Upson County Livestock Market Report, Thomaston, GA

Thomaston, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	98	213	54
Feeder cattle	51	130	34
Slaughter cattle	31	34	14
Replacement cattle	16	49	6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,251	—
550–560	555	2	256.00–262.00	$258.97	$1,437	+1.97
665–685	675	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,344	—
500–540	520	2	274.00–275.00	$274.52	$1,428	-12.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,318	—
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	264.00	$264.00	$779	+6.57
305	305	1	264.00	$264.00	$805	—
365	365	1	252.00	$252.00	$920	—
430–435	433	2	232.00–236.00	$233.99	$1,013	—
595	595	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,238	—
665	665	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,357	+22.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,020	+41.46
350–390	365	3	306.00–308.00	$307.35	$1,122	+35.35
400	400	1	298.00	$298.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	286.00	$286.00	$872	—
425–435	430	2	246.00–250.00	$248.02	$1,066	-2.64
615–640	628	2	210.00–218.00	$214.08	$1,344	-20.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	292.00	$292.00	$993	—
350	350	2	292.00–294.00	$293.00	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	284.00	$284.00	$980	—
355	355	1	268.00	$268.00	$951	—
515	515	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	324.00	$324.00	$1,264	+7.00
415	415	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,295	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1290	1216	80-85%	5	110.00–116.00	$113.36	$1,378	—
1095–1400	1283	80-85%	6	116.00–124.00	$120.24	$1,543	-2.02
1115–1570	1304	80-85%	5	125.00–132.00	$127.66	$1,665	-4.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1275	1118	85-90%	3	84.00–90.00	$87.54	$979	—
1175–1260	1221	85-90%	7	95.00–102.00	$97.67	$1,193	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,706	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,324	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1310	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,727.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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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.