Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	75	98	101
Feeder cattle	39	73	46
Slaughter cattle	13	14	30
Replacement cattle	23	11	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	-19.52
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	167.00	$167.00	$593	—
465–485	473	3	137.00–140.00	$138.98	$657	—
755–785	770	2	145.00–147.00	$146.02	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	205.00	$205.00	$564	—
585	585	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	-33.78
605	605	1	152.00	$152.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$704	-27.44
605	605	1	152.00	$152.00	$920	—
720	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	225.00	$225.00	$742	—
485	485	1	182.00	$182.00	$883	—
790	790	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	270.00	$270.00	$554	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1175	1042	85-90%	3	73.00–78.00	$75.16	$783	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$948	—
985–1280	1133	80-85%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.30	$921	-4.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2075	1639	4	101.00–106.00	$103.90	$1,703	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1450	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,101.10

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
845–1235	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,289.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1170	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,449.46	—

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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.