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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 21

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← May 7May 21Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 93▼ 21 vs year ago 57 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 21 vs year ago 25 · −84.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 16 vs year ago 22 · −72.7%

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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 $280.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −145.42 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$280.25

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.73

vs GA average

−33.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	284.67	1,504	3thin
Medium and Large 3	580	267.00	1,549	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale4 hd

280.25

—

GA average15 barns · 254 hd

294.98

−14.73

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−33.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−145.42

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,085	149.00	3,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	117.00	1,591	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	105.14	1,088	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)	735	$625	1thin

Every lot

22 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,370	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	284.50/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,437	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,549	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	789	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	258.44/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,093	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	268.51/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,230	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	218.42/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,273	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,107	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	105.14/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,088	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	735	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 93Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	458	267.00–270.00	268.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	287.00	287.00
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	423	257.00–260.00	258.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	302.00	302.00
2	450–500	475	287.00–290.00	288.48
2	500–550	505	282.00–287.00	284.50
1	550–600	575	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	430	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	583	212.00–225.00	218.42
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	104.00–106.00	105.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	625.00	625.00

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.