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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jan 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 16 vs year ago 30 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

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 $260.49/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$260.49

26 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$86.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	297.99	1,242	11thin
Medium and Large 2	495	240.89	1,192	11thin
Medium and Large 3	511	211.25	1,080	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.74/cwt here — about $162 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 sale26 hd

260.49

—

GA average14 barns · 843 hd

252.62

+7.87

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	1,182	94.15	1,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	68.73	578	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)	980	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$850	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	249.53/cwt	247.00–252.00	973	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,107	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	237.12/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,240	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,231	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	265.90/cwt	262.00–270.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	308.72/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	300.36/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,246	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	283.31/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	260.67/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	219.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	495	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	71.59/cwt	71.00–72.00	621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	82.55/cwt	81.00–86.00	898	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	93.33/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,026	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	106.85/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,482	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 15Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	305.00–312.00	308.72
3	—	463	282.00–285.00	283.31
5	—	415	295.00–306.00	300.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	192.00	192.00
2	—	313	262.00–270.00	265.90
2	—	513	242.00–245.00	243.48
3	—	473	257.00–265.00	260.67
3	—	565	217.00–220.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
2	—	585	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
2	—	523	232.00–242.00	237.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	252.00	252.00
2	—	570	215.00–217.00	216.00
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
2	—	390	247.00–252.00	249.53
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
1	—	510	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	89.00–97.00	93.33
3	—	1,088	81.00–86.00	82.55
3	—	1,387	105.00–108.00	106.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	71.00–72.00	71.59
1	—	785	63.00	63.00

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.