Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-04-25

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Apr 25
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
45 vs last sale 91 8 vs year ago 54 · 14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
9 vs last sale 18 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
17 vs last sale 21 9 vs year ago 13 · 69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.49/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$193.49
20 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.16
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434201.998778thin
Medium and Large 2433190.998289thin
Medium and Large 3350178.336243thin
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
193.49
GA average16 barns · 1,642 hd
195.65
−2.16
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
BullsLow1,462103.491,5136thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31887.081,1482thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20577.009281thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$5752thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
BullsMedium and Large 1285237.00/cwt237.00–237.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2308225.65/cwt225.00–227.006953
BullsMedium and Large 3380195.00/cwt195.00–195.007411
BullsMedium and Large 2290227.00/cwt227.00–227.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1525198.50/cwt197.00–200.001,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
HeifersMedium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1213208.41/cwt207.00–210.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2483192.54/cwt190.00–195.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 2510187.00/cwt187.00–187.009541
SteersMedium and Large 1476215.91/cwt202.00–222.001,0284
HeifersMedium and Large 1580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 3385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1473202.36/cwt200.00–205.009573
BullsMedium and Large 2235232.00/cwt232.00–232.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 2370192.27/cwt190.00–197.007113
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3760575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls1,04093.03/cwt91.00–95.009682
CowsLean 85-90%1,20577.00/cwt77.00–77.009281
Bulls1,673108.72/cwt106.00–111.001,8194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31887.08/cwt85.00–89.001,1482

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.