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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Dec 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Dec 5Dec 12Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 73▼ 18 vs year ago 46 · −39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 22 vs year ago 30 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes have limited comparable sales

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.08/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$187.08

12 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$37.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.46

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	207.50	991	2thin
Medium and Large 2	425	195.80	832	5thin
Medium and Large 3	461	170.20	785	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about $206 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 sale12 hd

187.08

—

GA average16 barns · 1,065 hd

217.55

−30.46

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	1,260	96.00	1,210	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	76.94	909	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	67.00	787	1thin

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)	935	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	715	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,575	2thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	184.46/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,051	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	192.00/cwt	187.00–197.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	75.93/cwt	75.00–79.00	882	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	787	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	600	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 73Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, all classes have limited comparable sales

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	510	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	187.00	187.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	167.00	167.00
1	—	645	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	187.00–197.00	192.00
1	—	515	186.00	186.00
1	—	290	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	222.00	222.00
1	—	425	217.00	217.00
2	—	475	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	182.00–187.00	184.46
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	435	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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	750.00	750.00

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)	1	—	1,005	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	75.00–79.00	75.93
1	—	1,265	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00

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.