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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Feb 27

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 29▲ 12 vs year ago 46 · +26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 27 vs year ago 30 · −90.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 22▼ 22 vs year ago 25 · −88.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $260.40/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$260.40

22 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$24.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.71

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	267.53	1,447	11thin
Medium and Large 2	593	255.45	1,514	9thin
Medium and Large 3	480	243.50	1,169	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.03/cwt here — about $278 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 sale22 hd

260.40

—

GA average16 barns · 881 hd

289.11

−28.71

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	1,140	97.00	1,106	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	715	73.60	526	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$950	1thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	268.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,370	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	254.49/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	255.84/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,556	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,081	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	226.21/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,427	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	267.33/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,297	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	73.60/cwt	70.00–77.00	526	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,106	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 29Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 22Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	275.00	275.00
3	—	485	262.00–270.00	267.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	235.00	235.00
1	—	535	245.00	245.00
1	—	370	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	265.00–275.00	268.17
1	—	495	282.00	282.00
5	—	580	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	255.00	255.00
6	—	608	250.00–257.00	255.84
2	—	583	252.00–257.00	254.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	242.00	242.00
1	—	505	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
1	—	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	237.00	237.00
1	—	380	250.00	250.00
2	—	435	247.00–250.00	248.48
5	—	631	225.00–227.00	226.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	265.00	265.00
1	—	440	245.00	245.00
1	—	505	245.00	245.00
3	—	595	234.00	234.00

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	—	1,080	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	70.00–77.00	73.60

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.