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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 30May 7May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 60▲ 60 vs year ago 33 · +181.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 26 vs year ago 30 · −86.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

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 $204.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −164.05 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$204.66

6 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.42

vs GA average

−62.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	213.97	1,164	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	186.04	1,005	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about $159 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 sale6 hd

204.66

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

−39.42

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−62.93

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−164.05

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	110.66	1,436	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)	1,297	$1,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,025	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	761	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	312.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	869	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,028	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,003	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,087	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	276.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,032	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	303.43/cwt	302.00–305.00	683	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	698	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	289.21/cwt	282.00–295.00	764	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	301.10/cwt	297.00–307.00	819	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	290.43/cwt	285.00–295.00	926	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	270.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	864	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	253.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	831	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	268.48/cwt	267.00–270.00	980	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	254.17/cwt	247.00–257.00	973	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	247.69/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,028	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,080	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	219.45/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,141	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	186.04/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,005	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,184	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	315.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	813	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	836	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	309.58/cwt	307.00–312.00	975	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	296.72/cwt	290.00–302.00	958	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	301.46/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,100	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	283.14/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,042	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	261.75/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,099	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,213	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	110.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,436	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	1,541.45/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,541	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 60Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 18

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were lightly tested, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	108.00–113.00	110.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	302.00–305.00	303.43
3	250–300	272	297.00–307.00	301.10
4	300–350	319	285.00–295.00	290.43
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00–257.00	253.37
4	350–400	383	247.00–257.00	254.17
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	540	182.00–190.00	186.04
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	297.00	297.00
4	250–300	264	282.00–295.00	289.21
4	300–350	319	265.00–280.00	270.89
2	350–400	365	267.00–270.00	268.48
4	400–450	415	242.00–255.00	247.69
2	450–500	478	225.00–227.00	225.97
2	500–550	520	217.00–222.00	219.45
2	550–600	568	207.00–210.00	208.49
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	655	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	317.00	317.00
2	250–300	278	310.00–315.00	312.61
1	300–350	335	307.00	307.00
1	350–400	360	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	350–400	373	275.00–280.00	276.56
2	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	278	300.00–302.00	300.65
4	300–350	323	290.00–302.00	296.72
3	350–400	368	275.00–287.00	283.14
3	400–450	420	255.00–265.00	261.75
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	258	310.00–320.00	315.15
2	300–350	315	307.00–312.00	309.58
3	350–400	365	292.00–307.00	301.46
1	400–450	430	282.00	282.00
1	550–600	550	257.00	257.00

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	2	—	1,115	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	3	—	1,297	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,541.45

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.