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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 23

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 46 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.59/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −148.09 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$277.59

5 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.67

vs GA average

−31.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	287.00	1,464	3thin
Medium and Large 3	530	263.47	1,396	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $67 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 sale5 hd

277.59

—

GA average15 barns · 233 hd

286.26

−8.67

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−31.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−148.09

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	1,308	108.44	1,418	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	108.00	1,523	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	82.13	768	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 (2-4 yrs)	900	$825	2thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	326.02/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,236	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	301.36/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,281	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,396	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	256.99/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,640	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	244.29/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,048	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	243.52/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,193	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,117	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	861	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	82.13/cwt	80.00–84.00	768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,418	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,523	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	990	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 31Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 4

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

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	320	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	455	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	590	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	217.00	217.00
2	500–550	523	212.00–215.00	213.52
1	550–600	585	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	242.00–245.00	244.29
2	450–500	490	242.00–245.00	243.52
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	325.00–327.00	326.02
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	260.00–267.00	263.47
2	600–650	638	254.00–260.00	256.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
3	400–450	425	300.00–302.00	301.36
3	500–550	510	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	107.00–110.00	108.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	80.00–84.00	82.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	750.00	750.00

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.