Upson County Livestock Market Report

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	46	108	104
Feeder cattle	36	93	57
Slaughter cattle	4	4	25
Replacement cattle	6	11	22

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,163	+25.44
470–480	475	2	287.00–290.00	$288.48	$1,370	—
505	505	2	282.00–287.00	$284.50	$1,437	+29.50
575	575	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	+15.00
580	580	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,549	+27.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,440	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	287.00	$287.00	$789	-2.21
370	370	1	265.00	$265.00	$980	-3.48
405–440	423	2	257.00–260.00	$258.44	$1,093	+10.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,188	—
455–460	458	2	267.00–270.00	$268.51	$1,230	-1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,050	+40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	230.00	$230.00	$598	-70.65
575–590	583	2	212.00–225.00	$218.42	$1,273	—
685	685	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	-49.58
580	580	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,508	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1185	1035	85-90%	2	104.00–106.00	$105.14	$1,088	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	80-85%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2085	2085	1	149.00	$149.00	$3,107	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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.