Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2020-07-21

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jul 21
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
21 vs last sale 59 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
2 vs last sale 7 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
10 vs last sale 12 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $110.00/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$110.00
4 head · 673 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
20.20
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2673110.007404thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
110.00
GA average16 barns · 841 hd
130.20
−20.20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh2,13094.042,0032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15857.326642thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15857.32/cwt56.00–59.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 2493113.01/cwt112.00–114.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 2508113.00/cwt112.00–114.005742
Bulls2,13094.04/cwt93.00–95.002,0032
SteersMedium and Large 2673110.00/cwt110.00–110.007404

How this sale compares

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.