Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

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 $252.91/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −155.73 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$252.91

6 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$32.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	269.03	1,454	3thin
Medium and Large 3	545	236.80	1,291	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

252.91

—

GA average15 barns · 201 hd

305.22

−52.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−155.73

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	2,138	168.46	3,602	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$1,882	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,288	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	283.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	309.08/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	319.64/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	273.54/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	235.20/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	352.46/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	298.57/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,992.48/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,992	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	2,138	168.46/cwt	168.00–169.00	3,602	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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