Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All slaughter and feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −126.05 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$247.00

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.23

vs GA average

−57.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	255.00	1,454	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	252.50	1,439	2thin
Medium and Large 3	533	233.50	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $210 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 sale6 hd

247.00

—

GA average16 barns · 457 hd

263.23

−16.23

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−57.03

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−126.05

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	1,518	122.62	1,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	119.07	1,694	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	96.00	1,176	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,512	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$949	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	303.28/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	329.47/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	299.49/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	303.09/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	948.70/head	900.00–1,000.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,354.87/head	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	122.62/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,861	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,694	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,176	1

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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