139.00	139.00

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.