Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

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 $298.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.47 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$298.58

8 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$36.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs GA average

−16.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	303.09	1,603	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	267.00	1,335	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.09/cwt here — about $268 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 sale8 hd

298.58

—

GA average16 barns · 365 hd

296.20

+2.38

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−16.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−74.47

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	1,400	157.00	2,198	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	120.00	1,290	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)	755	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	351.94/cwt	340.00–365.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	312.09/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	308.56/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	307.77/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	288.59/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	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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