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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Feb 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 71▼ 3 vs year ago 46 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows most mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, and feeder bulls had a limited comparable sale

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 $261.54/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$261.54

13 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	408	269.00	1,096	2thin
Medium and Large 1	557	262.00	1,458	10thin
Medium and Large 3	315	242.00	762	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $334 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 sale13 hd

261.54

—

GA average16 barns · 1,788 hd

272.70

−11.16

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	1,450	111.00	1,610	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	76.12	801	11

Every lot

22 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,143	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	305.01/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,275	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,122	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	239.20/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,514	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	243.09/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	242.02/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,133	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,220	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	81.29/cwt	79.00–86.00	853	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	71.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	757	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,610	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 71Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows most mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, and feeder bulls had a limited comparable sale

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	260.00	260.00
1	—	455	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	238.00–246.00	242.02
1	—	555	232.00	232.00
2	—	428	238.00–248.00	243.09
2	—	528	230.00–232.00	231.00
1	—	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	226.00	226.00
1	—	405	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	230.00	230.00
5	—	633	239.00–240.00	239.20
1	—	515	262.00	262.00
2	—	418	304.00–306.00	305.01
1	—	355	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	280.00	280.00
1	—	435	258.00	258.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	79.00–86.00	81.29
6	—	1,054	70.00–75.00	71.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	111.00	111.00

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.