Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-08-08

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Aug 8
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
33 vs last sale 77 2 vs year ago 46 · 4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
13 vs last sale 21 22 vs year ago 30 · 73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
7 vs last sale 15 17 vs year ago 25 · 68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cow 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $228.99/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$228.99
18 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.72
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553245.001,3553thin
Medium and Large 2550226.731,24812thin
Medium and Large 3480222.011,0663thin
One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $288 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 sale18 hd
228.99
GA average15 barns · 859 hd
243.71
−14.72
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
BullsAverage1,445122.001,7631thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16599.421,1586thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03583.008591thin

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)1,210$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,3634thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2395242.00/cwt242.00–242.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1350262.00/cwt262.00–262.009171
BullsMedium and Large 3630172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0841
BullsMedium and Large 2685182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2471
HeifersMedium and Large 1370221.00/cwt221.00–221.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 1435222.00/cwt222.00–222.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 3360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
SteersMedium and Large 3525217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 1553245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3553
SteersMedium and Large 2498238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1853
HeifersMedium and Large 2547197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0783
SteersMedium and Large 2626222.29/cwt218.00–229.001,3926
SteersMedium and Large 2705198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3961
SteersMedium and Large 3458224.51/cwt222.00–227.001,0282
SteersMedium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 2670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 2620172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1575209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 3645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 2455208.00/cwt208.00–208.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 2310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1231,362.69/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bulls1,445122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235109.34/cwt108.00–111.001,3502
CowsLean 85-90%1,03583.00/cwt83.00–83.008591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13094.46/cwt90.00–97.001,0674

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.