Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, all slaughter and feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $297.56/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −111.08 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$297.56

13 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	301.63	1,608	10thin
Medium and Large 3	545	283.99	1,549	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

297.56

—

GA average4 barns · 158 hd

293.59

+3.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−111.08

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	127.41	1,380	2thin

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)	728	$1,568	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	867	$1,502	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$2,026	14

Every lot, as filed

42 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	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	295.83/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	330.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	337.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.51/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	287.92/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	310.77/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	365.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	315.98/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	457.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,011	1,909.84/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,910	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,315.07/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,315	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	1,263.70/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,264	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,799.09/head	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,799	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	1,567.96/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,380	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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