Cattle Market Pulse

Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 57 55
Feeder cattle 60 46 32
Slaughter cattle 4 9 15
Replacement cattle 16 2 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 -11.36
520 520 2 275.00–277.00 $276.00 $1,435 -11.00
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,330 —
555–560 558 2 290.00–292.00 $291.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 277.00 $277.00 $997 —
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–640 628 2 222.00–225.00 $223.53 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 232.00 $232.00 $974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 337.00 $337.00 $802 —
260–280 267 3 325.00–330.00 $327.33 $874 —
365–375 370 2 290.00–295.00 $292.47 $1,082 —
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 —
540–545 543 3 250.00–257.00 $254.68 $1,383 —
560–585 573 3 240.00–245.00 $242.31 $1,388 +0.31
630 630 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,430 —
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 345.00–347.50 $346.19 $727 —
255–270 263 3 345.00–347.00 $345.67 $909 —
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
420–425 423 2 300.00–305.00 $302.49 $1,280 —
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 -5.00
520–540 530 2 262.00–265.00 $263.47 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 360.00 $360.00 $720 —
250–260 255 2 350.00–355.00 $352.55 $899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1640 1475 2 137.00–139.00 $138.11 $2,037 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.