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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jun 25

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 51▲ 65 vs year ago 20 · +325.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 31▼ 23 vs year ago 27 · −85.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 18 vs year ago 21 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers had a limited comparable sale, feeder bulls 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 $284.38/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.29 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$284.38

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

vs GA average

−14.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	285.48	1,560	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	280.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

284.38

—

GA average14 barns · 427 hd

290.19

−5.81

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−14.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−141.29

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	1,395	151.95	2,120	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	100.50	913	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)	1,255	$1,505	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$675	1thin

Every lot

41 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	951	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,065	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	313.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,330	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	302.29/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,324	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	304.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,433	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	289.55/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,404	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.95/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,595	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	258.51/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,639	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,730	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	278.44/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,044	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	266.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,112	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	258.62/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,236	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	253.71/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,286	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	242.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,340	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	231.41/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,451	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,418	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,112	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,161	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	243.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,234	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	198.48/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,395	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,120	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	913	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	675	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,504.78/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,505	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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 51Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 31Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 21

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers had a limited comparable sale, feeder bulls mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	150.00–154.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	100.00–101.00	100.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	334.88
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	297.00–305.00	302.29
2	450–500	485	287.00–292.00	289.55
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	317.00	317.00
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	425	310.00–315.00	313.01
2	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	304.84
2	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	578	272.00–280.00	275.95
5	600–650	634	257.00–265.00	258.51
2	650–700	665	255.00–265.00	260.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	327.00	327.00
2	350–400	355	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	480	245.00–250.00	247.50
3	500–550	508	242.00–245.00	243.00
1	550–600	580	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	703	192.00–205.00	198.48
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	560	227.00	227.00
2	650–700	680	207.00–210.00	208.50
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	277.00–280.00	278.44
3	400–450	417	265.00–270.00	266.72
3	450–500	478	257.00–262.00	258.62
3	500–550	507	252.00–257.00	253.71
3	550–600	553	240.00–245.00	242.33
3	600–650	627	227.00–235.00	231.41
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	675.00	675.00

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)	2	—	1,255	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,504.78

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.