Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

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 $286.61/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −86.43 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$286.61

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.39

vs GA average

−42.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	294.62	1,583	5thin
Medium and Large 3	524	276.61	1,449	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $134 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 sale9 hd

286.61

—

GA average14 barns · 443 hd

311.00

−24.39

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−42.73

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−86.43

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	—	Low	1,545	131.00	2,024	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	137.00	1,580	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)	1,167	$2,119	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,687	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	407.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	271.10/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	278.38/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	322.33/cwt	297.00–335.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	276.61/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	271.04/cwt	260.00–280.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	239.67/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	267.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	330.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	258.50/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,238.39/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,238	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,686.57/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	368.07/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	265.98/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	297.02/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	319.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	347.24/cwt	330.00–370.00	785	4

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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