Upson County Livestock Market Report, Thomaston, GA

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.71/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 590 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	69	81
Feeder cattle	54	33
Slaughter cattle	10	30
Replacement cattle	5	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder bulls steady, Feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	232.00	$232.00	$882	—
480–495	488	3	210.00–220.00	$216.62	$1,057	+14.09
605–635	620	2	202.00–210.00	$206.10	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	200.00	$200.00	$870	—
595	595	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—
670	670	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	—
765	765	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—
610	610	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,202	—
650	650	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	222.00–227.00	$224.59	$595	—
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
370	370	1	217.00	$217.00	$803	—
445	445	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$946	+11.17
455–485	470	4	202.00–210.00	$205.44	$966	—
555–596	590	10	182.00–185.00	$184.71	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	210.00–212.00	$211.04	$496	+11.04
385	385	1	202.00	$202.00	$778	+12.00
400–415	408	3	200.00–207.00	$202.37	$826	—
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	+5.00
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	—
620–645	633	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,013	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	215.00	$215.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–925	905	85-90%	2	61.00–65.00	$62.96	$570	—
690–1055	910	85-90%	3	70.00–77.00	$72.85	$663	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$543	—
790–1060	965	80-85%	3	80.00–81.00	$80.63	$778	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1420	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,435.01	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.