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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Dec 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Oct 22Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 0▲ 82 vs year ago 73 · +112.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 8 · +337.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving last week,

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.49/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −19.69 against this barn's trailing median of $310.18.

Average price

$290.49

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.17

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	298.24	1,566	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	275.00	1,403	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $163 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 sale3 hd

290.49

—

GA average10 barns · 256 hd

265.33

+25.17

This barn, trailing median4 sales

310.18

−19.69

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $408.64, low $307.92, median $310.18 across 4 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	1,660	144.00	2,390	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	103.62	1,350	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	93.07	1,046	3thin

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)	1,069	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,758	4thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	954	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,033	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	967	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,062	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	361.68/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,472	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,352	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	331.98/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,670	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	773	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	324.25/cwt	320.00–337.00	885	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	289.45/cwt	285.00–297.00	816	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	285	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,003	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	789	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	258.69/cwt	255.00–262.00	836	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	298.65/cwt	292.00–305.00	980	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	318.45/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,048	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,127	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,058	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	272.28/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,157	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	209.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	233.51/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,326	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	307.56/cwt	295.00–322.00	707	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	781	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	329.11/cwt	322.00–337.00	905	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	305.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	846	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	322.62/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,016	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	337.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,085	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	332.09/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,209	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,388	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	281.03/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,273	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	298.24/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,566	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	89.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	103.62/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	1,131.38/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	1,758.32/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,758	4

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 0Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 8

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving last week,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	285	277.00	277.00
2	300–350	323	255.00–262.00	258.69
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	480	200.00–220.00	209.79
1	550–600	565	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
5	250–300	282	285.00–297.00	289.45
2	300–350	328	292.00–305.00	298.65
1	350–400	375	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
3	550–600	568	227.00–242.00	233.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	322.00	322.00
6	250–300	273	320.00–337.00	324.25
4	300–350	329	310.00–327.00	318.45
3	350–400	375	300.00–302.00	300.65
3	400–450	425	270.00–277.00	272.28
1	450–500	460	257.00	257.00
3	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	407	355.00–365.00	361.68
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	503	327.00–337.00	331.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	347.00	347.00
2	300–350	303	340.00–342.00	341.01
1	400–450	420	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	307.00	307.00
1	350–400	370	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	321	330.00–350.00	337.95
4	350–400	364	327.00–337.00	332.09
2	400–450	413	335.00–337.00	335.97
2	500–550	525	285.00–312.00	298.24
1	650–700	670	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	295.00–322.00	307.56
3	250–300	277	300.00–315.00	305.33
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	267.00	267.00
1	400–450	410	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	330.00–340.00	335.18
7	250–300	275	322.00–337.00	329.11
6	300–350	315	312.00–327.00	322.62
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	453	275.00–287.00	281.03
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	85.00–94.00	89.11
1	—	970	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	102.00–105.00	103.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,155	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,758.32

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.