Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	60	121	45
Feeder cattle	40	89	38
Slaughter cattle	12	12	5
Replacement cattle	8	20	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough receipts for a market test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–595	588	3	138.00–140.00	$138.67	$815	—
605–625	612	3	132.00–136.00	$133.36	$816	—
655–675	665	2	132.00–134.00	$132.98	$884	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	122.00	$122.00	$647	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	165.00–170.00	$167.60	$620	—
405	405	1	166.00	$166.00	$672	—
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	157.50–162.50	$160.03	$381	—
325–340	333	2	142.50–152.50	$147.61	$492	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	172.50	$172.50	$500	+13.00
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1380	1291	80-85%	4	64.00–67.00	$66.07	$853	—
1510	1510	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,102	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1100	1065	85-90%	2	61.50–63.00	$62.27	$663	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1195–1465	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–875.00	$852.54

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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.