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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 30▼ 35 vs year ago 95 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.47/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$156.47

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	161.00	887	3thin
Medium and Large 3	449	159.00	714	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	153.51	885	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $2 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

156.47

—

GA average15 barns · 957 hd

165.18

−8.71

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	1,625	98.00	1,593	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	73.00	902	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	69.00	654	2thin

Every lot

18 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 3	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	935	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.36/cwt	141.00–147.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	151.62/cwt	149.00–154.00	566	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,593	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	692	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	902	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 3

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	420	149.00–153.00	151.05
6	—	373	149.00–154.00	151.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	141.00–147.00	145.36
3	—	522	135.00–138.00	136.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	128.00–131.00	129.48
2	—	423	135.00–136.00	135.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	551	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	161.00	161.00
4	—	589	156.00–157.00	156.51
2	—	668	139.00–141.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	71.00	71.00
1	—	920	67.00	67.00

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.