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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 9

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 32▼ 21 vs year ago 54 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 25 vs year ago 5 · +500.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls were steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

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 $189.91/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$189.91

11 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	202.25	923	4thin
Medium and Large 2	446	189.81	847	5thin
Medium and Large 3	563	165.50	931	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale11 hd

189.91

—

GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd

196.87

−6.96

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	1,262	107.32	1,354	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	90.71	945	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	76.73	688	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,139	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,350	5

Every lot

33 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	982	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,009	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	194.50/cwt	192.00–197.00	982	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	109.90/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,445	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	86.83/cwt	84.00–90.00	660	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	68.62/cwt	67.00–70.00	594	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	75.74/cwt	72.00–79.00	743	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	901	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,047	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,020	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	889	1,042.86/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,043	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,150.24/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,379.89/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,380	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 13

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls were steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
1	—	400	216.00	216.00
2	—	505	192.00–197.00	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	232.00	232.00
1	—	445	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
2	—	480	180.00–187.00	183.39
1	—	350	197.00	197.00
1	—	570	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	151.00	151.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	187.00–190.00	188.53
1	—	560	182.00	182.00
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	200.00–202.00	201.33
1	—	500	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	200.00–205.00	202.53

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)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	950.00	950.00

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)	2	—	1,033	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,379.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	889	950.00–1,125.00	1,042.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	106.00–114.00	109.90
1	—	1,050	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	91.00–92.00	91.48
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,088	80.00–85.00	82.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	981	72.00–79.00	75.74
4	—	760	84.00–90.00	86.83
4	—	866	67.00–70.00	68.62

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.