Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-10-17

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Oct 17
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
39 head
34 vs last sale 73 7 vs year ago 46 · 15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
1 vs last sale 14 17 vs year ago 30 · 56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
12 vs last sale 11 2 vs year ago 25 · 8.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.30/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$160.30
10 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
51.18
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470215.001,0111thin
Medium and Large 2488170.678333thin
Medium and Large 3552146.008066thin
One grade step is worth $69.00/cwt here — about $204 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 sale10 hd
160.30
GA average16 barns · 2,176 hd
211.47
−51.18
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
BullsAverage1,639103.901,7034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11083.879313thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04275.167833thin

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)1,255$1,1012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,32518

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1205270.00/cwt270.00–270.005541
BullsMedium and Large 2330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
BullsMedium and Large 3720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
BullsMedium and Large 3420167.56/cwt165.00–170.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
BullsMedium and Large 2790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 3355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 2485182.00/cwt182.00–182.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 1470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
HeifersMedium and Large 2275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 3770146.02/cwt145.00–147.001,1242
HeifersMedium and Large 3473138.98/cwt137.00–140.006573
HeifersMedium and Large 2585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,449.46/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0561,289.35/head1,100.00–1,350.001,28914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2551,101.10/head1,000.00–1,175.001,1012
Bred CowsSmall 2-3845600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bulls1,639103.90/cwt101.00–106.001,7034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13381.30/cwt80.00–83.009212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06589.00/cwt89.00–89.009481
CowsLean 85-90%1,04275.16/cwt73.00–78.007833

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.