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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 30

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 46▲ 28 vs year ago 32 · +87.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −57.94 against this barn's trailing median of $310.18.

Average price

$252.24

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	263.47	1,396	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	248.50	1,387	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

252.24

—

GA average14 barns · 228 hd

267.83

−15.59

This barn, trailing median4 sales

310.18

−57.94

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $408.64, low $307.92, median $310.18 across 4 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	—	Average	1,475	138.11	2,037	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	118.00	1,628	1thin

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)	1,015	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,100	3thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,330	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,435	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,624	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	974	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	223.53/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,404	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	346.19/cwt	345.00–347.50	727	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	802	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	899	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	345.67/cwt	345.00–347.00	909	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	327.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	874	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,082	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,280	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	263.47/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,396	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	254.68/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,383	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	242.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,388	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	138.11/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,037	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,628	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 46Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 8

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	137.00–139.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	118.00	118.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	255	350.00–355.00	352.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	337.00	337.00
3	250–300	267	325.00–330.00	327.33
2	350–400	370	290.00–295.00	292.47
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	543	250.00–257.00	254.68
3	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.31
1	600–650	630	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	345.00–347.50	346.19
3	250–300	263	345.00–347.00	345.67
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	262.00–265.00	263.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	558	290.00–292.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	520	275.00–277.00	276.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	222.00–225.00	223.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.00	252.00

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	—	815	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	1,215	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	3	—	1,205	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.