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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Sep 10

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Aug 27Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 74▲ 40 vs year ago 77 · +51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 13 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

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 $209.84/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −158.87 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$209.84

21 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

vs GA average

−28.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	214.10	1,270	17thin
Medium and Large 2	567	195.65	1,109	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	180.00	945	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

209.84

—

GA average14 barns · 647 hd

220.43

−10.59

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−28.77

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−158.87

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	1,515	143.00	2,166	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	92.24	1,017	27

Every lot

43 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	709	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	264.02/cwt	260.00–267.00	977	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,214	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,000	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	200.04/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,334	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	588	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	643	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	232.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	620	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	714	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	239.45/cwt	237.00–242.00	869	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	942	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	849	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	945	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,029	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	195.48/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,149	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	214.10/cwt	214.10–214.10	1,270	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	181.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,129	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,270	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,330	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,144	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	893	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	849	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	245.23/cwt	192.00–300.00	1,295	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,166	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	81.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	826	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	93.69/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,021	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,300	5

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 74Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 13

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	192.00–300.00	245.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	232.00	232.00
1	400–450	410	207.00	207.00
1	550–600	555	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	287.00	287.00
17	550–600	593	214.10	214.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	252.00	252.00
2	350–400	363	237.00–242.00	239.45
1	400–450	415	227.00	227.00
2	450–500	475	198.00–200.00	199.01
1	500–550	525	196.00	196.00
2	550–600	588	191.00–200.00	195.48
2	600–650	640	198.00–199.00	198.50
2	650–700	673	195.00–200.00	197.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
3	250–300	267	230.00–237.00	232.28
2	300–350	323	220.00–222.00	221.02
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	453	185.00–190.00	187.51
1	500–550	525	180.00	180.00
3	600–650	622	175.00–185.00	181.57
1	650–700	685	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	270.00–275.00	272.55
3	350–400	370	260.00–267.00	264.02
1	450–500	480	253.00	253.00
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	217.00	217.00
1	600–650	625	218.00	218.00
3	650–700	667	197.00–202.00	200.04
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	465	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	513	190.00–200.00	194.93
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	100.00–105.00	102.24
15	—	1,090	89.00–99.00	93.69
7	—	1,007	80.00–85.00	81.98

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.