Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	64	58	101
Feeder cattle	58	29	46
Slaughter cattle	3	7	30
Replacement cattle	3	22	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, feeder bulls had a limited comparable sale, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,396	—
505–520	511	5	265.00–275.00	$268.17	$1,370	—
580	580	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,326	-15.00
580–585	583	2	252.00–257.00	$254.49	$1,484	-6.53
605–609	608	6	250.00–257.00	$255.84	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,101	—
505	505	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	+26.00
430–440	435	2	247.00–250.00	$248.48	$1,081	—
470	470	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,114	—
623–636	631	5	225.00–227.00	$226.21	$1,427	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	265.00	$265.00	$808	—
440	440	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	—
505	505	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	—
595	595	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
520	520	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	—
625	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,196	-5.00
485	485	3	262.00–270.00	$267.33	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	260.00	$260.00	$962	—
535	535	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,311	—
625	625	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–735	715	85-90%	2	70.00–77.00	$73.60	$526	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,106	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	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.