Upson County Livestock Market Report, Thomaston, GA

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	101	70	65
Feeder cattle	71	44	65
Slaughter cattle	10	20	0
Replacement cattle	20	6	0

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	3	126.00–128.00	$126.63	$475	-6.37
415–445	438	4	124.00–128.00	$125.46	$550	—
455–480	461	4	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$576	+1.98
560–575	568	2	116.00–120.00	$118.03	$670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$423	—
355–395	382	3	116.00–124.00	$121.52	$464	—
405–440	428	3	112.00–122.00	$115.15	$493	-1.30
485–495	490	2	112.00–118.00	$114.97	$563	+1.62
505–510	508	2	102.00–112.00	$107.02	$544	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	475	3	130.00–134.00	$131.32	$624	+1.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	142.50	$142.50	$435	—
410–445	428	4	122.00–130.00	$126.16	$540	-4.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	463	3	132.00–138.00	$134.07	$621	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$699	—
1080–1475	1282	80-85%	3	53.00–55.00	$54.10	$694	+1.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	77.00	$77.00	$986	—
1630	1630	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,239	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
825–850	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	475.00–510.00	$492.24
875–940	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–850.00	$801.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1125	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.