Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $199.50/cwt ≈ $1,159/hd at 581 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $216.00/cwt +15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 598 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	168	104	72
Feeder cattle	138	57	54
Slaughter cattle	24	25	5
Replacement cattle	6	22	13

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	235.00	$235.00	$916	—
437	437	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,027	—
490	490	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,152	+30.00
546	546	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,218	—
598	598	13	216.00	$216.00	$1,292	+15.27
606–640	620	5	205.00–210.00	$208.38	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	242.00	$242.00	$859	-15.00
513–535	516	7	230.00–235.00	$230.74	$1,191	—
550–585	573	4	230.00–237.00	$232.69	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	-5.00
430	430	1	217.00	$217.00	$933	+25.00
590	590	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,221	—
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	205.00	$205.00	$800	—
510–545	514	9	201.00–202.00	$201.12	$1,034	+11.12
581	581	17	199.50	$199.50	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	218.00	$218.00	$719	-2.00
400–445	423	2	215.00	$215.00	$909	—
455–475	465	2	212.00–220.00	$216.09	$1,005	+16.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	185.00	$185.00	$490	-12.00
520–535	528	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,003	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	232.00	$232.00	$650	—
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	-24.00
565–595	580	2	192.00–195.00	$193.46	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	225.00	$225.00	$641	-14.30
355	355	1	213.00	$213.00	$756	—
435	435	1	197.00	$197.00	$857	-9.01
605	605	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	200.00–207.00	$203.66	$546	-23.34
430	430	1	187.00	$187.00	$804	—
475	475	1	180.00	$180.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1000	859	85-90%	4	66.00–72.00	$68.32	$587	—
925–1155	1036	85-90%	4	75.00–79.00	$76.53	$793	+7.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1600	1323	75-80%	5	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$1,422	—
1125–1595	1435	75-80%	3	91.00–97.00	$94.42	$1,355	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,155	+13.45
1220	1220	80-85%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,110	-10.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,638	—
1715–1810	1765	3	110.00–114.00	$112.63	$1,988	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.