Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-05-23

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, May 23
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
3 vs last sale 54 3 vs year ago 54 · +5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
15 vs last sale 10 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
17 vs last sale 5 9 vs year ago 13 · +69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, limited comparable sales for feeder steers and bulls, however there was a higher undertone, feeder heifers lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.57/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$176.57
14 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
27.14
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388210.008142thin
Medium and Large 3275197.005421thin
Medium and Large 2592168.6399911thin
One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale14 hd
176.57
GA average16 barns · 1,643 hd
203.71
−27.14
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
BullsAverage1,372106.891,4677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13992.761,0568thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,25389.001,1152thin
CowsLean 85-90%High85273.206234thin

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)1,096$1,0394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,0066
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,5848

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1310254.00/cwt254.00–254.007871
BullsMedium and Large 2420206.01/cwt205.00–207.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3280227.00/cwt227.00–227.006361
BullsMedium and Large 3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2283239.30/cwt235.00–244.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 1315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
SteersMedium and Large 2350242.00/cwt242.00–242.008471
HeifersMedium and Large 2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009842
SteersMedium and Large 2685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 3365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
SteersMedium and Large 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
SteersMedium and Large 3710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
SteersMedium and Large 3425192.00/cwt192.00–192.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 3275197.00/cwt197.00–197.005421
HeifersMedium and Large 2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1365257.00/cwt257.00–257.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 2633159.67/cwt157.00–162.001,0113
HeifersMedium and Large 2668155.24/cwt152.00–160.001,0374
HeifersMedium and Large 2445195.00/cwt195.00–195.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 1460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2578200.73/cwt197.00–205.001,1603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29351,645.14/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6456
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2091,045.06/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,155928.46/head875.00–975.009282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,074.25/head1,000.00–1,160.001,0743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,115935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bulls1,360107.47/cwt105.00–110.001,4624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15086.55/cwt85.00–88.009952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09991.47/cwt90.00–93.001,0054
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208101.53/cwt99.00–105.001,2262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0291
CowsLean 85-90%82382.40/cwt81.00–85.006782
CowsLean 85-90%72559.00/cwt59.00–59.004281
Bulls1,375112.67/cwt112.00–113.001,5492
Bulls1,41593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1981
CowsLean 85-90%1,03569.00/cwt69.00–69.007141

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.