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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 54▲ 3 vs year ago 54 · +5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 9 vs year ago 13 · +69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, limited comparable sales for feeder steers and bulls, however there was a higher undertone, feeder heifers 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 $176.57/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$176.57

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.14

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	210.00	814	2thin
Medium and Large 3	275	197.00	542	1thin
Medium and Large 2	592	168.63	999	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.37/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 sale14 hd

176.57

—

GA average16 barns · 1,643 hd

203.71

−27.14

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	1,372	106.89	1,467	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	92.76	1,056	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,253	89.00	1,115	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	852	73.20	623	4thin

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)	1,096	$1,039	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,006	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,584	8

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	200.73/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,011	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	155.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	239.30/cwt	235.00–244.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	865	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,462	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	428	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	82.40/cwt	81.00–85.00	678	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	714	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,005	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.00	995	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	101.53/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,226	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,198	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,029	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,645.14/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,645	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,074.25/head	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,074	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	928.46/head	875.00–975.00	928	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,045.06/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,045	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 13

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, limited comparable sales for feeder steers and bulls, however there was a higher undertone, feeder heifers lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	205.00–207.00	206.01
2	—	283	235.00–244.00	239.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	227.00	227.00
2	—	320	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
3	—	633	157.00–162.00	159.67
4	—	668	152.00–160.00	155.24
1	—	445	195.00	195.00
1	—	270	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	242.00	242.00
2	—	480	205.00	205.00
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
3	—	578	197.00–205.00	200.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	257.00	257.00

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)	Open	6	—	935	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,645.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	4	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,045.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,074.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	875.00–975.00	928.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	1,375	112.00–113.00	112.67
1	—	1,415	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	85.00–88.00	86.55
4	—	1,099	90.00–93.00	91.47
2	—	1,208	99.00–105.00	101.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,235	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	81.00–85.00	82.40
1	—	725	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,035	69.00	69.00

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.