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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 20

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 6 vs year ago 32 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, and feeder calves were mostly steady.

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 $260.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −108.71 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.06

vs GA average

+15.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

260.00

—

GA average16 barns · 531 hd

228.94

+31.06

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+15.59

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−108.71

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,768	168.51	2,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	135.83	1,659	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	119.00	1,428	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	265.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,116	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	824	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	977	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	162.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,099	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,172	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,979	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,760	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 24Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 5

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, and feeder calves 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	600–650	620	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	545	202.00	202.00
1	550–600	595	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	232.00	232.00
2	400–450	425	225.00–235.00	229.82
2	450–500	465	230.00–235.00	232.50
3	650–700	678	157.00–167.00	162.09
2	750–800	785	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	800	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	265.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	168.00–169.00	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	138.00–141.00	139.38
2	—	1,158	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	119.00	119.00

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.