Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	88	63
Feeder cattle	38	35
Slaughter cattle	5	15
Replacement cattle	45	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	160.00–168.00	$163.83	$778	—
510–540	525	4	156.00–162.00	$159.09	$835	—
555–570	560	3	156.00–162.00	$158.70	$889	—
620	620	1	150.00	$150.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	146.00–148.00	$147.36	$548	—
415–440	423	3	140.00–144.00	$141.39	$598	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	160.00	$160.00	$632	—
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1068	85-90%	2	47.00–50.00	$48.59	$519	+3.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1115	1093	80-85%	2	57.00–60.00	$58.53	$640	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	485.00–675.00	$575.00
1040–1170	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–725.00	$630.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–900	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–725.00	$634.09	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1210	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–825.00	$802.38	—

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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.