Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.49/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$209.49

32 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$53.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	343	244.47	837	7thin
Medium and Large 2	475	205.81	977	15thin
Medium and Large 3	491	190.53	936	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.94/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale32 hd

209.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,145 hd

217.31

−7.82

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,800	121.07	2,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	95.70	1,191	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	81.30	826	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,170	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,132	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,536	6

Every lot, as filed

38 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	85.61/cwt	83.00–89.00	912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	79.58/cwt	78.00–81.00	793	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	121.07/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	101.56/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,326	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	92.88/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,108	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	245.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	193.29/cwt	190.00–197.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	87.81/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	223.22/cwt	220.00–227.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	201.47/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.31/cwt	220.00–227.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	189.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	201.99/cwt	200.00–205.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	184.57/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	1,101.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,101	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,193.47/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,193	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,321.76/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,591.03/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,591	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,058	875.41/head	850.00–900.00	875	2

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.

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