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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Sep 26

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 58▲ 1 vs year ago 46 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 19 vs year ago 25 · −76.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.53/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$221.53

19 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$33.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.71

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	228.04	1,083	7thin
Medium and Large 2	420	222.39	934	10thin
Medium and Large 3	455	194.50	885	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.54/cwt here — about $198 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 sale19 hd

221.53

—

GA average15 barns · 970 hd

242.25

−20.71

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	84.26	885	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	73.72	697	3thin

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)	1,000	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	877	$787	3thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	225.88/cwt	225.00–226.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	228.04/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,083	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	208.41/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,198	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	169.72/cwt	167.00–172.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	183.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,143	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	73.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	697	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	84.26/cwt	82.00–87.00	885	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	877	787.26/head	750.00–850.00	787	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	1,000	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 58Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder 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
1	—	670	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
1	—	630	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	182.00–185.00	183.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
4	—	320	167.00–172.00	169.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	192.00	192.00
1	—	375	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	225.00–226.00	225.88
2	—	575	205.00–212.00	208.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	222.00–229.00	228.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	750.00–850.00	787.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	82.00–87.00	84.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	70.00–76.00	73.72

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.