Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	94	32	101
Feeder cattle	72	19	46
Slaughter cattle	11	7	30
Replacement cattle	11	6	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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	+10.00
410–440	423	3	300.00–305.00	$303.27	$1,283	—
455–480	472	3	290.00–297.00	$294.75	$1,391	—
510–545	521	4	272.00–285.00	$277.91	$1,448	—
710	710	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,232	—
455–480	468	2	275.00–285.00	$279.87	$1,310	—
505	505	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	337.00	$337.00	$1,062	—
365	365	1	337.00	$337.00	$1,230	—
785	785	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,546	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	290.00	$290.00	$667	—
255–290	275	3	280.00–285.00	$282.25	$776	—
345	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	+10.00
370–395	382	3	270.00–272.00	$271.31	$1,036	—
410–420	416	4	260.00–267.00	$264.25	$1,099	—
455	455	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$893	—
365–370	368	2	255.00–262.00	$258.52	$951	+8.52
405–435	420	2	252.00–257.00	$254.59	$1,069	+8.59
480	480	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,152	—
535	535	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,241	+1.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	3	230.00–237.00	$234.00	$1,037	—
455–465	460	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,081	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	330.00	$330.00	$974	—
330	330	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,040	—
355	355	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,100	—
405–435	420	2	285.00–290.00	$287.41	$1,207	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	315.00	$315.00	$898	—
325–345	335	2	287.00–292.00	$289.57	$970	—
355	355	1	275.00	$275.00	$976	—
730	730	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,168	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1225	1178	80-85%	2	109.00–112.00	$110.44	$1,301	—
1210–1220	1215	80-85%	2	114.00–120.00	$117.01	$1,422	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1164	1164	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,525	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–810	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–750.00	$736.85	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.