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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 22

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 82▼ 14 vs year ago 46 · −30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 43▼ 25 vs year ago 30 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady

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 $209.92/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$209.92

15 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$354

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

$59.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	300	241.00	723	2thin
Medium and Large 2	449	215.53	967	9thin
Medium and Large 3	593	181.75	1,077	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about −$354 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

209.92

—

GA average16 barns · 1,286 hd

220.44

−10.52

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	1,675	121.00	2,027	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	68.65	719	3thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	186.06/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,247	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	218.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,034	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,123	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,204	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	68.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	719	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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 82Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 43Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
1	—	340	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	190.00–192.00	191.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	237.00	237.00
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
2	—	473	215.00–222.00	218.52
2	—	618	190.00–200.00	194.86
1	—	295	227.00	227.00
1	—	420	222.00	222.00
1	—	515	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	237.00	237.00
1	—	575	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	670	182.00–190.00	186.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	64.00–71.00	68.65

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.