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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 2

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 46▼ 22 vs year ago 54 · −40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 5 vs year ago 13 · −38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls steady, and feeder heifers lightly tested, Replacement cows significantly higher

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 $193.17/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$193.17

15 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$52.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	207.32	828	9thin
Medium and Large 2	383	189.00	725	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	154.86	813	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.46/cwt here — about $15 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

193.17

—

GA average16 barns · 1,537 hd

197.55

−4.38

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	1,973	108.57	2,142	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	93.42	1,408	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	89.00	1,166	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	73.59	704	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,799	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,976	$2,866	5

Every lot

23 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	199.46/cwt	197.00–202.00	963	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,115	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,973	108.57/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,142	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	73.59/cwt	71.00–77.00	704	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	93.42/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,408	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,976	2,865.74/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,866	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,131.41/head	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,131	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 13

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls steady, and feeder heifers lightly tested, Replacement cows significantly higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	177.00	177.00
2	—	458	180.00–182.00	181.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	212.00	212.00
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
2	—	483	197.00–202.00	199.46
2	—	245	222.00	222.00
2	—	440	202.00	202.00
1	—	310	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	425	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	192.00	192.00
1	—	480	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,976	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,865.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,131.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	107.00–110.00	108.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	93.00–94.00	93.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	71.00–77.00	73.59

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.