Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last week for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $256.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −152.64 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$256.00

9 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−61.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	530	256.00	1,356	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

256.00

—

GA average14 barns · 261 hd

317.84

−61.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−152.64

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	1,573	153.14	2,409	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	136.23	1,687	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	120.00	1,122	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,670	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,491	$2,874	24

Every lot, as filed

33 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	550–600	575	255.95/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	308.54/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	253.94/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	257.70/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	218.44/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	278.39/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	277.16/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	258.95/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	3,067.68/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,068	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	2,293.78/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,294	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,669.73/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	136.23/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,687	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,764	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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