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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Feb 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 23▲ 25 vs year ago 46 · +54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 3▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 2▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale.

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 $250.23/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$250.23

26 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	258.57	1,177	18thin
Medium and Large 3	255	238.00	607	1thin
Medium and Large 2	465	230.54	1,072	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $105 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

250.23

—

GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd

244.00

+6.23

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	1,595	106.59	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	103.00	1,360	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	87.95	829	4thin

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)	885	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,425	8

Every lot

34 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	321.79/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,368	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	315.00/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	253.95/cwt	250.00–258.00	990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	259.73/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,104	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	260.73/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,238	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,099	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	244.66/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,240	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	328.01/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,096	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	313.95/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,366	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	296.94/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,425	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	87.95/cwt	83.00–90.00	829	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	96.01/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,068	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	105.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,494	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	106.59/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	1,713.06/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,065	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 23Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, all 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
1	—	290	328.00	328.00
1	—	415	328.00	328.00
4	—	334	324.00–332.00	328.01
4	—	379	320.00–330.00	325.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	230.00–234.00	232.02
1	—	390	300.00	300.00
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	675	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	294.00–300.00	296.94
2	—	435	312.00–316.00	313.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	290.00	290.00
1	—	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	320.00	320.00
2	—	425	316.00–328.00	321.79
2	—	455	314.00–316.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	242.00–248.00	244.66
8	—	475	256.00–266.00	260.73
6	—	425	256.00–264.00	259.73
1	—	325	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
2	—	390	250.00–258.00	253.95
2	—	478	228.00–232.00	229.93
1	—	240	252.00	252.00
1	—	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	238.00	238.00

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	2	—	650	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	925.00	925.00

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	—	838	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.06

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	—	885	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	104.00–108.00	106.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	83.00–90.00	87.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	102.00–110.00	105.99
3	—	1,112	93.00–101.00	96.01

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.