Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.57/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −104.47 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$268.57

27 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$43.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs GA average

−36.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	277.08	1,577	21
Medium and Large 2	545	267.00	1,455	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	233.14	1,278	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.95/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.85, low $332.04, median $373.05 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

268.57

—

GA average5 barns · 148 hd

265.02

+3.55

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−36.67

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−104.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,555	133.49	2,076	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	115.42	1,571	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	110.44	1,778	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	92.93	980	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,540	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,342	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,124	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	296.62/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	296.01/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	303.48/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	332.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	276.18/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	317.33/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	232.89/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.91/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	310.83/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	272.63/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,595	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	304.67/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	296.96/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	319.45/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	300.26/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	371.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,700.22/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,700	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	1,216.68/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,123.73/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,124	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	999	1,090.45/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,090	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,734.42/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	133.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,657	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	92.93/cwt	91.00–94.00	980	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	106.82/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,405	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	110.44/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,778	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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