Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-07-25

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Jul 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
7 vs last sale 47 8 vs year ago 46 · +17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
11 vs last sale 3 16 vs year ago 30 · 53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
9 vs last sale 0 16 vs year ago 25 · 64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.43/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$196.43
17 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.88
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512205.231,05010thin
Medium and Large 2499190.259494thin
Medium and Large 3482175.338453thin
One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $205 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 sale17 hd
196.43
GA average15 barns · 1,352 hd
212.31
−15.88
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
BullsAverage1,320101.001,3331thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average99488.868837thin
CowsLean 85-90%High77073.005623thin

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)970$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$7212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$8244thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
SteersMedium and Large 2478228.48/cwt227.00–230.001,0922
BullsMedium and Large 1430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
BullsMedium and Large 3520164.43/cwt162.00–167.008552
BullsMedium and Large 2515187.00/cwt187.00–187.009632
BullsMedium and Large 3570161.73/cwt160.00–165.009223
BullsMedium and Large 3660166.01/cwt165.00–167.001,0962
BullsMedium and Large 2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
SteersMedium and Large 3295207.00/cwt207.00–207.006111
SteersMedium and Large 3605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1520236.91/cwt234.00–240.001,2322
SteersMedium and Large 1561228.05/cwt226.00–234.001,2794
HeifersMedium and Large 3400182.00/cwt182.00–182.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2460195.00/cwt195.00–195.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 2620181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
SteersMedium and Large 2618216.53/cwt214.00–219.001,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 1432217.00/cwt217.00–217.009373
HeifersMedium and Large 3720164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1811
SteersMedium and Large 2663210.03/cwt207.00–214.001,3923
HeifersMedium and Large 1523203.45/cwt197.00–205.001,0645
HeifersMedium and Large 1602192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3970960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsSmall 1-2840720.83/head700.00–750.007212
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2775823.55/head750.00–900.008244
Bulls1,320101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3331
CowsLean 85-90%70079.00/cwt79.00–79.005531
CowsLean 85-90%80570.00/cwt70.00–70.005642
CowsBoner 80-85%97087.00/cwt83.00–89.008446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1401

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.