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

Upson County Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Tue, Dec 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932
Feeder Cattle receipts
28 head
45 vs last sale 73 18 vs year ago 46 · 39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
10 vs last sale 18 22 vs year ago 30 · 73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
2 vs last sale 8 15 vs year ago 25 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all classes have limited comparable sales

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.08/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$187.08
12 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
30.46
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478207.509912thin
Medium and Large 2425195.808325thin
Medium and Large 3461170.207855thin
One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about $206 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 sale12 hd
187.08
GA average16 barns · 1,065 hd
217.55
−30.46
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
BullsAverage1,26096.001,2101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18276.949095thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17567.007871thin

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)935$8382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)715$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$7252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$1,5752thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 3320187.00/cwt187.00–187.005981
BullsMedium and Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
BullsMedium and Large 3280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
BullsMedium and Large 2440192.00/cwt187.00–197.008453
HeifersMedium and Large 3625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2515186.00/cwt186.00–186.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 1305222.00/cwt222.00–222.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1425217.00/cwt217.00–217.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 1475217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0312
HeifersMedium and Large 2570184.46/cwt182.00–187.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 3555167.00/cwt167.00–167.009271
BullsMedium and Large 3645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
BullsMedium and Large 2290217.00/cwt217.00–217.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 2385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007511
HeifersMedium and Large 2435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 3595152.00/cwt152.00–152.009041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2715750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,005900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2865775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3870800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600650.00/head650.00–650.006501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16175.93/cwt75.00–79.008824
Bulls1,26096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2101
CowsLean 85-90%1,17567.00/cwt67.00–67.007871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0251

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.