Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

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 $280.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −92.10 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$280.94

22 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$3.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.43

vs GA average

−53.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	281.26	1,637	20
Medium and Large 3	570	277.76	1,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.50/cwt here — about $54 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 sale22 hd

280.94

—

GA average15 barns · 378 hd

319.37

−38.43

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−53.32

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−92.10

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	1,867	169.31	3,161	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	158.77	1,973	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	130.43	1,293	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	788	$1,209	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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%	—	1,248	163.21/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,037	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	164.96/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	123.38/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,157	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	788	1,209.21/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	363.50/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,973	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	365.88/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	319.24/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	281.26/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,637	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	293.65/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	319.60/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	298.61/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	384.85/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	277.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	401.31/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	373.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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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