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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 2

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 36▼ 27 vs year ago 46 · −58.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 23 vs year ago 30 · −76.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 19 vs year ago 25 · −76.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes were lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.58/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −138.13 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$230.58

7 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$51.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.61

vs GA average

−40.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	266.00	1,436	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	230.02	1,213	4thin
Medium and Large 3	578	214.01	1,237	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.99/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

230.58

—

GA average16 barns · 435 hd

253.19

−22.61

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−40.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−138.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.37, low $327.52, median $368.71 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,375	131.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	99.37	1,022	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,450	2thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	939	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,033	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,195	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,436	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,237	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	207.98/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,300	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	760	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,132	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,458	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	99.37/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,022	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago, all classes were 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	300–350	345	328.00	328.00
1	550–600	565	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	298.00	298.00
1	700–750	705	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	578	212.00–216.00	214.01
3	600–650	625	206.00–210.00	207.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	246.00	246.00
3	500–550	518	230.00–232.00	230.69
1	550–600	555	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	308.00	308.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	98.00–102.00	99.37

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.