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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Feb 20

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 43▼ 17 vs year ago 46 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 23 vs year ago 30 · −76.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, feeder steers steady, and feeder heifers and 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 $303.70/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$303.70

14 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$31.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	318	324.95	1,033	4thin
Medium and Large 3	310	310.00	961	1thin
Medium and Large 2	416	293.56	1,222	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.38/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale14 hd

303.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,154 hd

301.58

+2.12

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	1,387	95.67	1,327	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	84.48	830	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,169	8

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	316.67/cwt	314.00–320.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	328.89/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,501	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	214.22/cwt	210.00–218.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	84.48/cwt	82.00–87.00	830	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,232	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	101.23/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,476	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,274.80/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	1,063.97/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,064	4

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 43Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, feeder steers steady, and feeder heifers and 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	—	410	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
2	—	323	210.00–218.00	214.22
1	—	210	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	224.00	224.00
1	—	345	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	328.00	328.00
2	—	328	326.00–332.00	328.89
1	—	355	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	304.00	304.00
1	—	480	292.00	292.00
2	—	575	260.00–262.00	261.02
3	—	270	314.00–320.00	316.67
1	—	515	270.00	270.00
1	—	425	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	310.00	310.00

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	4	—	1,003	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063.97

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	—	958	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	97.00–105.00	101.23
3	—	1,340	90.00–94.00	91.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	82.00–87.00	84.48

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.