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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 38▲ 34 vs year ago 40 · +85.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $240.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −128.55 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$240.16

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$42.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.53

vs GA average

−1.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	252.50	1,400	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	232.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 3	552	209.99	1,159	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.51/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale12 hd

240.16

—

GA average15 barns · 636 hd

220.64

+19.53

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−1.72

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−128.55

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	—	Low	1,417	143.85	2,038	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	125.68	1,368	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	102.99	1,120	7thin

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)	665	$625	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,114	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,401	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,514	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	253.46/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,706	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,860	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	678	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	929	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	243.56/cwt	242.00–245.00	926	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,167	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,471	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	269.11/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,020	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,340	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	146.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,446	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,245	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	129.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,384	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	96.97/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,040	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,331	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,218	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	665	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 38Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and all feeder classes had a limited comparable sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	292.00	292.00
4	350–400	379	260.00–272.00	269.11
1	400–450	405	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	515	217.00	217.00
1	550–600	550	217.00	217.00
2	700–750	715	185.00–190.00	187.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	255.00–257.00	255.98
2	450–500	460	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	187.00	187.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	280	242.00	242.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	380	242.00–245.00	243.56
2	500–550	543	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	516	257.00	257.00
4	550–600	593	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	267.00–270.00	268.46
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	272.00	272.00
2	550–600	580	260.00–262.00	261.00
2	650–700	673	252.00–255.00	253.46
1	750–800	785	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	655	267.00	267.00

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	—	665	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,245	143.00–150.00	146.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	117.00–119.00	118.02
4	—	1,069	125.00–133.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,073	92.00–100.00	96.97
2	—	1,133	106.00–109.00	107.54

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.