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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Oct 17

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 73▼ 7 vs year ago 46 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 25 · −8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 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 $160.30/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$160.30

10 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$69.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.18

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	215.00	1,011	1thin
Medium and Large 2	488	170.67	833	3thin
Medium and Large 3	552	146.00	806	6thin

One grade step is worth $69.00/cwt here — about $204 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 sale10 hd

160.30

—

GA average16 barns · 2,176 hd

211.47

−51.18

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	1,639	103.90	1,703	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	83.87	931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	75.16	783	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,101	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,325	18

Every lot

24 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 2	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,124	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,153	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	103.90/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,703	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	75.16/cwt	73.00–78.00	783	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	81.30/cwt	80.00–83.00	921	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,056	1,289.35/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,289	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,449.46/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,449	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	845	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	1,101.10/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,101	2

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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 73Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 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
1	—	205	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
1	—	790	146.00	146.00
1	—	485	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.56
1	—	605	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	167.00	167.00
2	—	770	145.00–147.00	146.02
3	—	473	137.00–140.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	152.00	152.00
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
1	—	705	185.00	185.00

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	4	—	1,158	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,449.46

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	14	—	1,056	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,289.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,101.10

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	—	845	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	101.00–106.00	103.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	80.00–83.00	81.30
1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	73.00–78.00	75.16

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.