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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 12Apr 26Jun 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 60▼ 20 vs year ago 74 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

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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 $147.72/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$147.72

26 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$2.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	423	148.12	626	22
Medium and Large 2	558	145.52	811	4thin

One grade step is worth $2.61/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale26 hd

147.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,486 hd

147.65

+0.07

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%	Low	1,328	68.55	911	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	50.00	535	1thin

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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	136.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	139.53/cwt	137.00–141.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	289	159.38/cwt	157.50–162.50	461	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	155.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	518	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	147.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	144.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	785	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	535	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	65.82/cwt	65.00–67.00	859	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	809.38/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,689	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	939.69/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,680	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,265	818.08/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,349	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 60Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 10

Not enough receipts for a market test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	149.00	149.00
2	—	585	139.00–145.00	142.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	157.50–162.50	159.38
4	—	333	155.00–157.00	155.49
6	—	436	145.00–150.00	147.01
2	—	590	131.00–135.00	132.98
3	—	473	140.00–147.00	144.73
3	—	532	137.00–141.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
4	—	415	137.00–141.00	139.53
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
2	—	330	139.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	383	135.00–139.00	136.79

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)	3	—	950	750.00–850.00	809.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	925.00–950.00	939.69

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)	3	—	1,265	800.00–825.00	818.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	65.00–67.00	65.82
1	—	1,375	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	50.00	50.00

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.