Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	110	28	101
Feeder cattle	71	23	46
Slaughter cattle	23	3	30
Replacement cattle	16	2	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, all classes had a limited comparable sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,264	—
410–440	425	2	316.00–328.00	$321.79	$1,368	—
455	455	2	314.00–316.00	$315.00	$1,433	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,421	—
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,404	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	276.00	$276.00	$897	-26.00
405–445	425	6	256.00–264.00	$259.73	$1,104	-16.22
460–495	475	8	256.00–266.00	$260.73	$1,238	—
505–510	507	3	242.00–248.00	$244.66	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	252.00	$252.00	$605	—
385–395	390	2	250.00–258.00	$253.95	$990	—
460–495	478	2	228.00–232.00	$229.93	$1,099	+2.93
625	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	—
655	655	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	238.00	$238.00	$607	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	328.00	$328.00	$951	+6.00
315–345	334	4	324.00–332.00	$328.01	$1,096	+6.80
355–395	379	4	320.00–330.00	$325.11	$1,232	—
415	415	1	328.00	$328.00	$1,361	+16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	—
545	545	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	—
555–565	560	2	230.00–234.00	$232.02	$1,299	—
675	675	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	312.00–316.00	$313.95	$1,366	+28.95
470–490	480	2	294.00–300.00	$296.94	$1,425	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1250	1112	80-85%	3	93.00–101.00	$96.01	$1,068	—
1125–1830	1410	80-85%	7	102.00–110.00	$105.99	$1,494	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1215	943	85-90%	4	83.00–90.00	$87.95	$829	+18.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1685	1595	75-80%	3	104.00–108.00	$106.59	$1,700	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
800–875	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,725.00	$1,713.06	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	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.