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Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 104 100 0
Feeder cattle 80 83 0
Slaughter cattle 10 5 0
Replacement cattle 14 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 +4.00
505–540 524 9 120.00–128.00 $124.58 $653 +4.58
555–595 578 4 117.00–120.00 $117.98 $682 —
605–640 628 3 114.00–119.00 $115.60 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 6 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $530 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 518 3 131.00–132.00 $131.68 $682 —
555–580 568 2 126.00–128.00 $126.98 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 4 120.00–126.00 $123.14 $459 +5.14
405–435 420 4 110.00–118.00 $114.14 $479 —
455–465 460 2 110.00–116.00 $113.03 $520 +0.34
520–530 525 2 106.00–110.00 $108.02 $567 -1.98
555–580 565 3 98.00–108.00 $104.06 $588 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
540–545 543 2 118.00–122.00 $120.01 $652 —
580 580 1 112.00 $112.00 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -0.96
490–495 493 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $574 —
505–535 520 2 104.00–110.00 $106.91 $556 —
555–595 575 2 100.00–110.00 $105.17 $605 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $539 +2.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 116.00 $116.00 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,179 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–870 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 525.00–550.00 $537.57
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
900–1010 937 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 575.00–675.00 $639.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245–1575 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,063.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.