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Upson County Livestock Market Report, Thomaston, GA

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

74 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 74 51 0
Feeder cattle 53 45 0
Slaughter cattle 14 — 0
Replacement cattle 7 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough receipts for market test.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 116.00 $116.00 $510 -4.00
510 510 1 112.00 $112.00 $571 —
555–570 563 2 112.00 $112.00 $631 +2.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 116.00 $116.00 $429 —
420 420 1 112.00 $112.00 $470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 4 145.00–150.00 $146.68 $491 —
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 —
405–445 425 6 132.00–142.00 $137.24 $583 —
515–535 525 2 126.00–128.00 $127.02 $667 —
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 —
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 273 3 144.00–150.00 $148.10 $404 +6.10
325–340 331 4 134.00–140.00 $135.98 $450 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 138.00–142.00 $140.05 $662 —
540–545 543 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $703 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $605 —
1060–1440 1185 80-85% 4 66.00–69.00 $67.15 $796 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $510 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $530 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $588 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–995 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 535.00–675.00 $601.88

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.