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Upson County Livestock

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Sep 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 46 · −28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 20 vs year ago 25 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested, feeder steers, heifer, and bulls 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 $212.94/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$212.94

13 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$52.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	315	238.09	750	3thin
Medium and Large 2	388	218.67	847	6thin
Medium and Large 3	483	185.50	895	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.59/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale13 hd

212.94

—

GA average12 barns · 975 hd

220.18

−7.24

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	114.00	1,744	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	97.43	1,160	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	84.81	840	2thin

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)	935	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,262	4thin

Every lot

29 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 1	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	239.64/cwt	237.00–242.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	966	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	718	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,084	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	84.81/cwt	84.00–86.00	840	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	93.40/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,102	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,220	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,744	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	1,262.32/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 40Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested, feeder steers, heifer, and bulls lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	240.00–247.00	243.52
2	—	430	225.00–235.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
1	—	365	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	150.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	718	150.00–152.00	151.02
1	—	510	162.00	162.00
1	—	590	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
2	—	270	237.00–242.00	239.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	207.00	207.00
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	230.00	230.00
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
1	—	405	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,070	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.32

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)	1	—	935	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	92.00–96.00	93.40
3	—	1,202	100.00–103.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	84.00–86.00	84.81

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.