Sale reports / Georgia / Upson County Livestock / 2023-11-07

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Nov 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
17 vs last sale 41 12 vs year ago 46 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
9 vs last sale 12 9 vs year ago 30 · 30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 5 15 vs year ago 25 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.23/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$191.23
21 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.70
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1383204.397839thin
Medium and Large 2442182.4080711thin
Medium and Large 3475170.008081thin
One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale21 hd
191.23
GA average16 barns · 1,605 hd
204.94
−13.70
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
BullsAverage1,64599.001,6291thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,16884.039812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11281.679083thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89471.946435thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$9622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$7134thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1378235.00/cwt235.00–235.008882
BullsMedium and Large 1455223.00/cwt222.00–225.001,0153
BullsMedium and Large 1295247.00/cwt247.00–247.007291
BullsMedium and Large 2475208.50/cwt207.00–210.009902
BullsMedium and Large 1230243.58/cwt240.00–247.005602
BullsMedium and Large 1333234.89/cwt230.00–240.007822
SteersMedium and Large 2805157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 2490185.00/cwt185.00–185.009072
SteersMedium and Large 3710137.00/cwt137.00–137.009731
SteersMedium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
SteersMedium and Large 2445232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 2575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
SteersMedium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2423193.60/cwt190.00–197.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1490212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0391
HeifersMedium and Large 2373180.97/cwt180.00–182.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2328191.75/cwt190.00–195.006293
SteersMedium and Large 1605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
HeifersMedium and Large 1525195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1363206.90/cwt202.00–212.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 2735142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1318201.68/cwt200.00–207.006414
HeifersMedium and Large 1435212.00/cwt212.00–212.009221
BullsMedium and Large 2705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 3255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
BullsMedium and Large 3490185.00/cwt185.00–185.009071
BullsMedium and Large 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 3385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
BullsMedium and Large 2205227.00/cwt227.00–227.004651
BullsMedium and Large 3325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-31,078712.53/head700.00–725.007134
Bred CowsSmall 1-2865625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,100962.39/head950.00–975.009622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04077.00/cwt77.00–77.008011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14884.00/cwt84.00–84.009642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16884.03/cwt81.00–88.009812
CowsLean 85-90%81273.90/cwt72.00–77.006003
Bulls1,64599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6291
CowsLean 85-90%1,01869.00/cwt69.00–69.007022

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.