Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	66	30	101
Feeder cattle	36	20	46
Slaughter cattle	10	6	30
Replacement cattle	20	4	25

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,267	—
470–475	473	2	288.00–296.00	$292.02	$1,381	—
510–525	518	2	272.00–276.00	$273.97	$1,419	—
585	585	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	4	274.00–284.00	$277.77	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,410	—
520	520	1	298.00	$298.00	$1,550	—
560	560	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,579	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	266.00	$266.00	$984	-0.03
485–490	488	2	260.00–262.00	$261.01	$1,274	+14.01
585	585	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	282.00–286.00	$284.01	$1,074	+12.68
525	525	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,178	—
525	525	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,250	—
585	585	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	262.00–266.00	$264.08	$1,117	-17.92
495	495	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,297	—
510	510	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	298.00	$298.00	$954	—
755	755	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,918	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$926	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,215	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1068	2	126.00–130.00	$128.13	$1,368	—
1265	1265	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,822	—
1940	1940	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,988	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1040	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,562.08
930–1310	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,420.76

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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
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1315–1380	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,975.00–2,075.00	$2,023.79	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1100	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,675.00–1,725.00	$1,697.91	—

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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.