Cattle Market Pulse

Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

81 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 81 55 72
Feeder cattle 33 32 54
Slaughter cattle 30 15 5
Replacement cattle 18 8 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls were steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 200.00–205.00 $202.53 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 200.00 $200.00 $420 —
390 390 1 190.00 $190.00 $741 —
525–545 535 2 187.00–190.00 $188.53 $1,009 +23.53
560 560 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 442 3 200.00–202.00 $201.33 $890 -0.67
500 500 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
735 735 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,110 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 197.00 $197.00 $690 —
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
465–495 480 2 180.00–187.00 $183.39 $880 —
570 570 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
400 400 1 216.00 $216.00 $864 —
505 505 2 192.00–197.00 $194.50 $982 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 232.00 $232.00 $696 —
445 445 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–825 760 85-90% 4 84.00–90.00 $86.83 $660 —
670–955 866 85-90% 4 67.00–70.00 $68.62 $594 —
815–1225 981 85-90% 8 72.00–79.00 $75.74 $743 +2.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —
955–1220 1088 80-85% 2 80.00–85.00 $82.80 $901 —
1100–1190 1145 80-85% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.48 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,018 —
960–1890 1315 4 106.00–114.00 $109.90 $1,445 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1030 889 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 950.00–1,125.00 $1,042.86
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1035 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,150.24
1080–1475 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,379.89

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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
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.