Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, 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 $262.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −110.55 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$262.50

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

vs GA average

−36.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	270.00	1,566	1thin
Medium and Large 2	520	255.00	1,326	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $240 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 sale2 hd

262.50

—

GA average16 barns · 652 hd

268.49

−5.99

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−36.36

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−110.55

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	124.00	2,114	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	118.04	1,525	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	107.00	1,107	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,552	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	114.56/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	307.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	334.59/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	364.91/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,325	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	268.71/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,861.83/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	1,242.84/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,243	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	419.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	335.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	474.85/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	411.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	401.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	489.79/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,166	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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