Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-09-12

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Sep 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 33▲ 31 vs year ago 46 · +67.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 23 vs year ago 25 · −92.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter and Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.00/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$195.00
26 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.74
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564206.711,1667thin
Medium and Large 2492200.6998713thin
Medium and Large 3583169.009856thin
One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $181 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 sale26 hd
195.00
—
GA average16 barns · 1,595 hd
216.74
−21.74
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18095.171,1236thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01077.527832thin

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)1,350$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1—555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 2—405197.00/cwt197.00–197.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2—660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2—370203.56/cwt202.00–205.007532
BullsMedium and Large 3—765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 3—573173.52/cwt170.00–177.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
SteersMedium and Large 1—573220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,2662
SteersMedium and Large 2—330222.00/cwt222.00–222.007331
SteersMedium and Large 1—445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
SteersMedium and Large 1—538221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 2—438205.00/cwt205.00–205.008982
SteersMedium and Large 2—575207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2—515217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1181
SteersMedium and Large 3—615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 2—665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510210.03/cwt207.00–213.001,0712
BullsMedium and Large 3—615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618202.30/cwt200.00–205.001,2503
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464201.49/cwt200.00–202.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 1—490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 2—525190.96/cwt190.00–192.001,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515199.67/cwt195.00–202.001,0286
HeifersMedium and Large 3—795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385195.00/cwt190.00–200.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—713147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0482
BullsMedium and Large 2—560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23593.53/cwt90.00–96.001,1554
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07098.45/cwt98.00–99.001,0532
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01077.52/cwt77.00–78.007832

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.