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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.37/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −111.68 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$261.37

3 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$51.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.54

vs GA average

−43.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	278.55	1,443	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	227.00	1,317	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.55/cwt here — about $126 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.

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 sale3 hd

261.37

—

GA average16 barns · 306 hd

275.91

−14.54

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−43.65

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−111.68

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	—	Average	1,660	149.00	2,473	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	141.71	1,990	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	112.56	1,105	5thin

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)	1,152	$2,030	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,967	24

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	400–450	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	278.55/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	314.43/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	298.87/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	277.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	286.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	308.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	261.02/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	110.93/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,065	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	148.38/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,222.42/head	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,222	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,598.63/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,599	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,250.10/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,910.02/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,910	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	347.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	270.48/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	329.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	314.46/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	308.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	295.06/cwt	285.00–305.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	287.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	273.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	996	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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