Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-06-06

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jun 6
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 57▲ 84 vs year ago 54 · +155.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 19 vs year ago 5 · +380.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $221.20/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$221.20
45 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.95
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522232.331,21212thin
Medium and Large 2564219.281,23728
Medium and Large 3544205.201,1165thin
One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $95 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 sale45 hd
221.20
—
GA average16 barns · 922 hd
241.15
−19.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,721110.221,8974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,365102.561,4008thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18895.501,1342thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94872.436868thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,1252thin

Every lot

42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355242.00/cwt242.00–242.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 3380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 2390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 3430217.00/cwt217.00–217.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 2437235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 2490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1516230.74/cwt230.00–235.001,1917
Steers—Medium and Large 2546223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2185
Steers—Medium and Large 1573232.69/cwt230.00–237.001,3334
Steers—Medium and Large 3590207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 2598216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,29213
Steers—Medium and Large 2620208.38/cwt205.00–210.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 3730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330218.00/cwt218.00–218.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423215.00/cwt215.00–215.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465216.09/cwt212.00–220.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514201.12/cwt201.00–202.001,0349
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,15917
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268203.66/cwt200.00–207.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280232.00/cwt232.00–232.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355213.00/cwt213.00–213.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430187.00/cwt187.00–187.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435197.00/cwt197.00–197.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580193.46/cwt192.00–195.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6381
Bulls——1,765112.63/cwt110.00–114.001,9883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85968.32/cwt66.00–72.005874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03676.53/cwt75.00–79.007934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323107.45/cwt105.00–110.001,4225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43594.42/cwt91.00–97.001,3553
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252

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.